First off forgive me any spelling errors in this post. I'm typing this on my phone as my dear MacBook is having a sleepover with Cara tonight so she use imovie.
Back to the topic: food...or more specifically recipes. I have a lot of faves. But the more I think about it, the more I realize most of my fave things to make require very simple recipes. My comfort food recipes are ridiculously simple.
Homemade applesauce is enough to pull me out of even the worst moods. It has 4 ingredients. And one of them is water. You throw apples (chopped and peeled) in a pot with some water. Boil it down, mash them, add suagr and cinnamon to taste. Then scarf it once it's no longer scalding.
The asparagus my mom makes is just as easy. Break the aspargus where it naturally breaks. Cut in 3-inch pieces. Put in a pot and boil until fork tender. Drain and add butter (probably more than I should) to taste. I love this preparation.
Pulled pork? Season some bone-in country pork ribs with salt anda pinch of garlic powder. Put them in a crockpot. Add about a half cup of water. Cover and heat on high until fork tender. Pull the meat out and pull/shred it with forks. Add your fave bbq sauce. Enjoy.
Recreating my grandma's mashed potatoes was a little more difficult but still relatively simple. Boil potaotes until fork tender. Mash with a bit of milk (or half and half), butter, salt, garlic powder, and the secret ingredient...cream cheese. Taste test frequently. Too thick? Add milk. For added creaminess, add more cream cheese.
Pulled pork, applesauce, asparagus, and mashed potaotes sounds like a great menu. Can't say I have ever made them all together? But now I totally want to. Yum. Anyone want to come visit? I know what the menu will be :)
Back to the topic: food...or more specifically recipes. I have a lot of faves. But the more I think about it, the more I realize most of my fave things to make require very simple recipes. My comfort food recipes are ridiculously simple.
Homemade applesauce is enough to pull me out of even the worst moods. It has 4 ingredients. And one of them is water. You throw apples (chopped and peeled) in a pot with some water. Boil it down, mash them, add suagr and cinnamon to taste. Then scarf it once it's no longer scalding.
The asparagus my mom makes is just as easy. Break the aspargus where it naturally breaks. Cut in 3-inch pieces. Put in a pot and boil until fork tender. Drain and add butter (probably more than I should) to taste. I love this preparation.
Pulled pork? Season some bone-in country pork ribs with salt anda pinch of garlic powder. Put them in a crockpot. Add about a half cup of water. Cover and heat on high until fork tender. Pull the meat out and pull/shred it with forks. Add your fave bbq sauce. Enjoy.
Recreating my grandma's mashed potatoes was a little more difficult but still relatively simple. Boil potaotes until fork tender. Mash with a bit of milk (or half and half), butter, salt, garlic powder, and the secret ingredient...cream cheese. Taste test frequently. Too thick? Add milk. For added creaminess, add more cream cheese.
Pulled pork, applesauce, asparagus, and mashed potaotes sounds like a great menu. Can't say I have ever made them all together? But now I totally want to. Yum. Anyone want to come visit? I know what the menu will be :)
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Pick me! Pick me! I want to visit. :)
ReplyDeleteMiller Park has a pulled pork parfait that contains half of that menu you listed.
ReplyDeleteManda..You goof. You know you're always welcome.
ReplyDeleteKyle-Remember when I mentioned going to a Brewers game sometime this summer. I mean it. I can't say I've noticed the pulled pork parfait there before. I rarely make it past the nachos, brats, and the Heavenly Roasted Nuts Anna got me hooked on the first time she took me there. :)
I have asparagus in my fridge right now...
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