The Joy of the Joy of Cooking

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Josh and I couldn't find a ham on sale for Easter (our preferred holiday dish) so we bought what I thought at the time was a pork tender...

I actually had heard from multiple people that the Sweet-and-sour brisket (p. 481) was one of the best recipes in TJOC. And, yet, I wasn...

I've always had a bit of a chip on my shoulder about Swiss steak (p. 482) but it's completely due to my mother. Apparently mom got s...

I found country-style pork ribs at the grocery store that were perfect for Country-style ribs baked in barbecue sauce (p. 505). I only had ...

I've been putting off making Beef stroganoff (p. 476) because if I have a nice steak, I want to eat it as a steak, not as stroganoff. I...

Dad had a chunk of beef that was perect for stew meat. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your approach) I've managed to make m...

Rachel pointed out that it would be a good time to make some coffee drinks. I don't drink coffee. I truly think am the only person in ...