Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I devote the second month of the year to the second letter of the alphabet, B. Today, brining. In the next three weeks, I’ll cover how to braise, butterfly ...

These are not your grandmother's pork chops. Pork sold in today's grocery stores is about 75 percent leaner than what was sold in the 1950s, according to the Jan. 2, 2017 article "Pork Production – ...

Combine the brown sugar and salt in the water and bring to a boil. Stir until dissolved and then add the rest of the brine ingredients. Lower heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and ...

Tea is one of those ingredients you don’t often consider cooking with. A recipe for Tea-brined shrimp has oolong tea in the brine that imbues it with a succulent flavor and tender texture. And that’s ...

Let’s face it, a cookout on Labor Day, that bittersweet farewell to summer, tends to attract the hedonistic hordes. Your challenge as host is to come up with something that’s simple to prepare, but ...

Try adding a little sweetness to your next meal with the help of everyone’s favorite Southern drink: sweet tea. Pork chops remind me of growing up in the country. We were definitely a ...

It’s hard to beat a pork loin roast. Brine it overnight so it will be more juicy, and baste it with onion juice. If you were roasting it in the oven, you’d have juices for making gravy, but on the ...

Let’s face it, a cookout on Labor Day, that bittersweet farewell to summer, tends to attract the hedonistic hordes. Your challenge as host is to come up with something that’s simple to prepare, but ...