Pork: Be Inspired

I was recently invited to enjoy a peek behind the scenes during the taping of Madison Cowan giving suggestions for how to cook pork for the new site, www.porkbeinspired.com – some great tips there.

I basically hung out in the green room, munching and watching Madison run through a few recipes to zazz up pork chops. I enjoyed tender pork loin with salad, some rice and veggies.

Then fresh fruit and a lot of desserts (I must’ve been in a sweets mood that day!) – shockingly REALLY good whoopie pies, black & whites and other cookies. So good.

The first recipe: grilled pork chops stuffed with chorizo, manchego and dates can be found here.

Chinese five spice and maple glazed pork chops.

Lastly a Moroccan tagine with cous cous cakes.

I foolishly did not snap any pictures of Madison in action except this one of him signing a photo for one of the guys. I did get a chance to sit down and just chat with him, and found him incredibly personable, friendly, and thoughtful. That might sound like an odd choice of words, but he spoke with great care and yet very easily as well. I enjoyed speaking with him about a lot of different things, including his passion for food and his experience on No Kitchen Required, a new BBC show that has him along with two other chefs cooking without kitchens in interesting and unique locations.  He very clearly cares about his family a great deal and I learned a lot just chatting casually with him.  Thanks for your time!!!

Please do check out PorkBeInspired.com for all your pork recipes and needs – it’s a great resource for anyone with questions about cooking pork, including to what temperature it needs to be cooked, and loads of recipes with photos and step by step instructions to get what you crave.

I attended this event courtesy of the National Pork Board, but was under no obligation to post about this experience, negatively or positively, and received no monetary compensation to do so. Thank you again for your hospitality – I had a lot of fun!