Cooks Illustrated Smothered Pork Chops in Onion Gravy

Cooks Illustrated Smothered Pork Chops in Onion Gravy

Smothered Pork Chops in an onion gravy with bacon! The bomb!!

Downhome cooking at it’s best and perfect for fall, these Cooks Illustrated Smothered Pork Chops in Onion Gravy aren’t your Grandma’s pork chops, or even your Mom’s. That is if your Mom was like mine and used a canned soup or a Lipton’s mix. Those recipes, while always good, don’t hold a candle to this one!

Cooks Illustrated Smothered Pork Chops in Onion Gravy

Cooks Illustrated Smothered Pork Chops in Onion Gravy

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Chicken Piccata

Old-School Classic Chicken Piccata

When you think of Chicken Piccata, it’s easy to think “Old School Italian.” Images of run-down restaurants, long-simmering red sauces, and white tablecloths with candles stuck in old wine bottles might come to mind. Although it’s a classic, and solidly fits in the “Old School” category, this fresh, vibrant Classic Chicken Piccata will win you over.

Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata

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Asparagus Risotto Cook's Illustrated Method

Asparagus Risotto

Creamy, delicious and comforting, Risotto is undisputedly one of the classic rice dishes of the world. When I heard of Cook’s Illustrated came out with an “easy, partially hands off” method for Asparagus Risotto, I wondered if their scientific approach would improve my risotto.

Asparagus Risotto Cook's Illustrated Method

Asparagus Risotto

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Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner

Corned Beef Cabbage Dinner

I get super psyched over St. Patrick’s Day! It’s not the parades that get me going, it’s not the partying: It’s the Corned Beef Cabbage Dinner. I love love love me some of that luscious, briny Corned Beef and the potatoes, carrots, and cabbage that go with it. All those veggies flavored by that broth. Heaven!!

Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner

Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner

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