We have picnics quite often here in the lovely mountains where we live. We go to lots of shows and festivals through the summer and autumn, sometimes to show our car, and sometimes just to drive someplace pretty, or hike to a waterfall. We mostly enjoy just getting outside, seeing beautiful places and enjoying the …
Category: Cooking
Leftover Pork Roast Pot Stickers
I pulled out the last of the pork roast to make a new leftover pork roast dish that won't taste like a leftover. This Asian flavored dish can be a main entree, or used as an appetizer for a larger group. Here's what you need. One cup of shredded pork, mixed with green onions and …
Banana Coffee Cake
I have been experimenting with recipes for coffee cake recently and wanted to do something with bananas. When I have bananas, I usually make banana bread, but this time I wanted it to be lighter and more cake-like, yet substantial enough for breakfast. My mother-in-law gave me a recipe long ago for a Sour Cream …
Leftover Pork Roast Enchiladas
That pork roast has served the two of us for three meals now, and here is the fourth. Pretty good for one roast, huh! I like Mexican food, and shredded pork is more authentic Mexican than ground beef. Again, I need a recipe that will only serve two, with little to no leftovers. So here …
Leftover Pork Roast Farfalle Pasta
Next dish for the leftover pork, a stovetop noodle dish, simple to make and quick! This recipe will make enough for two, with just a bit leftover to take for lunch one day. All you need is the leftover pork, pasta, a can of mushroom soup and a few more staple ingredients and you have …
Leftover Pork Roast Nachos
Now that there is a bunch of pork roast leftover in the frig, and some in the freezer, it is time to start using it in dishes that have a different flavor than the simple original roast. Remember, the spices and onion used to cook it originally will go many different ways for the leftovers. …
Pork Roast and more
My husband went with me to the grocery store last week, and he was shocked at how much prices have gone up. It is getting ridiculous! But it got me thinking about how large the lower priced cuts of meat can be. Those big pork roasts called Boston butt roasts are flavorful, but way too …
Carole’s Creamy Scone Spread
Funny how a thread on a forum can get you thinking. Years ago I made a recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1997 for Cream Scones - http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cream-scones-10000000257797/ and it was wonderful. So good in fact that I make them on a regular basis. I have a post-it note in that annual cookbook sticking up …
The Sharper Your Knife The Less You Cry
Foodie books are a real delight for me. I enjoy reading the stories behind the scenes, especially for places I will never go, like Le Cordon Bleu. I particularly enjoy books that teach me something as I am reading about someone’s adventures in the food world. The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry is …
Planting from the kitchen
Here in the mountains, our last frost date is in mid-May, yet the weather right now is warm enough to dig in the dirt. I really enjoy planting things and watching the flowers bloom. Every year my local garden center plants torenias by the flat for me, and I will pick those up in May. …
From My Carolina Home 