tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post8607675107474159078..comments2023-10-21T10:04:03.610-04:00Comments on Cocoa and Lavender: Porking Up for the HolidaysCocoa and Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-2822926599960938222015-01-30T09:37:52.942-05:002015-01-30T09:37:52.942-05:00That seems like a perfect plan! I love our quirky ...That seems like a perfect plan! I love our quirky tree, too, Fiona - but I miss being able to have a truly fresh tree with the candles like we had back East. But it did make me realize that the candles were the best part!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-34076567484659964532015-01-30T06:28:42.250-05:002015-01-30T06:28:42.250-05:00I am sure you are right... will try once both kids...I am sure you are right... will try once both kids are in high school! ;o) Oh, also just noticed the Xmas tree photo, don't know how I missed it last time. LOVE it!Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-31224242609684947052015-01-18T11:10:50.943-05:002015-01-18T11:10:50.943-05:00Andrea - I think you will be really pleased with M...Andrea - I think you will be really pleased with Melissa Clark's version. It is so incredibly flavorful, and it slices so beautifully.<br /><br />Your chicken soup with pasta sounds lovely - and perfectly light!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-43623288119585093072015-01-18T11:09:20.635-05:002015-01-18T11:09:20.635-05:00Hah! If that were only the case, Greg! I may be th...Hah! If that were only the case, Greg! I may be the only fool out there who makes Italian food for Italian people! :)Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-69385099585023036232015-01-18T03:47:36.548-05:002015-01-18T03:47:36.548-05:00David, you actually tried out two recipes for porc...David, you actually tried out two recipes for porchetta - I must say that I am utterly impressed. I have not made any in ages and I find it very interesting that you would compare a recipe from Mario Battaglia and Melissa Clark - so much to learn here. I wish I could invite such an illustrious crowd to our dinner table but it is mostly us and the kids for dinner! What I really like is the "left-over" pork sandwich, as Porchetta tends to make an amazing tasting sandwich topping the day after...<br />I love pok and I will have to get going on making Porchetta again soon - thank you for the inspiration this Sunday morning . we are having chicken soup and pasta today, I would much rather have Porchetta now.<br />Alles Liebe,<br />AndreaAndrea_TheKitchenLionesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188562947486964076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-40638046766850383982015-01-17T14:56:24.893-05:002015-01-17T14:56:24.893-05:00You hang with such international jet setters! I gu...You hang with such international jet setters! I guess they flock from around the world for your porchetta. GREGSippity Suphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630929160630513178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-66237660493863575662015-01-15T09:45:30.564-05:002015-01-15T09:45:30.564-05:00Fiona - you really need to try making your own sau...Fiona - you really need to try making your own sausage meat. Even if you don't put it in casings (which is a pain, I admit), the delicacy of the texture and the flavor you can get are so superior!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-55280755704390002992015-01-15T06:44:21.818-05:002015-01-15T06:44:21.818-05:00Finally catching up again! I will tell you, I was ...Finally catching up again! I will tell you, I was already impressed when I read you were making porchetta at home. But you blew me away when you mentioned making your own sausage!! Happy New Year and look forward to reading the other posts I missed.Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-12203192347597682342015-01-13T10:43:07.061-05:002015-01-13T10:43:07.061-05:00Nazneen - two strikes in a row! :) And yet you sti...Nazneen - two strikes in a row! :) And yet you still leave the sweetest comments! I promise next week will be okay! <br /><br />I wish your daughter would consider the UofA! It is a great school! <br /><br />xox, DavidCocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-66163130699869153392015-01-13T00:25:22.203-05:002015-01-13T00:25:22.203-05:00I'm sure this is delicious David, but please d...I'm sure this is delicious David, but please don't make it for me when I visit you! :)<br />I do wish you were closer and I could visit you, I bet it's a fun time at your house. My daughter isn't considering any of the Arizona colleges so I have no excuse there either!<br />Her friend on the other hand is headed to Arizona State or even U of A, hasn't decided yet. Maybe I'll visit her ;)<br /><br />In the meantime, you need to stop over in Denver again.<br />Nazneen xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08426195031976841103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-59578546468932006422015-01-12T23:05:01.036-05:002015-01-12T23:05:01.036-05:00The holidays were nice and quiet here, Cheri. Just...The holidays were nice and quiet here, Cheri. Just what we needed! And, yes, the sandwiches were amazing!