It’s a bit of hyperbole to say that any pasta dish is comfort food since pasta by its nature is a plate of comfort. However, this dish is comfort food. Yes. I did go there. This pasta dish couldn’t be easier and comes together as quickly as it takes to boil the pasta. It’s also… Continue reading Pasta with ham and peas
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Soba noodles with pork and shiitake mushrooms
In Asia this is a comfort food dish. This may seem odd to us with our different culinary traditions but trust me that you will indeed be comforted by this dish. When you taste this dish you’ll be impressed with the complexity of the flavours. This is odd given the sparsity of the ingredient list.… Continue reading Soba noodles with pork and shiitake mushrooms
Roasted pork loin with apples and onions
I mentioned in an earlier post about my love for roast pork and apples when the mercury drops. Sorry to anyone over the age of 30 confused by that last comment. It’s a metaphor for ‘cold’. In addition to a response to cold weather, this recipe was added to our weekly menu because I had… Continue reading Roasted pork loin with apples and onions
Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apples
Pork and apples are a classic combination that scream ‘fall’ to me. It might because of the varieties of fresh apples that flood the markets at this time of the year or it might be some residual childhood memory. . . you never can tell with me. Whatever, when the leaves start to turn and… Continue reading Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apples