Thank you so much for your reply. Yes it is boneless and, unfortunately, there's no skin..or very much fat for that matter.

Hi everyone! It's been a long time!

Our good friend works in a meat market and brought my husband and I some porky gifts. One of them was a "pork breast" (see picture below). I've never seen such a thing and a quick google search didn't result in much info.

Does anyone have any experience with this cut of pork? Suggestions welcome!

Sorry for the delay - just saw this. It's basically a brown sugar/molasses glaze but it's delicious. Here's a link:

http://www.examiner.com/article/easte...

Here's the finished ham from last year.

Here's my recipe. I use it almost every year in place of the actual Feast of the Seven Fishes. It's so delicious and beautiful.

http://www.examiner.com/article/speci...

My favorite Puerto Rican dish uses ripe plantains - pastelon. It's a casserole with picadillo (ground beef flavored with sazon, tomato sauce and olives), topped with sliced ripe plantains and cheese. So stinkin' good.

I just made a fantastic cookie yesterday. It's an almond sugar cookie, here's the recipe:

http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/2008/04...

Super easy to make and roll out with no resting time needed. I only rolled and cut half the dough - the rest is in the freezer. I made a royal icing and decorated some cookies in the shape of my home state of Connecticut. I need to work on my decorating skills but it is very tasty.

Since I usually don't keep anchovies on hand all the time, I actually use fish sauce! Tastes great and I always have a bottle.

First thought was a hummus platter. Roasted red pepper hummus is good...serve it with fresh vegetables and pita. I think that fits the bill pretty well :)

Thanks for the ideas guys! I've decided to do some pulled pork bbq...they go perfectly together :)

So, I'm attending an oyster roast on Saturday and I've been asked to bring an entree for those that don't eat oysters. I'm drawing blanks probably because I'm focused on eating close to my body weight in oysters...ha! I would like something cheap(ish) and fairly simple. Ideally it should also hold up well on a buffet table for a few hours. I'm open to any ideas. Many thanks :)

Honestly, the best bread I've had in the area was served at Stove in Portsmouth. The bread here sucks..my husband and I go around the market squeezing the bread trying to get a nice crusty loaf. The best loaf of bread I've purchased here was at Bella Italia in VB (also one in Norfolk, but not sure they sell bread from there). Huge loaf of hard, crusty, chewy bread that you could break a tooth on for under $2 or $3.

Don't they? I'm making some minor changes including adding a little raspberry jam on top of the almond filling. I think I'll try your method. So it will have to come to room temp and then let it rise for the second time, correct?

It's been ages since I posted on Chow, good to be back :) Anyway, here's my dilemma - I want to make this almond ring:

http://www.simplysifted.com/2010/05/1...

The recipe makes 2 cakes. I want to make one cake for today and make another cake for tomorrow (the recipe says that it starts to get stale on the 2nd day, hence not making both today). The recipe says that the cake can be frozen for later use, but I was wondering if I could just refrigerate the dough instead...bring it back to room temp, roll it out, fill it etc. Do you think that would ruin dough?

Ideas? Suggestions?

My favorite BBQ is Malbon Bros in Virginia Beach. It's actually located in a gas station, but you can sit inside and have some great bbq.

Just 2 of us for Easter supper this year. Luckily my employer gave me a beautiful spiral ham at xmas that I froze. I'll make that and add in my own crunchy ham glaze along with potatoes au gratin and steamed asparagus - nothing over the top but good! Dessert will be carrot cake cupcakes.

I did the braised/baked method tonight for dinner - DELICIOUS! I will never boil it again!

I soaked the corned beef for 24 hours, changing the water every 3 hours. I then braised it in a mixture of beer (all I had was hefeweizen) and water with a small spoonful of beef base and pickling spice. I braised it for 4 hours on 325, drained the liquid (saved for boiling carrots and potatoes) and baked for another 2 hours. It was crispy on the outside and it fell apart when I cut it...for me, it was the best of both worlds.

Thank you so much for this alternative!!

I like Surf Rider on Shore Drive in Norfolk. Great local seafood and the best crab cakes.

Second this. I love Penzys. If I need something last minute though, I like Fresh Market..they have little baggies of spices that are always fresh.

My husband and I reluctantly joined a group of friends at the Melting Pot. I hate that place..too much money to cook your own food.

I usually make brownies, cookies etc. but I'm looking for something different. Looking to steal one of yours... ;)

Thanks for the idea Pine! I'm going to make turkey meatballs with a cranberry bbq sauce. Should be delicious!

Hey Everyone! I'm still so happy to hear that everyone likes my recipe as much as I do :) This recipe is easily double and yes, a 9x13" pan is best. And like Buttertart said, it will take some extra time.

Enjoy and let me know if you have any other questions or adaptations that I can try (like Katty's bitter almond)!

Very interested in the recipe

Wow!!

Sounds different! What would you put in the meatballs?

I'm attending a pot luck dinner on Saturday and I was told to bring an appetizer meatball. I've never been a fan of Swedish meatballs etc., but I'm willing to make some if there isn't something better, something different,out there in the way of appetizer meatballs. Any kind of different tasty recipes are welcome. Many thanks!

Curious as to how much they charged for the clambake and what was included.

Here's the final cookie - love them! I made peppermint gumdrops and peppermint, orange and cinnamon roll flavored suckers. Oo, can't wait to see those clouds ;)

My Christmas cookie tins and the beginning of my Italian 7 Layer Cookies! 7 hours of baking today and i'm beat!

Definitely!