Jump to Recipe Print Recipe After college, when I started trying to cook like a grown-up, gnocchi was one of the first recipes I made from Charlie Trotter’s rather amazing Gourmet Cooking for Dummies cookbook. The air fried cauliflower gnocchi are a long way off from what Charlie Trotter originally envisioned, but they’re also much […]

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This seasonal salad has juicy, crispy, herbed chicken with avocado, hard boiled eggs, corn, strawberries and goat cheese Simple Awesome Cooking uses cookies for advertising and to give you the most relevant experience. We also use affiliate links for Amazon products and are compensated for purchases. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of […]

Make awesome Pulled Pork that doesn’t need any added BBQ sauce in just over an hour! Your Pressure Cooker (or Instant Pot) does all the work. Read more to find out how Simple Awesome Cooking uses cookies for advertising and to give you the most relevant experience. We also use affiliate links for Amazon products […]

Recently I discovered how easy it is to wrap a pork tenderloin with bacon for a simple, one-dish, weeknight dinner.  Inspired, I’ve experimented with different rubs.  This time, using smoked paprika and garlic The core recipe here is my Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with a Garlic Rosemary Rub.  The main […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]

Most of my traffic related to my pressure cooked ham recipes are clustered around three different times: the Thanksgiving Ham, the Christmas Ham and the Easter Ham. Even if your leftover bone-in ham isn’t related to some sort of religious occasion, you might still be wondering what can be made […] You might be thinking […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Every now and then I get a craving for some home cooked easy comfort food.  Nothing infused with a cilantro-harissa chutney.  Nothing from a celebrity chef.  Nothing requiring a terrine mold. Just something simple like these crispy breaded pork chops. The kind that still has a little bit of oil […]

  When it’s winter, and it’s cold outside, there are a few dishes that are perfect for the weather: like chili or beef burgundy.  And then there are side dishes, like roasted root vegetables, that are absolutely fitting for this time of year.  Especially when it’s a roasted root vegetable medley […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]

Starting to get a scratchy throat?  What about the sniffles?  Was that sneeze from allergies or the start of a cold?  Even worse, what if you are getting a sore throat in Summer? This is when you need this Garlic and Ginger Immunity Tea Given that it’s the time of […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]

Most of my traffic related to my pressure cooked ham recipes are clustered around three different times: the Thanksgiving Ham, the Christmas Ham and the Easter Ham. Even if your leftover bone-in ham isn’t related to some sort of religious occasion, you might still be wondering what can be made […] If you love the […]

I love the flavor of grilled salmon, but don’t love when it’s overcooked.  The solution is slow roasted salmon, protected by a cedar plank, and grilled at a lower temperature. There was a clickbait food site article I read recently about “10 Foods You Should NEVER Cook on a Grill”.  […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]

Beans and Rice is a classic Latin American comfort food dish to accompany nearly any meat or fish.  It’s even a great snack on its own.  Much like Chilaquiles, there are thousands of ways to make beans and rice whether you’re in the Caribbean and use chopped coconut or in Santiago and use green olives. […]

If you love the earthy, nutty, salty, umami packed flavor of fresh parmesan, then you’ve surely done your best to grate a chunk of parmesan down to the rind and get every last bit. But what do you do with leftover parmesan rinds? While I’ve heard some people eat them, […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]

While I’ve never done a blind tasting, my guess is that 10 out of 10 people would be able to tell the difference between jarred pasta sauce and homemade pasta sauce….and prefer the latter.  So if you’re looking for a recipe for homemade pasta sauce from scratch, keep reading. This is […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]