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Monthly Archives: February 2009

Pan Fried Pork Tenderloin Chops

As promised, here’s the technique for the pan fried pork chops. If you followed the link I gave to the pan fried chicken in butter, this is all going to look very familiar.

Posted in Dinner, Pork | 25 Comments

How To Make Fried Smashed Potatoes

I asked yesterday if you could look at the ingredients for these, and what I called them, and figure out the recipe. Let’s see how close you were.

Posted in Side | 21 Comments

Pan Fried Pork Tenderloin Chops with Fried Smashed Potatoes

I’m trying something a little different today. I usually show individual dishes throughout the week, with the whole meal on Friday. This time I’m showing the finished product first. Call it an experiment in automaticity.

Posted in Dinner, Pork, Side | 11 Comments

I Remember This Feeling

Photo Credit: Tim Davis Once upon a time I didn’t know shrimp were gray until you cooked them. I decided to make some Sweet And Sour Shrimp, so I went to the grocery store and bought a bag of frozen shrimp. They didn’t say “cooked” on the package, because of course everyone knows that the [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments

How To Make A Banana Smoothie

There’s really not much to a banana smoothie. I don’t know how stores can stay in business doing nothing but throwing fruit and milk in a blender and charging four bucks each for it. Oh, wait … I think that four bucks each might be the secret. Okay, so what I don’t get is why [...]

Posted in Breakfast, Dairy, Drink | 16 Comments
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