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I have been helping with my granddaughters while my daughter is working out of the country. We were watching a cooking show (I know, hard to believe) and were looking for pork chop ideas. This came up and my granddaughter said "that looks good." Watching the show the recipe that was being shown looked good, but I thought it could be improved. This is my version. Ingredients: 4 thick cut pork chops 2 tablespoons unsalted butter  2 tablespoons olive oil  2 shallots thinly diced  2 cloves garlic thinly diced  10 to 12 sprigs fresh thyme  1 teaspoon smoked paprika  1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar  1/2 cup orange juice  3 tablespoons honey To begin, season the chops with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Allow the chops to rest for an hour uncovered in the refrigerator. Add the olive oil and butter to your skillet and heat over medium heat. When it just starts to smoke, add the chops. Cut until an...

This is a steak that most people have never heard of. A while back I was in the local meat market, looking for some different cuts of meat. I came across the hanger steak. It is sometimes called a butcher steak, since the butcher usually keeps it for himself. There is one steak per cow, and it is from the diaphragm muscle. Very beefy and tender when cut against the grain. There is a tough piece of sinew running through the middle that is inedible. The grain of the steak runs in different directions on each side of the sinew fiber. They are small weighing between 1 1/2 to a little over 2 pounds. Since there are 6 of us eating, I usually cook two. Remove the meat from its wrapper and locate the sinew. Carefully slice one side free from it. Trim the other side free by running your knife slowly between the meat and fiber, pulling up the sinew from the meat. As you can see below, it is a tough fiber. Next, check for the grain direction. Cut ...

I love camping. Although it's been awhile since I have had the RV out, I plan to put it to good use in the future. The biggest problem I have is storage. As you know, I love to prepare everything from scratch, but the space taken up by ingredients can be overwhelming. Recently, I discovered the Raw Ingredients Company. They have powder versions of a lot of spices and ingredients. I am not associated with them in any way, just a happy customer. This sauce is amazing, using their powders, only ketchup, brown sugar, and cherry extract are not in powder form. Ingredients: 1 cup ketchup  1/2 teaspoon onion powder  1/2 classic seasoning salt  1/2 to 1 teaspoon Hatch Chili powder  1/2 Worcester powder  1/2 apple cider vinegar powder 1/4 teaspoon hickory smoke powder  1/4 teaspoon garlic powder  1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon molasses powder  2 teaspoon cherry extract  1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika Add everything to a s...

Sometimes you want to upgrade your dinner time rice. This is a good recipe do do just that. Please note I cook very low salt. You will need to adjust the salt level to your taste. Ingredients: 3 cups unsalted chicken stock 1 1/2 cups of long grain rice 2 pinches of saffron  1/4 teaspoon tumeric (optional) 1/2 teaspoon onion powder  1/4 teaspoon garlic powder  3 tablespoons butter Salt to taste  Place 3 cups of chicken stock in medium size pot or Dutch oven. Bring to a low boil, and add the saffron. Turn down to a low simmer and allow the saffron to bloom and release its color. Take your time. In a medium skillet, melt the butter and add the rice. Toast the rice for a couple of minutes until it is a very light brown. Add the rice and other spices to the stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Stir and cover. Check at the 15 minute mark and see if all the liquid has been absorbed. Fluff rice and enjoy! ...

Sometimes you want something quick and easy for dinner. This is a great recipe that takes less than an hour, with most of the time waiting on a dry brine to do it's thing. I did a double batch so we would have leftovers. Ingredients: 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs  Salt to taste  Pepper to taste 1/4 teaspoon baking powder Start by removing the thighs from their package and pat dry. Place them on a baking sheet. Lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper. Using a high pinching method, lightly coat the chicken with baking powder. This will give you an extra crispy skin. Rest in the refrigerator for an hour.After resting in the refrigerator, lightly coat the thighs with olive oil. When close to the end of resting time, preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place the chicken in the oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 185 degrees. This will produce a more tender and juicy meat.

My daughter and son-in-law live in a condo. No open fire grilling is permitted. Trying to make great steaks is a challenge. This is my way to cook when visiting. GE makes an incredible product called the Profile Indoor Smoker. It makes a great substitute for a outside unit. Some reviews claim it doesn't replicate an outdoor one, but I find it produces great smoke flavor. This technique also works with other beef products. The smoke level is turned down from where I do ribs or pork, but I am looking for a hint of smoke flavor duplicating being cook on a grill. Ingredients: 2 one pound American wagyu strips, salt, and pepper to taste. That's it! Begin by bring the steaks to room temperature. Salt and pepper them while they are warming. Preheat the smoker to 200 degrees with the smoke level set to 3. Once preheated, place the steaks on the middle rack. I set the desired internal temperature at 120 degrees. We like our beef on the rare side. Don...