Tacos are always a go-to meal at my house when I don’t know what else to make, whether it’s fish tacos with a little homemade queso fresca, grilled carne asada tacos, or ground meat with taco seasoning. That’s why when The Motherhood asked me to cook up a Taco Night recipe with McCormick spices, I [...]
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If you’re looking for a more healthful way to eat, you’ve probably heard about the Paleo diet. For those of you who haven’t, the basic idea is to eat like our hunter-gatherer ancestors did before the development of agriculture and diets heavy in grains like rice and wheat. Paleo is a protein heavy diet, but [...]
Do you have a favorite crock pot shredded pork recipe? I bet that you make it with barbecue sauce! How about cooking up some shredded pork with a Sherry-Orange Dijon Sauce with Holland House® Sherry Cooking Wine instead? I made this for Christmas dinner and served it over brown rice – delicious! I loved combining [...]
This year, we’re going to a friends’ home for Christmas dinner – and all they’ve asked me to bring is mashed potatoes. Boring! Since I have the holiday meal cooking bug, I’ve decided to make a big meal for late Christmas Even afternoon. (Why afternoon? We’re off to see other friends that evening. Busy are [...]
If you’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed that I’ve become a little bacon obsessed here at This Mama Cooks! On a Diet. It all stems from a friend’s annual bacon themed party, where I made Goat Cheese and Bacon Pops. While I loved the idea of bacon wrapped Tater Tots, and the bacon [...]
Before the advent of the Food Network, one of my favorite PBS cooking shows was Justin Wilson’s, I gar-on-tee! I’ll never forget the episode that featured Pork Stuffed Pork – yes a pork chop stuffed with more pork. It seemed like a heart attack on a plate. Memories of the pork stuffed pork episode can [...]
Big Bad Dad had a barbecue party for his coworkers at our house a little over a week ago. Big Dave, a Kansas City native, brought his electric smoker over and cooked pork ribs. He also grilled barbecue chicken for our guests who didn’t eat pork. BBD decided to make pulled pork based on Alton [...]








