Recent Posts

Food Wishes: Free Video Recipes and Cooking Demos

Food Wishes: Free Video Recipes and Cooking Demos

Return To Blog Listing

Run by Chef John, a former professional Chef, and Instructor at the California Culinary Academy, Foodwishes.com is one of the most unique food blogs on the web. What makes Foodwishes.com so unique is that Chef John has combined what used to be three separ

Search This Blog's Tags For:

Recent Posts Tagged With 'pork'

  • Candied Bacon – Sweet Savory Strips of Party Food Perfection

    Posted on Tuesday December 22nd, 2009 at 22:37 in pork, appetizer

    I got the idea for making these from a guy named Rod Brooks, who hosts a sports talk show on KNBR, here in San Francisco.Ironically, I was on my way to the gym when I heard him talking about a party he recently hosted, and for an appetizer he had sim...

  • "Oven Smoked" Pulled Pork Shoulder: Featuring SFQ – The Original San Francisco-Style Barbecue Sauce

    Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 18:49 in pork

    Pulled pork shoulder is such an easy recipe, and a great item to enjoy with your sample of SFQ, that I wanted to get this video up before I left for New York. As some of you know I'm headed out to help my mom for a little while and won't have an opp...

  • Learning the Easy Way at Kingsford University

    Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 00:40 in pork, grill recipes

    This past week, Michele and I just spent three wonderful days at something called Kingsford University. "KU," as it's called in charcoal-related academia, is an event sponsored by Kingsford Charcoal in which food writers and bloggers are brought toge...

  • Smoked Pork Shank with White Beans

    Posted on Wednesday September 30th, 2009 at 00:16 in pork

    It's late, very late, and I'm packing for my return to San Francisco after six wonderful days in New York. The video shoot went well, and we finished an amazing seven video recipes in 48 hours.This video recipe for smoked pork shank braised with whit...

  • 24, 24, 24: The "Found on Foodbuzz" 24-Item Tasting Menu

    Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 at 11:25 in Chocolate, Chicken, blog news, beef, pork

    One year ago I posted a 3-part video series for the most ambitious dinner I've ever attempted. What follows is the original post, published on Sunday, September 21, 2008. Enjoy!This three-part video blog chronicles an epic, 24-item tasting menu, don...

  • A Pretty Piece of Pork – Garlic-Studded, Herb-Rubbed and Perfectly Miscooked

    Posted on Saturday September 5th, 2009 at 20:43 in pork

    One of the best things about understanding the best ways to cook something is the freedom to ignore them. This incredible garlic-studded, herb-rubbed, roasted pork shoulder recipe is a great example of how you can be rewarded for doing something "the...

  • Honey Pig

    Posted on Friday September 4th, 2009 at 03:06 in blog news, pork

    I just got back from LA and it's way too late to recap the last three days, although I can tell you I had a fantastic time. Jude and her husband Greg were marvelous hosts, and working with her team at BNE was a great experience!After a long day of sh...

  • Porkporken ™

    Posted on Friday August 21st, 2009 at 13:21 in pork

    Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce my latest creation… Porkporken™! This meaty monstrosity was inspired by the perfectly preposterous Turducken, which is a turkey, stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken.This is the porkification of ...

  • Chef Peter McNee Crowned "Prince of Porc" at Cochon555

    Posted on Monday June 15th, 2009 at 15:21 in pork

    I'm furiously working away, getting everything in order for the big trip to Aspen for the Food and Wine Classic, but yesterday I attended the San Francisco stop of Cochon555, and even though time is short, I wanted to give you a little video recap of...

  • High on the Hog

    Posted on Tuesday June 9th, 2009 at 12:52 in blog news, pork

    Hello, my name is John, and I'm a Porkaholic. Even though it's still days away, I'm already quivering in anticipation of Cochon555, a very special culinary competition featuring a group of top San Francisco chefs, each of who will get an entire herit...

  • Caramel Pork Belly - Understanding Unctuous Unctuousness

    Posted on Thursday May 28th, 2009 at 22:37 in asian cuisine, pork

    The only thing more popular than pork belly is using the word "unctuous" to describe it. If you're not familiar with the word, it has several definitions, but in a foodie context it's used to describe something rich, luxurious, and fabulously fatty -...

  • Almost Wordless Wednesday

    Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 16:57 in pork

    This sexy beast is a caramel-glazed pork belly. I'm happy to announce the video recipe will air tomorrow. ...

  • Hoisin-Glazed Barbecued Ribs - No Photos, but Many Delicious Memories

    Posted on Monday May 18th, 2009 at 18:51 in asian cuisine, pork

    One of the victims of my recent hard disc crash was a roll of photos taken during the filming of this Hoisin-Glazed Barbecued Ribs video recipe. Usually as I cook and film, I have my camera at my side to snap shots along the way. This is especially i...