Meat Recipes: Roasting, Skillet Tips & Slow Cooker Cuts

Meat recipes for every occasion include slow-cooked elk, low-sodium pork tenderloin, and perfectly seared filet mignon. Master oven-roasting in bags and electric smoker techniques for the best pulled pork.

How Fattening Is Pork Belly?

Published Mar,26 2018 | By Maria Christensen

Pork belly is high in fat and calories, so make it as a special-occasion dish and avoid putting it on your menu on a regular basis.

Meat That Goes Well With Spaghetti Squash

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Maria Christensen

Spaghetti squash is a summer squash that resembles the popular pasta when cooked, with the inner flesh coming out in strings that look like noodles. It's a good alternative to pasta, particularly if you're cutting back on refined grains.

Since 1997, Maria Christensen has written about business, history, food, culture and travel for diverse publications. She ran her own business writing employee handbooks and business process manuals for small businesses, authored a guidebook to Seattle, and works as an accountant for a software company. Christensen studied communications at the University of Washington and history at Armstrong Atlantic State University.