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Orange-Glazed Pork Cutlets

Tonight was one of those nights. You know, the kind where you are making up dinner as you frantically roam the isles of the supermarket. Yeah, the ones when the family has a gazillion things going and you need something for dinner. The kind of night where you and your spouse contemplate a quick trip to the drive-thru, but you quickly realize that you've been there far too often lately. It was one of those nights, and here is what became of dinner.

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Panini-Style Muffaletta

This sandwich is my funky twist on a muffaletta . It's one of those recipes that I made up on-the-fly while doing the, "What in the world am I gonna make for dinner?" mental gymnastics on my way home from work last night. I wanted something quick and easy, yet new and interesting. As I was parking at the store I remembered this great sandwich recipe from chef Anne Burrell. I didn't remember the entire recipe, but I did recall enough to be inspired by it. This happens to me alot.

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Patio Daddio BBQ Sauce v6

I cannot believe that this blog is just shy of two years old and I have yet to post a barbecue sauce recipe. How lame is that?! One of the brethren over on the BBQ Brethren site asked me for a pork sauce recipe. While this is not a pork-specific sauce, this is a great all-purpose sauce that has garnered me quite a few awards on the competition barbecue trail. As you can see, this is version six, which is indicative of how competition recipes must evolve as you learn from your scores.

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