Tips for home cooks to inspire creative holiday meals
Kara Behlke is the director of nutrition and dietetics at the National Pork Board. She offered insights on how to make the most out of modified holiday plans! Author: Kendall Kirkham Updated: 11:01 AM EST December 22, 2020
Everyone is expecting major changes to their holiday plans this season, but a scaled back feast doesn’t mean sacrificing flavor. Former “Top Chef” finalist, Kevin Gillespie joined us with recipes and tips for traveling through food when menu-planning, scaled to fit smaller holiday gatherings. Kara Behlke is the director of nutrition and dietetics at the National Pork Board. She offered insights on how to make the most out of modified holiday plans! For more recipe ideas, visit pork.org/real-pork.
Air Fryer
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To prepare an incredible meal while also freeing up plenty space in the kitchen, Kevin suggests taking your cooking outside. My secret weapon is the grill, the Season 6 contestant wrote. People don’t think of it for holiday cooking but it’s the largest piece of equipment you have.
Sheldon, whose forthcoming book
Cook Real Hawai i is now available for preorder, is also a fan of utilizing the grill. When making his go-to go-to holiday dish, prime rib, the Seasons 10 and 14 contestant explained, I have a cool rotisserie that snaps on to my Weber grill and I let that hunk of meat roast slowly over Kiawe coals, a Hawaii Mesquite hardwood.