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Clinton County Ham Loaf (+ KitchenAid Mixer Giveaway!)

ham loaf recipe

Ham Loaf is a Clinton County, Ohio specialty! It’s made with ground ham and pork and finished with a savory pineapple glaze.  This post is part three of a series in collaboration with Ohio Pork. You can read more about our partnership in the first two installments found here and here.   Keep reading for a

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Filed Under: Food, Meat Tagged With: clinton county, ham, ham loaf, ohio pork, pork

Apple Cider Marinated Pork Chops with Apple Pan Sauce

Apple Cider Marinated Pork Chops with Apple Pan Sauce -- Pork chops marinated in apple cider, seared and roasted & finished with a creamy apple pan sauce.

Apple Cider Marinated Pork Chops with Apple Pan Sauce — Pork chops marinated in apple cider, seared and roasted & finished with a creamy apple pan sauce. Thank you to the Ohio Pork Council for sponsoring this post.  There are several things I learned how to do in culinary school that I haven’t done since.

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Filed Under: Dinner, Food, Meat, Recipes, Savory, Uncategorized Tagged With: apple cider, apple cider marinated pork chops with apple pan sauce, apple pan sauce, fall, ohio pork council, pan sauce, pork, pork chops

Homemade Jerky

These road trip snacks are healthy and delicious. Homemade apple chips, jerky, and granola bars will fill you up while you're on the go!

Homemade jerky is a high-protein snack that is easy to pack when traveling. It will keep you full while you’re on the road and it’s healthy and delicious! This guest post is from Tiffany Watts of Dilesia. A protein rich snack is what you need to keep you feeling full and avoid reaching for sugar

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Filed Under: Meat, Snacks, Uncategorized Tagged With: beef jerky, homemade jerky, road trip snacks, travel snacks

Stir-Fried Beef with Black Pepper

Stir-Fried Beef with Black Pepper is an easy stir-fry made with coarsely cracked black pepper, onions, and oyster sauce. Serve with rice and a cucumber salad for wonderful authentic Chinese meal!

Stir-Fried Beef with Black Pepper is an easy stir-fry made with coarsely cracked black pepper, onions, and oyster sauce. Serve with rice and cucumber salad with garlic for wonderful authentic Chinese meal!  Scroll to the end of the post for a chance to win a copy of Phoenix Claws and Jade Trees: Essential Techniques for Authentic

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Filed Under: Cookbook Reviews, Dinner, Food, International, Meat, Recipes, Savory Tagged With: beef, chinese, kian lam kho, phoenix claws and jade trees, stir fry

Sweet and Spicy Bacon

Sweet and Spicy Bacon inspired by the famous Chronic Bacon at Nashville's Biscuit Love. A rub of brown sugar, cayenne pepper & spices make this bacon sweet, spicy & smokey.

Sweet and Spicy Bacon inspired by the famous Chronic Bacon at Nashville’s Biscuit Love. A rub of brown sugar, cayenne pepper & spices make this bacon sweet, spicy & smokey. This post is sponsored by OhioPork.Org. All opinions are my own.  Before we get to the bacon, let’s start with the important stuff. I’m working with the

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Meat, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bacon, breakfast, chronic bacon, nashville, ohio, pork, sweet and spicy bacon

Vietnamese Caramel Chicken

Vietnamese Caramel Chicken -- chicken thighs braised in a sweet and spicy caramel sauce with jalapeños, ginger, and scallions. Serve it with steamed veggies and rice and it's a perfect weeknight dinner.

Vietnamese Caramel Chicken — chicken thighs braised in a sweet and spicy caramel sauce with jalapeños, ginger and scallions. Serve it with steamed veggies and rice and it’s a perfect weeknight dinner.  I teach baking classes at a few different cooking schools around Cincinnati. When I wanted to start teaching, I proposed a pie class

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Filed Under: Dinner, Food, International, Meat, Recipes, Savory Tagged With: caramel, chicken, dinner, healthy, vietnamese

Hot Honey and Soppressata Pizza

Hot Honey and Soppressata Pizza is an unexpected but perfect twist on a traditional pizza. Sweet, spicy and completely mind-blowing!

Hot Honey and Soppressata Pizza is an unexpected but perfect twist on a traditional pizza. Sweet, spicy and completely mind-blowing! When I tell people that I grew up in northwestern Ohio, they assume I grew up on a farm. It’s true that the area is agriculturally rich and Perrysburg is surrounded by fields and farm lands.

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Filed Under: Dinner, Food, Meat, Recipes, Savory, Uncategorized Tagged With: dei fratelli, hirzel canning company, hot honey, pizza, soppressata

Where to Eat in Islamorada, Florida

the florida keys | where to eat in islamorada, florida

One of the best American road trips is driving the 150 miles from Miami to Key West. Making your way out of the Miami congestion, you’ll find Highway 1, also known the Overseas Highway, which connects all of the islands together and connects the islands to the mainland. This is not a road trip you

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Filed Under: Meat, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: florida, islamorada, The Florida Keys

Grilled Turkey Burgers with Harissa Aioli from The Heritage Cook

Grilled Turkey Burgers with Harissa Aioli from The Heritage Cook

In preparation for all of my travel this fall, I’ve reached out to some of my favorite food blogger friends and asked them to share their favorite recipes as guest posts.  Today’s guest post is from Jane Bonacci of The Heritage Cook. On her blog, Jane shares both old and new recipes in hopes that culinary

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Filed Under: Dinner, Food, Gluten-Free, International, Meat, Recipes, Savory, Uncategorized Tagged With: burgers, gluten-free, grilling, guest posts, harissa, the heritage cook, turkey burgers

Pecan Ranch Chicken Dip

Pecan Ranch Chicken Dip - You only need 4 ingredients and a few minutes to have a huge hit at your next party. | www.thehungrytravelerblog.com

I started playing volleyball when I was 9 years old.  What started as a fun activity, with only a few local tournaments a year, quickly advanced into a highly competitive team traveling across the country to play for a chance to qualify for the national championship. Tournaments were entire weekend affairs.  Each season, we traveled

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Filed Under: Meat, Recipes, Savory, Side Dishes Tagged With: appetizers, chicken, cream cheese, easy, party foods, pecan ranch chicken dip, pecans, ranch, ranch chicken dip

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