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1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 2. Spread baguette evenly on 2 large baking sheets. Bake until golden, flip occasionally. Transfer to large bowl. 3. In a large saute pan, place the diced bacon. Render ...

What’s the best way to cook a pork roast? In the past two years, I’ve become a fervent convert to the cult of the reverse sear. This method entails cooking meat at a very low heat until the internal ...

It isn’t especially elegant, but in a cuisine that doesn’t fall victim to culinary fashion, this dish is a mainstay. The pork can be thickly cut, served in thin slices like Canadian bacon or roasted ...

Lidia Bastianich knows a thing or two about holiday entertaining, and she's stopping by the TODAY kitchen to share two great dinner party recipes: roast pork loin with cherry sauce and cabbage, plus ...

Inspiration for today’s recipe struck when I found individually wrapped pork chops tucked in the back of the freezer. Awhile back I bought a good-size hunk of pork loin for a recipe I needed to test.

Foods said to bring good luck are served for the New Year throughout the world. And if ever there was a time when luck was needed, now is a good candidate. The superstitious traditions behind lucky ...

This delectable bone-in pork loin boasts big flavor with little effort. Simply make the garlicky spice rub in the food processor, spread it over the meat, and pop it in the oven. Four-time James Beard ...

Juicy and versatile, it's one of our favorite cuts. Pork tenderloin is one of our favorite cuts; it's tasty, tender, and affordable. We love it roasted, stuffed and roasted, or grilled—and that's just ...

December is a month for feasting -- which is not necessarily to say gorging, though it sometimes seems like it. Eating well is not the same thing as stuffing yourself and eating sensibly is not the ...

Although the USDA recommends pork be cooked to 160 degrees, today’s lean pork dries out when cooked to higher temperatures. In “The Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook,” Christopher Kimball says he finds “150 ...