I found a pork chop recipe in my latest Better Homes & Gardens magazine and decided to try it. It was pretty easy!
You dip the chops in egg and bread crumbs, then fry them quick and hot. Remove them from the heat and add honey, cider vinegar and dark brown mustard to the drippings. Also throw in some sliced apples. Stir fry them until tender and serve on top of the chops! You can also toss in some spinach leaves, but we didn't have any.
They went over well so I guess I'll have to try them again!
Tomorrow I bake! Cookies and snacks for school lunches and muffins for my son's class. They're doing testing at school this week and asked for snacks.
Now back to my Schweddy Balls ice cream!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Warming up the house
It's another rainy, cool day here in NH, so what better way to warm up the house than to bake!
I've been craving apple crisp for a while now. Due to the weather, we haven't been able to go apple picking. Sad. But while grocery shopping the other day, I picked up five different kinds of apples, perfect for crisp. My daughter had her BFF over after school today, so I had two little sous chefs in the kitchen with me. They liked the corer/peeler and took turns doing the apples. Then they got their little hands in the butter, sugar and oats and had a grand old time mixing it up. They had even more fun eating it when it came out of the oven! I guess this one is a winner!!
As to the pumpkin pie I made the other day, it came out OK. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't spectacular either. I never thought to puree the pumpkin in the blender, so it wasn't as smooth as it could be. Also, next time I need to add more sugar. But all in all, it wasn't bad. Makes a great breakfast.
Boring night tonight, spaghetti!
I've been craving apple crisp for a while now. Due to the weather, we haven't been able to go apple picking. Sad. But while grocery shopping the other day, I picked up five different kinds of apples, perfect for crisp. My daughter had her BFF over after school today, so I had two little sous chefs in the kitchen with me. They liked the corer/peeler and took turns doing the apples. Then they got their little hands in the butter, sugar and oats and had a grand old time mixing it up. They had even more fun eating it when it came out of the oven! I guess this one is a winner!!
As to the pumpkin pie I made the other day, it came out OK. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't spectacular either. I never thought to puree the pumpkin in the blender, so it wasn't as smooth as it could be. Also, next time I need to add more sugar. But all in all, it wasn't bad. Makes a great breakfast.
Boring night tonight, spaghetti!
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Garden bounty
Hello!! I've neglected this, yes, I know, but not the cooking!
We had a wonderful garden this year. All sorts of veggies to harvest. Lettuce, herbs, tomatoes, peppers, hot peppers, artichoke, squash, eggplant....yum!!
My little daughter raised and eggplant on her own this year. She entered it into the local veggie contest and won Second prize! She was so proud. Later that week, we ate said eggplant. I've given the children the chance to make dinner once a week. They plan the menu and cook it themselves or with help if needed. M loves it! She decided to take her prize winning eggplant and have Eggplant Parmesan.
To start, I made fresh marinara sauce with everything from my garden. The tomatoes, the basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano, the only thing I didn't grow personally was the garlic, which was freshly bought from the Farmer's Market. M and I sliced the eggplant and dipped it in egg batter (the eggs were from our very own chickens!) then fresh bread crumbs. We put the slices in my stone baker, topped it with the sauce and baked. Right before taking it out of the oven, I topped it with mozzarella and provolone cheese. I made a loaf of bread and voila! We had a yummy, completely home-made dinner!!!! Everyone enjoyed it.
I've also made salsa and jalapeno poppers with the veggies from my garden. Picked some green peppers from my folks and made stuffed peppers with beef, too! So though I've been slacking here, I have been cooking!
At the moment, I have a pumpkin pie in the oven. No canned stuff here, I baked a sugar pumpkin with spices and cream, scooped out the flesh, then pureed it. It's currently baking in a pie crust, making the whole house smell yummy. Can't wait until it's done.
On another note, I have recently become a Pampered Chef consultant. I figured since I'm enjoying this cooking adventure so much, I'd love to share it, too! If anyone is interested, please let me know!
Off to check the pie!!!
We had a wonderful garden this year. All sorts of veggies to harvest. Lettuce, herbs, tomatoes, peppers, hot peppers, artichoke, squash, eggplant....yum!!
My little daughter raised and eggplant on her own this year. She entered it into the local veggie contest and won Second prize! She was so proud. Later that week, we ate said eggplant. I've given the children the chance to make dinner once a week. They plan the menu and cook it themselves or with help if needed. M loves it! She decided to take her prize winning eggplant and have Eggplant Parmesan.
To start, I made fresh marinara sauce with everything from my garden. The tomatoes, the basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano, the only thing I didn't grow personally was the garlic, which was freshly bought from the Farmer's Market. M and I sliced the eggplant and dipped it in egg batter (the eggs were from our very own chickens!) then fresh bread crumbs. We put the slices in my stone baker, topped it with the sauce and baked. Right before taking it out of the oven, I topped it with mozzarella and provolone cheese. I made a loaf of bread and voila! We had a yummy, completely home-made dinner!!!! Everyone enjoyed it.
I've also made salsa and jalapeno poppers with the veggies from my garden. Picked some green peppers from my folks and made stuffed peppers with beef, too! So though I've been slacking here, I have been cooking!
At the moment, I have a pumpkin pie in the oven. No canned stuff here, I baked a sugar pumpkin with spices and cream, scooped out the flesh, then pureed it. It's currently baking in a pie crust, making the whole house smell yummy. Can't wait until it's done.
On another note, I have recently become a Pampered Chef consultant. I figured since I'm enjoying this cooking adventure so much, I'd love to share it, too! If anyone is interested, please let me know!
Off to check the pie!!!
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