Posts Tagged ‘pork’

A Mom Teaches Her Children the Importance of Food

A Mom Teaches Her Children the Importance of Food

Where do we first learn the values of food and community, you guessed it, it’s at…

A Guide to Buying Organic Food

January 9, 2010 To help stay on track to eating healthier, Sharon Lehrman offers this list of six suggestions which include Vegetables and Fruits, Dairy Products, Meat and Poultry, Peanut Butter, Catsup, and Baby Food. Added bonus is “The Dirty Dozen” list of highest pesticide residue fruits and vegetables from the Environmental Working Group. Go [...]

The Long Awaited Pig Roast

The Long Awaited Pig Roast

TwoJunes Go Whole Hog The TwoJunes belong to a supper club with 3 other women here in Portland—we’ve been meeting once a month for dinner for the past 3 years, rain or shine, without fail. Usually, the menu is appetizer, cocktail, main dish, side dish and dessert—one dish per member with the main dish falling [...]

Mojo Criollo Nuevo Marinade and Brine

Mojo Criollo Nuevo Marinade and Brine

This is an adaptation of a Caribbean-style brine or marinade for pork. The lime juice subs for the traditional sour oranges which can be difficult to find. I’ve reduced the salt as low as I can and still have a “brine.” The dark beer (I used a mocha stout.) adds a hint of sweetness and [...]

Pozole Blanco Recipe

Pozole Blanco Recipe

From the TwoJunes, Lisa Bell and Nicole Rees. There are many different variations of pozole in different regions in Mexico, vegetarian and chicken included. The most famous are pozole verde with tomatillos, pozole rojo with dried chiles and pozole blanco, what we’ve made here, an intensely flavorful clear pork broth. Related Post: Sunday Supper Sunday [...]

Sunday Supper

Sunday Supper

A great way to slow down, eat sustainably, and build community Weeknight cooking can be a bit harried, often a game of how fast can you get dinner on the table. In a culture where both children and adults have things to do and places to be Monday through Friday, you can understand why fast [...]

Hallelujah Jalapeno Pork with Salsa

Hallelujah Jalapeno Pork with Salsa

Check out the related video story: Monastery Mustard From a very old family recipe, that remains a closely guarded secret, this mustard is hand-made by the Benedictine Sisters at Queen of Angels Monastery. Ingredients for Pork: 6-8 boneless pork chops or small pork roast Marinate: 2 tablespoons brown sugar
 1 tablespoon lime zest
 1 tablespoon [...]