Family Friendly Recipes

Category: Pork

Championship Style Spare Ribs

Championship Style Spare Ribs

Championship Style Spare Ribs I have been binge-watching BBQ Pitmasters and decided to attempt to make some Championship Style Spare Ribs at home.  The main thing I learned from the show was the Johnny Trigg’s 3-2-1 method of cooking pulled pork and ribs.  Smoke for […]

Angela’s Pulled Pork Dry Rub

Angela’s Pulled Pork Dry Rub

Revised 9/4/23 You can purchase Big Moe’s Cason Pork Rub here.  It doesn’t seem like a lot, but it gives a good heat to the back end, making this rub a great sweet/heat rub for Pulled Pork or ribs.    

Ham and Potato Chowder

Ham and Potato Chowder

Ham and Potato Chowder There are so many recipes for leftover cooked ham.  I have done Scalloped Potatoes and Ham,  Ham and Eggs, but one of my favorites is a Ham and Potato Chowder.  It’s a hearty chowder and since it is still a little […]

Holiday Spiral Ham

Holiday Spiral Ham

Holiday Spiral Ham My Mother made the best Ham for Easter.  I call it her Holiday Spiral Ham.  Years ago, they didn’t have spiral hams and my father would have to carve the ham.  Now, it is so easy to get a spiral ham to […]

Kielbasa, Sauerkraut and Beer (Slow Cooker)

Kielbasa, Sauerkraut and Beer (Slow Cooker)

Kielbasa, Sauerkraut and Beer (slow cooker) I love easy meals to put together and slow cooker meals are my favorite way to do that.  One pot.  That’s it.  Kielbasa, Sauerkraut and Beer tastes great and is a very simple meal to make. Dice your onion, […]

Smoked Sausage With Tomatoes, Onions and Green Peppers

Smoked Sausage With Tomatoes, Onions and Green Peppers

Smoked Sausage with Tomatoes, Onions and Green Peppers I am not sure where my Mother found this Smoked Sausage With Tomatoes, Onions and Green Peppers recipe.  She made it for years and it is a family favorite.  The smoked sausage gives the sauce quite a […]

Bubble and Squeak

Bubble and Squeak

Bubble and Squeak We started making Bubble and Squeak at our house after watching an episode of “The Frugal Gourmet” back in the 1980’s.  Bubble and Squeak is a classic English dish.   The earliest-known recipe was in Mrs. Rundell’s, “A New System of Domestic Cookery” […]

Smothered Pork Chops and How I Started Cooking

Smothered Pork Chops and How I Started Cooking

Smothered Pork Chops and How I Started Cooking My Dad was the adventurous cook in our house and he cooked on a regular basis.  My Mother also cooked, but she typically made the same meals each week.  Simple, fast meals, with a salad and a […]

Pulled Pork

Pulled Pork

Pulled Pork Update 2/17/2021 Slow Cooker Version – I recently made my Pulled Pork recipe, but this time I put it in the crock pot.  I had an 8 pound pork shoulder with a bone.  I sprinkled my Angela’s Pulled Pork Dry Rub all over […]


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