Lost Day Pork Posole

The heavens dropped another three inches of snow in Milwaukee last night. So, I'm gearing up to make a comfort food dinner for our dinner guests tonight. What better than a Mexican stew to warm the soul?

This recipe is adapted from something I found years ago in a Cooking Light magazine. The recipe has evolved over the years, but the premise is the same. The recipe is not difficult, but does require a bit of thinking ahead. It's best if it's made the day before serving.

Pork Posole


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Three... er, Two Soups

We got your mouths watering by talking about all the great chilis that people missed when we cancelled out on Soup Night. So, the least we can do is to post the recipes, right? First, our Cowboy Chili. Our recipe is actually pretty closely based on the Pork Cheek and Black-eyed Pea Chili from the February issue of Food and Wine magazine. So, we'll leave it at that. The VEG-head is an ad-lib adventure which lives in Lo's head. Someday she plans to get the basics down on paper so that she can share; but, at this point, we'll have to keep it under wraps. Buffalo Chicken Chili is one that can be easily shared. And it's quite good (possibly despite the fact that I think we adapted it from something Rachel Ray put out there... eek).  

Buffalo Chicken Chili




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Valentine's Day Dinner

You wouldn't catch us going OUT on Valentine's Day. The truth is, we don't really observe the holiday -- at least not with cards, gifts or flowers. But, we do use it as an excuse to eat some pretty good food.

This year, we feasted on seared sea scallops over braised truffle-scented wild mushrooms & arugula, with rosemary mozzarella skewers. In this case, a picture (or two ) really is worth a thousand words.

You can read about the Valentine's Day Dinner that almost WASN'T on the P&L blog.



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Barbeque-Style Roasted Tempeh

There was a time when Peef & Lo would never have envisioned eating "meats" like tempeh and tofu. But, these days both are common fare at our house. We love this recipe, which seems to make tempeh lovers out of even unsuspecting carnivores.

This is a favorite recipe of ours. It makes fairly quick weeknight fare. The sauce is positively delicious (excellent bbq flavor -- and a bit of kick). The tempeh turns out just lovely and rib-like, and the leftovers are even BETTER the next day.
Barbeque-Style Roasted Tempeh


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Buffalo Chicken Dip

OK, so those of you who know us know that we're not huge football fans. But, that doesn't mean that we don't know good "game day" food when we see it. Here's a favorite dip recipe just in time for the Super Bowl.

(Photo from Not Peter)


P&L's BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP



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