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-15620022188484403032015-01-12T19:24:46.365-05:002015-01-12T19:24:46.365-05:00I bet the holidays are a wonderful time at your ho...I bet the holidays are a wonderful time at your house David, beautiful dish and I bet the sandwiches were amazing.Cheri Savory Spoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13886872345482030800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-64906702096904700282015-01-11T19:50:56.307-05:002015-01-11T19:50:56.307-05:00Good for you, Mimi! A book on butchering is intimi...Good for you, Mimi! A book on butchering is intimidating to me! Sometimes local butchers are just that - butchers.Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-69976987986631895912015-01-11T19:50:17.245-05:002015-01-11T19:50:17.245-05:00Liz -I think your spiced cranberries would be perf...Liz -I think your spiced cranberries would be perfect with this! Great suggestion!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-92196005301235892002015-01-11T19:49:41.546-05:002015-01-11T19:49:41.546-05:00The sandwiches have been amazing. I hope the stew ...The sandwiches have been amazing. I hope the stew is good, too!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-47740767081289784592015-01-11T19:49:15.737-05:002015-01-11T19:49:15.737-05:00Tina - I followed Melissa Clark's recipe to th...Tina - I followed Melissa Clark's recipe to the degree and it was fine. Usually, I take out pork at 165° but this was prefect. Maybe it was the fat content? I must say that I got this chunk o' meat at the grocery store!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-65181623264322967682015-01-11T19:16:24.410-05:002015-01-11T19:16:24.410-05:00Wow, you pork looks wonderful, juicy and tender. I...Wow, you pork looks wonderful, juicy and tender. If I cooked mine to 180, I would have new shoe leather for the whole family. You must have a great butcher.Tinahttp://www.fsboowners.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-76482074443884835642015-01-11T09:50:13.420-05:002015-01-11T09:50:13.420-05:00I just bought a book on butchering, which I hope w...I just bought a book on butchering, which I hope will help me with projects such as porchetta. I can't ask the "butcher" at my local grocery store to do anything, so I decided I finally need to figure it out myself. Your pork looks fabulous.Chef Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10815014496151080744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-23944898016166206392015-01-11T03:20:53.286-05:002015-01-11T03:20:53.286-05:00Oh my, this sounds amazing, David... yum! Tell me...Oh my, this sounds amazing, David... yum! Tell me, have you seen the spiced cranberries on Good Things. I wonder if it would sit well with your porchetta!?Bizzy Lizzy's Good Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16382454508192859147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-24598377609294479632015-01-11T00:25:44.058-05:002015-01-11T00:25:44.058-05:00This sounds amazing! As well as the wonderful soun...This sounds amazing! As well as the wonderful sounding leftovers - especially the sandwiches. Cathleen | My Culinary Missionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390901882859861177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-76553926158890962362015-01-10T19:55:45.743-05:002015-01-10T19:55:45.743-05:00I know, John - wouldn't it be fun? But not in ...I know, John - wouldn't it be fun? But not in my kitchen, either. Nor haggis, although I love it, too.<br /><br />The last hunk of Porchetta and the bone just made a really hearty stew today. That pork should has done us very wells,Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-16798050007098398942015-01-10T17:58:25.122-05:002015-01-10T17:58:25.122-05:00One day I'd love to do an entire traditional p...One day I'd love to do an entire traditional porchetta, but realistically that will never happen in my household. I just don't have the means.<br /><br />And eating left-over porchetta for a week … I'd happily deal with that!john | heneedsfoodhttp://heneedsfood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-65981944222300087422015-01-10T16:16:58.084-05:002015-01-10T16:16:58.084-05:00Good questions, Susan! I served it with mashed pot...Good questions, Susan! I served it with mashed potatoes (although I think next time I will roast them) and sautéed rapini (broccoli rabe).Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-3218032266484315922015-01-10T16:15:10.189-05:002015-01-10T16:15:10.189-05:00Thanks, Sarah! As it happens, we got this pork sho...Thanks, Sarah! As it happens, we got this pork shoulder (also know as pork butt) at Albertsons. I think many of the grocery stores carry them for pulled pork. One of our favorite places - where we usually get it - is Dickman's Meats - there is one at Oracle and Orange Grove (NE corner) and another on the East Side. I hope that helps!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-7738037335754470712015-01-10T16:08:33.082-05:002015-01-10T16:08:33.082-05:00Looks fabulous, but where in Tucson would I find a...Looks fabulous, but where in Tucson would I find a skin on pork shoulder?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02599808728934460947noreply@blogger.com