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Food on the Move: Moski's BBQ brings homemade, smokey flavors

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Standing inside her food truck on a recent Wednesday afternoon, Shawna Morris filled a container with nacho chips.

Then, she topped them with a heaping scoop of barbecue pulled pork, cheese, onions, olives, sour cream and more.

“We want people to get their money’s worth, so we do big portions,” she said, drizzling a generous serving of barbecue sauce over the finished meal.

Coffee trailer launches in SW Wisconsin

A new coffee trailer has hit the streets of Kieler, Wis.

Tabitha Vosberg recently opened FarmGirl Coffee Shoppe in Kieler. The trailer is a mobile operation, though it currently operates six mornings a week on the U.S. 61/151 frontage road — Prism Lane — near Grant County Truck Bodies.

“It’s been going really well,” Vosberg said. “I’m just looking forward to continuing to get my name out there and just meeting more people and more customers.”

Quick Fix: Ginger Soy Stir-Fried Fish

A sweet and tangy sauce goes perfectly with the fish fillets in this quick stir-fried dinner. I added snow peas and red bell pepper along with microwaveable brown rice to complete this easy meal.

Here’s a tip for best stir-frying. Make sure your wok or skillet is hot and the oil sizzling before adding the ingredients. Once they are added let them sit for a few seconds. This gives the oil a chance to regain the heat after adding the cold ingredients.

These simple seared pork chops boast the flavors of porchetta without all the work

Italian porchetta is a special dish of spit-roasted pork flavored with herbs, fennel and garlic. It’s delicious, but much too involved for a weeknight dinner. To give pork chops the same flavor profile with less work, we narrowed the ingredients to those best suited for searing on the stovetop.

Pro tips for turning meh guacamole into great guacamole

Americans have been having a love affair with avocados in recent years. Especially in guacamole.

According to the California Avocado Commission, some 81 million pounds of avocados are consumed in the U.S. during Cinco de Mayo, the annual celebration of Mexican American culture that was celebrated earlier this month.

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