Posted on 12/01/2018 3:04:20 PM PST by Jamestown1630
We will be away this Christmas and probably won’t be cooking a big holiday meal. But one thing I’ve always wanted to try is a crown roast of pork – just because it’s so beautiful.
Especially this time of year, you can often purchase a crown roast that is already boned, trimmed, frenched and tied. Depending on where you are, you may have to order well ahead, and will certainly pay a pretty penny, but it will save you a lot of work – and this is definitely a Very Special Occasion or Holiday dish.
Here from Taste of Home is a recipe with Apricot/Apple stuffing:
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pork-crown-roast-with-apricot-apple-stuffing/
If you want to buy two rib halves of pork loin and do-it-all-yourself, Jimmy Kerstein, author of ‘The Butchers Guide: An Insiders View’, has an excellent video (all of his videos are very succinct and informative):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_rXxawB6Og
(Those pretty little paper decorations on the bone ends are called 'chop frills' and are easy to find on the Web.)
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I don’t know if this is new, but I just discovered it a few months ago – Rice a Roni has a Cilantro/Lime flavored rice now, and it really is very good for a prepared, boxed item like this. If you have spent a lot of time and effort on a great Mexican or other dish and need a quick and unusual starch to go with it, you might appreciate this.
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Chef John of Food Wishes has an interesting little ‘pudding’ dish that would make a nice lighter dessert for a fancy meal, and sounds and looks very Holiday: Lemon Gingersnap Posset:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_933Sthfx5c
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Finally, one of my favorite holiday things is in the stores now - the Kraft Roka Blue Cheese Spread, which comes in a little jar that you can use as a juice glass later. We only seem to see this in our local stores from Thanksgiving through Christmas, and it's displayed on special stands in the dairy department (not refrigerated). They also make other versions, including an Old English one. This year there's a little flyer with coupon and recipes on the display.
-JT
“The problem is that the labels are hard as heck to get off of those jars.”
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Citrus Magic-———simple to remove.
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I added diced Polish sausage to my last ham and 15 bean soup. Talk about added flavor.
Thanks for the tip!
They make lots of things - which is good for labels? (I ‘re-purpose’ jars for lots of things, and this sounds useful).
The air fresheners——I have been using it for years.
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LOL! I’ll give it a try.
(Their other products also look good for kitchen and general cleaning.)
Happy Holidays, gonna hit El Phoenix Buffet in the AM
I just want Chorizo con Papas
Suzy wants Tamales... go figure...
TWO SITES with interesting fast and easy recipes. Perhaps those here would care to visit.
A Crown roast is very nice, Prime rib and Yorkshire pudding.
Happy travels and happy holidays and Merry Christmas! Thanks for the monthly cooking thread! I still miss the passion on the weekly thread.
We start Chanukah tomorrow night and the family wants latkes already! So I’ll be making them tomorrow and serving with lots of applesauce.
Latkes are one of my favorite things - but I like them with sour cream ;-)
I wish you and yours a very happy Hanukkah.
Happy Hanukkah! May Hanukkah Harry bring you many gifts.
The Spirit of Christmas,Mabel Beaton Marionettes
Family viewing from 50 years ago. Imagine ATT mentioning the CHRIST Child in today's environment.
No Blitzes?
Jewish Tamales?
I’ll have Chiles Rellenos.
The air fresheners are what I use for removing the labels——and also freshening the air.:-)
I have never tried the other products.
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We all do!
Yorkshire pudding! I have an authentic Yorkshire pudding pan bought in Selfridges of London several years ago (for individual puddings). Nothing more savory or delicious than that damn pancake recipe with several drops of smoking beef drippings to make it puff up into ultimate bliss.
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