We are a brisket-loving family, and I am a meat-and-potatoes kind of girl. I’ll let that picture tell the story, and get on to the recipes.   Braised Brisket in Porter 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons dry mustard (such as Colman’s) 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage [...]

I braised some chuck roast with shallots, garlic, Pinot Noir, and juniper berries, salt, and pepper in a *325 oven (keep that lid on) for about three hours. I then gave those fingerling coins a poach in some olive oil (about an inch), along with some rosemary. They came out creamy on the inside with [...]

Using some booty from the cheese festival, I added some smoked gouda with bacon cheese to some grilled corn I had left over, a little bit of butter, salt, and pepper to make a creamy sauce for our steaks. Yum. For basil mash I added four garlic cloves, smashed, to 1 1/2 cups milk or [...]