Courageous Cook - The Life of a Young Gourmet
Cast Iron Skillet Pork Chops
I love my cast iron skillet. It’s a 10 inch Lodge skillet with pour spouts that I inherited from my grandmother, it’s perfect. I was so distraught this weekend when I thought I’d completely ruined it. I preheated my oven Sunday night to heat up some corn tortillas for fish tacos, and to my dismay realized I’d left my skillet in the oven after seasoning it a few nights before. I found that a strange hard, sticky film had formed on the surface of my skillet. (more…)
That’s Some Unusual Chicken

As many of you may know, my husband is allergic to poultry. It is an unfortunate allergy and I seriously hope our son doesn’t suffer the same plight. Until Noah actually arrives and is big enough to try some chicken, I only prepare enough to serve myself. (more…)
Stuffed Pork Loin with Mushroom Dressing

A lot has happened since my post last September. Sit down and let me tell you the whirl wind story of the last 7 or 8 months. My last post, Simple Rosotto with Bacon and Peas for One, was on September 18, 2010. At that time Brian and I were making the final plans for our wedding on September 25. The wedding went off without a hitch and was beautiful if I do say so myself. Unfortunately, when we got back to Austin, my boss at the time told me he could no longer afford my web and PR services and I was let go after only about three months. (more…)