Oatmeal Apricot Almond Bars

An oatmeal breakfast bar that is chock-full of dried apricots, coconut, cardamom, and almond butter.  This is oatmeal cereal on the go.  Bake these ahead of time, and zap them in the microwave briefly (or eat them cold) for a homemade, nutritious breakfast that is high in protein and fiber while simultaneously being low in…

Oven-Baked Potatoes Hasselbacken

These are the potatoes I served with my kale and apple stuffed pork tenderloin.  This is essentially the same recipe used by chef Magnus Nilsson that was published in Food&Wine‘s February 2016 issue.  I have reworked and reposted it here so that it is more readily available to me the next time I want use it –…

Kale & Apple Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

A great cold weather roast.  This was my first time roasting a pork tenderloin, and I used Greenspan’s around my french table for pointers.  It was surprisingly easy to put together, and the results were simply mouth watering.  I will definitely be making this one again.  I served the tenderloin with Hasselbacken potatoes – another…

Corned Beef and Cabbage

Corned beef and cabbage is a once a year specialty in this household.  Honestly, although I do love corned beef, I personally can not stand smell and taste of boiled cabbage and I rather not think to deeply upon what makes corned beef “corned” beef.  But once a year, around St Patty’s Day, we get…