Honey Garlic Pork chops

I am still addicted to Pinterest and am always searching for really good recipes. I found this one for pork chops and loved it. I highly recommend making them, they were quick and easy. The adults and the kids both loved them. We will be having these again.

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• salt and pepper
• garlic powder
• 5 pork chops
• 2 eggs lightly beaten with 4 tablespoons water
• 1 cup honey
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• black pepper
• 4 tablespoons oil, divided

Sift together flour, salt and pepper. (Any spice combination could be used, I just kept it really simple). Dip pork chops in flour, then egg mixture and then flour again. Fry in skillet that has been heated with 2 tablespoons oil.

Fry garlic in remaining oil until soft, not brown. Add honey, soy sauce and pepper. Simmer 10 minutes (keep watch as it can boil up). Dip cooked pork chops in the sauce and serve.

Crock pot pulled pork

We love pulled pork, it is so easy when it's made in the slow cooker and so delicious. I found our recipe at Tasty Kitchen on the Pioneer Woman's website. It is so simple, most of the ingredients you will have on hand in your pantry. I highly recommend it, especially this time of year when everything is so hectic and busy; a quick easy meal is a sure hit. I adapted the recipe slightly to suit my family's taste.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 can tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• pork - I use pork tenderloin but it can be any pork roast
• Kaisers
• 1 bag coleslaw mix
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Combine all ingredients except pork in the crock pot. Once combined add the pork, turn to coat in the sauce. Cook on low for 8 hours.

Combine coleslaw dressing ingredients. Add coleslaw. Refrigerate until ready to use. When pork is cooked shred, add back to sauce. Pile pork and sauce on kaiser and top with coleslaw. Enjoy!

A Greek inspired meal

I loved tonight's dinner, there was chicken, salad, pitas, potatoes, and a yummy yogurt dip. I was so excited to eat dinner I forgot to take any photos. Not a good blogger I know. I love Greek inspired food, it's one of my favourites. Hopefully one day I'll get to Greece where I can try the real thing. Tonight's dinner was one of my favourites, if you are looking for something full of fresh flavours I highy recommend it.

Chicken ingredients

• 5 tablespoons oil
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• zest of 1 lemon
• 3 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, miced
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless

Combine ingredients in a ziplock bag. Add chicken marinate 2 hours. When ready to cook heat an additional 2 tablespoons oil in a large frying pan, brown chicken on both sides. Place chicken in baking dish and bake 30-40 minutes at 375 degrees until done and no longer pink.

Yogurt sauce

• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup fresh dill, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients and let chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours.

Lemon potatoes

• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 lemon, juiced and zested
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• salt and pepper to taste
• 5 red skinned potatoes, washed and dried off, cut into chunks

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Combine all ingredients in oven safe dish, make sure potatoes are coated. Cover with foil, bake 30 minutes, take foil off and bake an addiotnal 30-45 minutes (I usually add the chicken to the oven at this point so it is all hot and ready at the same time).

Enjoy!

Chili macaroni

I wanted to make something hearty and healthy for dinner tonight so I decided to do a loaded chili macaroni. It was a real hit, the boys liked it because it had noodles in it and I was happy because of all the veggies in it. I served it with these cheese biscuits and thought it was a really good meal.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 sweet onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 green pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 carrot, peeled and diced (small dice)
• 1 zucchini, grated on medium grate of box grater
• 1 can whole plum tomatoes
• 1 can roasted garlic tomato sauce
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 8oz macaroni, cooked

Heat oil in large pot. Add onions, peppers and carrots. Cook 5 minutes, add garlic cook 1 minute. Add zucchini cook 5 minutes. Add ground beef and brown, about 10-15 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, cumin and chili powder. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and water, chickpeas and black beans. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer 1 hour.  Add macaroni, stir to combine. Serve with warm biscuits or buns.

Ham and Pea soup

We had a ham for dinner the other night which is always a hit, so I saved the bone to make soup with. We love ham and pea soup. It's so filling and delicious. I always make sure I leave a little extra meat on the bone for the soup. We like there to be a fair amount of ham in the soup. I served it with crusty buns and a salad. It was the perfect dinner.

Ingredients

• 1 ham bone with some meat left on
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 sweet onion, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, small dice
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups water
• 3 1/2 cup dry split green peas

Heat oil in large soup pot. Fry veggies until soft, about 5 minutes. Add ham bone, salt and pepper. Cook 5 more minutes.

Add stock, peas and water. Bring to a boil. Skim off the foam.

Cover, simmer until peas breakdown and soup becomes thicker. About 2 hours.

Remove ham bone, shred meat into soup.

Chop Salad

I was looking for a quick salad to make for dinner the other night but I wanted to make sure it had all the essentials in it, I came across this salad at the Stacey Snack's blog and adapted it to what we had on hand. I also used a low fat bottled Balsamic vinaigrette with it. It was really good and so simple.

Ingredients

•  1 bag baby spinach, washed and torn
• 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 tomato, diced
• 50 grams thick salami, sliced
• cheddar cheese, diced
• walnuts, chopped

Combine and top with your favourite dressing.