Recipes & Cookbooks

A few nice food network recipes images I found:

Recipes & Cookbooks

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Taken when I visited some of my New York City colleagues at the Food Network offices in Chelsea Market (5/22/06).

Spanish Style Pork Chops with Chorizo and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

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This is a recipe from Rachael Ray and the Food Network.

2 tbs olive oil
4 large, boneless center-cut pork chops, 1.5 inches thick
1/2 tbs paprika
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 lb chorizo, casing removed, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small yellow onion, chopped
1 tbs chopped thyme
1 (16 oz) jar roasted red peppers, drained
1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley
1/4 cup dry sherry or dry white wine

Preheat oven to 375F.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil. Season the chops with the parika, salt and pepper, both sides. Place the chops in the skillet and sear the meat, about 2 minutes on each side. Transfer the chops to a cookie sheet and place in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes.

Grind the peppers and parsley in a food processor until smooth (or don't, like me).

Meanwhile, return the skillet to the cook top over medium heat. Add the chorizo and cook, stirring frequently , for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, onion, thyme, salt and pepper. Cook for 3 more minutes.

Add the wine to the sausage and stir, then stir in the peppers and parsley. Cook for another 2 minutes.

Remove the chops from the oven when done. Top with the sausage & onion mixture. Serve with vegetable and/or potato of your choice.

I used 1 tsp dried thyme, about 2 tsp dried parsley and I left the red peppers a bit chunky. The chops themselves were great, but the sauce made them all the better.

We just added some mixed vegetables and had a great meal.

Our Thanksgiving Turkey

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We made this big bird with a food network recipe. It was Sara and mine's first ever bird, and we did a bang-up job, if we do say so ourselves. Not a morsel was left - the dog and cats got the bones. It's stuffed with onions and garlic, and basted with herbs and butter. Tada!