November 2023 – Cooking from Books

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Tablewine

Herbed Pork Rib Roast

We went to Aldi’s the other day and happened to find what appeared to be a perfectly cut and Frenched 4-pound pork rib roast for about $12.00. I decided to prepare it the following night, using a recipe by Frank Stitt from the Food & Wine website. Since I hadn’t intended to write It up for the blog, there are no photos. However, the roast turned out so well, that I decided to post my adaptation of the original recipe, which was influenced by the National Pork Board’s video for cooking this particular cut.

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Tablewine

Beef Pot Roast

Sometimes, I have an idea of what I want to prepare for dinner, but I can’t seem to find the right recipe. This was the case when I decided to make an old-fashioned pot roast, but my cookbook search failed to yield a recipe for the one I had in mind. I turned to the web and eventually found one that met most of my expectations as far as cooking method (oven braise) and ingredients, albeit with some modifications (fresh thyme for dried Italian seasoning, creamer potatoes for Yukon Golds, and the addition of celery).

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Tablewine · 2 Comments

Chicken Cacciatore. . .One More Time

A quick search through my blog yielded at least six posts on chicken cacciatore; however, after making a new version of this Italian classic last night, I decided to add one more, simply because it was so good. The recipe comes from Lidia Bastianich’s relatively recent cookbook A Pot, a Pan, and a Bowl. And although the dish uses the same ingredients as many of my other cacciatore recipes, its flavors and textures differed from their predecessors, leading me to believe that this may be the best one I’ve made so far.