Pork piccata is a nice alternative to the ubiquitous chicken. Tender pork tenderloin comes together with lemon, capers and a bit of butter.

pork piccata

Pork piccata is a great alternative to the more obvious chicken piccata. It’s easier to prep. It’s less likely to dry out. And it has more flavour. What is not to love here?

Pan fried steak with a dijon white wine mustard sauce is quick to make but big on flavour. A bit more work than grilled but absolutely delicious.

pan fried steak with dijon white wine sauce

 

While a grilled steak can be pretty good I’m not happy unless there’s a sauce. For me, a pan fried steak is where it’s at. A splash of wine, a bit of stock – in this case veal stock – and a couple of flavour highlights and you move into serious territory.

The French have mastered at least 100 different pan fried steak dishes – and yet there’s no grilled steak recipes in the Cordon Bleu at Home…

montreal smoked meat sandwich

montreal smoked meat

Montreal smoked meat is Canada’s answer to the pastrami sandwich. It’s a seriously great sandwich.

pork carnitas tacos

sous vide pork carnitas tacos

Sometimes you screw up. If you don’t you’re not trying hard enough. That’s exactly how I came up with this. I was trying to make these amazing sous vide pork carnitas cubes I saw Rick Bayless do. When they hit the frying pan the pork lard melted and they self destructed. Time to make tacos!

Texas knows beef. Texas knows barbecue. Making BBQ beef short ribs is an outstanding way to use a cut classically reserved for braising.

texas bbq beef short ribs

Texas knows beef. Texas knows barbecue. Shouldn’t be a big surprise to anyone that Texans make awesome barbecue beef. Making BBQ beef short ribs is an outstanding way to use a cut classically reserved for braising.

Reverse sear steaks turn out perfect every time!

reverse sear steaks

Have you heard about reverse sear steaks? Ever wonder how they get steaks perfectly evenly cooked in restaurants? How it’s pink from edge to edge?

vietnamese noodle salad bowl close up from above.

vietnamese noodle salad bowl

Next time you want something cool and refreshing for dinner think Vietnamese noodle salad bowl. Simple. Easy. Delicious.

Hot and fast BBQ brisket is cooked at 300F for about 6-8 hours. This recipe works with the flat and delivers a juicy brisket if done right.

bbq brisket done hot and fast

If anyone is maintaining a list of phrases that just don’t make sense please add “hot and fast BBQ brisket”. That just goes against everything anyone ever suggested. In this context though hot means 300F and fast means around 7 or 8 hours so it’s not as crazy as you might think.