by porktastic on November 24, 2009
Thanksgiving is here! In celebration we attempted to reach back into our elementary school years and make our own style of hand turkey, the hand pig. Unfortunately, what resulted was a cross between a pig and rabbit and so the idea was nixed. Still we had to celebrate this holiday dedicated to food and family. Before you reach for those old worn out recipes, make the perfect holiday meal Porktastic style.
A Pork and Stuffing Masterpiece
Entrée: Apple and Cornbread-Stuffed Pork Loin with Roasted Apple Gravy
Side Dish: Grilled New Potato Salad with Bacon and Scallions
Dessert: The grand finale- add a little candied bacon on that pumpkin pie!
Mmmm, just thinking about all the pork possibilities makes our mouths water! In fact, that sounds so delicious; pork should have its own holiday along with its own parade. Introducing Porkgiving! If you celebrate Porkgiving or can successfully make a hand pig, send us an e-mail. We may have to share your holiday celebration!
by porktastic on November 21, 2009
This post is dedicated to those who have survived heading off to college. By now you are inducted into an elite group of people that have experienced some of the most important aspects of college life. For example:
- You have fallen off a loft bed.
- You notice that class sizes double on exam days.
- You no longer care if they save lives, because the fire alarms have woken you up every day of the week and twice on the weekends.
- You’ve started a game with your friends in the cafeteria called “Can you recognize the type of meat”, because sauce and breading makes everything look the same.
And this final experience is the most traumatizing one so far, even more than the all nighter you pulled to complete the thirty page paper that the professor assigned a month ago (working ahead just doesn’t give you that adrenaline rush). As a person expecting a decadent and delicious pork experience, the blobs of meat drying beneath the heat lamps receive a failing grade and a possible health code violation. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to prepare something in your dorm. All you have available is that microwave that can’t seem to warm up Ramen in less than ten minutes but can burn popcorn in under one.
But don’t worry; you can always pleasantly surprise your parents with a visit… and laundry. Try a recipe from the Porktastic Nine the next time your home and your parents may just be happy to see you every time your sock drawer is empty.
