Amazing BBQ...anytime!

Yes, it is summer and the BBQ is amazing!  Having been introduced to the wonderful BBQ of the South, South Carolina to be specific - I have been intrigued with the "perfect pulled pork sandwich".  So while playing in the kitchen/grill, I have a wonderful recipe that I wanted to share with you.  The wonderful thing about this recipe is that you can make it - anytime of year....sun or snow brrrr...

The prime two ingredients, Pork shoulder - hey bone in (if you can), and the KB's own Amazing Rub.
Here is how we went about creating, melt in your mouth pulled pork.
Pork Shoulder approx 5# (enough to feed an army)
8 TBLS of the Amazing Rub
8 cloves of garlic
Pierce Roast and insert peeled garlic cloves - wrap roast in plastic,  overnight is great.  Remove plastic, place roast on hot grill to sear (love your color) or a hot oven for 45 minutes.

Then, here is where is gets easy,
place in a slow pot cooker for 6-7-8 hrs...with 2 cups of  liquid, my favorite choice would be apple juice and white wine....yum.

Remove from pan.....pull and chop at will, season with a little of the cooking liquid and pour your favorite BBQ sauce at will. (we love Montgomery Inns Signature BBQ Sauce) Tender, fragrant....delicious.  Enjoy!
Many many recipes to use this delicious pork....stay tuned, we love sharing.

ANGELS IN THE GARDEN....

Whoever said "you just can't orchestrate magic"....never hung around the Kitchens Bounty!  This past weekend I had my favorite visitors to Hilltop...the Grandkids!  They are fascinated by the "secret garden" and asked to have their lunch out there...just the "little kids,....I loved it.  But the fun is that in this gourmet kitchen the menu request was Mac n' Cheese and not the "yucky kind" from scratch but the good kind in the "blue and orange box"!  Yes Kraft Macaroni and Cheese was the star of the lunch table....(Okay, I did add a little more real butter and cream). The fun continued as I realized that Owen was still donning the angel wings he had discovered in a closet and wore all morning! Yes friends, there were Angels in the Garden....and guess what, you really just can't stage that...sometime magic just happens.  

Wishing you magic in your garden and at your table....

THE JOY(ce)... OF BERRIES!!!

Raspberry Fudge Tart

Pound Cake with Raspberries in and out!

Can sisters, 659 miles apart...still work, collaborate and cook together...daily?  YOU BET WE CAN!  I have been blessed with finding local sources for some of my favorite berries...Raspberries, Strawberries, Blackberries and yes, Blueberries right here in Northern Ohio.  My sister Joyce, hailing from Massachusetts,  is married to a dream gardener (Ok, he was green before we knew what that meant!) and is now madly concocting fabulous berry dishes...because in her yard,  it is raining berries!  Here are a few photos of the delicacies she is crafting, Raspberry Fudge Tart served with vanilla cream, Pound Cake with Raspberries, in and out!...and a Raspberry Neapolitan that we will feature as one of the Kitchens Bounty Recipes for July,(thanks Joyce)!
Meanwhile in the heartland...I am still playing with berry infused Terri-mess-su's...don't know whether to pray for berry season to continue...but currently riding the wave!  Won't you join us? Recipe on line. ENJOY!

Terri-mess-su...grab your spoon!

It is all coming together!

Wow, long break from my blog and sharing information about the goings on at the Kitchens Bounty!  It may appear that it is summer vacation....maybe simmering down a bit?..Not happening!  We are working furiously, happily and creatively.  Today was a marvelous day, and wanted to share with you that "it is all coming together"!  Here is a signature picnic basket that we were delighted to prepare for some very special almost Newlyweds! The saying "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue", is a good luck saying which dates back to the Victorian Era. While something old is meant to connect the wedding to something in the past, and something new is meant to bring good luck and success...somehow we felt this specialty picnic basket....our gift,  is especially fitting for this beautiful young couple...and more than a little symbolic for the givers....in our new ventures!
I will continue to make signature picnic baskets, filled with antique china, new trinkets, borrowed inspiration and a little blue....celebrating my deep respect for the old and joy in witnessing the inspirations of the new!
Wishing all my friends joy and inspiration!