Monthly Archives: January 2012

Simple Skillet Pork Chops

Posted on January 20, 2012 by SlowDownAndCook with Meals not So Fast

I have become a fan of really good salt, ever since one of my students gave me some of her home-made Hawaiian salt (literally, made in Hawaii by her in-laws). With simple, few-ingredient recipes, quality salt in the prep makes a huge … Continue reading →

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Pork: Barbecued Spare Ribs

Posted on January 14, 2012 by SlowDownAndCook with Meals not So Fast

This recipe is no fail, and leads to the best ribs I have ever eaten, seriously.  I stumbled into this recipe by accident; I was fixing ribs with flavor, but the wrong texture; hence, finishing the ribs, covered, in the oven. The variable is … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Short Ribs

Posted on January 8, 2012 by SlowDownAndCook with Meals not So Fast

Making a simple English Short Rib recipe: Prepped the ribs with a friend’s home-made Hawaiian salt, pepper, and oregano; browned them in a Dutch oven with olive oil, removed them; added carrot, onion, and celery to the Dutch oven, softened; … Continue reading →

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Mum’s Spaghetti Sauce

Posted on January 3, 2012 by SlowDownAndCook with Meals not So Fast

This is the sauce on which I was raised. We had an enormous second freezer that was supposed to store huge amounts of frozed food; most of the time, it stored one large tub of this very good suace, and … Continue reading →

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