
For a low-budget weeknight meal, opt for
leftover pork shoulder, an inexpensive and forgiving cut of meat.
Pork shoulder, while very recession-friendly, typically cooks for hours, but this recipe for tender, marbleized Mexican-style carnitas can be made within an hour and a half.
Find out how when you read more.

You're practically set with your menu for tomorrow. Vegetables chopped? Check.

Last February, everyone was shocked to find out that
Robert Irvine, the star of the
Food Network show
Dinner: Impossible, lied on his résumé. Although most of you said
the incident didn't change your feelings about him, Irvine still got the boot from the Food Network and was subsequently replaced by Iron Chef
Michael Symon.
Today I'm excited to have heard news of what I thought to be near-impossible:
Irvine will be returning to host the show again.
Kelsey Nixon, the perky blonde contestant on the fourth season of the
Next Food Network Star, is getting her own show. In the November issue of
Utah Valley magazine, she
discusses her new role at
Food Network: I've been approached by so many production companies, but I think Food Network is the route I should go. I'm working on a project with them right now — a web show about teaching cooking basics.

I mentioned last week that I've noticed
casseroles making a comeback. What better time to bring them back than during the
holidays? If you've got a lot to plan this
Thanksgiving, stick with a no-muss, no-fuss recipe that'll be ready in around half an hour.