Tonight's dinner consisted of Pork Chops in a Honey Sauce, cooked in my crock pot. To accompany it, I made some rice (I used slow rice, but minute rice would have been fine if I'd had any on hand) and drizzled it with some of the leftover Honey Sauce, as well as some Green Giant Glazed Carrots (from your grocer's freezer section). Yes, I took a shortcut, but that's allowed sometimes :)
This recipe took a little bit of forethought-making sure the pork chops were thawed, and starting the meal hours before we planned to eat. I don't always cook like this, but it is certainly a preferred method.
My recipe came from a Crock Pot recipe magazine, from the impulse buy section of the grocery store. I altered it by using pork instead of chicken, like the recipe originally called for. I don't own any rights to the recipe itself, but I can't find a link to the official recipe itself for you, so here you go:
PORK IN HONEY SAUCE
4-6 boneless pork chops
salt and pepper, optional, to taste
2 cups honey
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup oil (I used extra virgin olive oil)
2 fresh cloves garlic, minced OR 1 tsp minced garlic
1) Put your meat in the crock pot, season with salt and pepper.
2) Combine rest of ingredients in a medium bowl, stir well. Pour over pork. Cover; cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours or HIGH 3 to 4. (I recommend low if possible, your pork will be juicier and more flavorful)
3) Save extra sauce to drizzle on rice.
RICE:
I used regular white rice, but you can use minute rice or any other type of rice you prefer. Cook according to directions on packet. 1 cup dry rice made about 2 cups cooked rice and that seemed to be way too much for this dish, so I would recommend 1/2 cup dry/1 cup cooked. Spoon some of Honey Sauce over rice on your plate.
CARROTS:
The Green Giant Glazed Carrots made a nice side dish for this meal because they were sweet similar to the other foods, but had a different flavor. I'm sure if you want to make them from scratch, you can find many "sweet" or "glazed" carrot recipes out her in cyberspace. Please check the links I have on the side of the blog if you'd like.
Try it and let me know what you think :)
WELCOME
I often find myself struggling to figure out what to do for dinner. Even when I find a recipe that sounds good, I end up with boring canned veggies, or nothing at all as a side dish. Here you will find recipes I've tried cooking myself, as well as what I've made with them and better yet, the reactions from my family.
A little background info about our tastes:
Personally, my tastes resemble a vegetarian without a conscience. That is, I do not have qualms about eating meat, I just happen to prefer fruits and veggies. I love pasta as well. If I have to choose a favorite meat, its chicken-not only because its cheaper than most others, but because I grew up eating a lot of it and I just gained a taste for it I guess. Favorite Veggie is probably corn, and favorite fruit would probably be bananas. I like trying new things, especially uncommon fruits like mango, guava, starfruit, etc. I do not like fish or any seafood for that matter though, so if you're looking for a good recipe for lobster or crab, you're in the wrong place. Other dislikes include mushrooms and peas, though I'll eat the peas in casseroles if they're not overwhelming. My favorite spice to use is garlic. And yes, I do think it wards off the vampires :D
My husband is about as Anti-Vegetarian as they come. He loves his beef. He has this notion that meat isn't supposed to be sweet, but I'm slowly working on changing his biases. He's also big on seafood and he's a hunter. Cooking for him is hard to do because our tastes differ so much. In addition to loving what I don't, he despises tomatoes, which I love. He dislikes peppers (like green and red), but likes spicy foods.
My 7 year old daughter likes most things she tries, but every now and again I find her "not liking" something I've made. She loves fish. Every kind her dad has made her has been her "new" favorite. She also loves fruits and veggies, especially broccoli. And she loves ketchup, she'd put it on everything if I let her.
My 4 year old daughter has hardly ever met a dish she didn't like. If she doesn't "like" it, its more likely she's tired or just not hungry, than actually not liking it. She likes "circle cheese" (provalone) sandwiches with mustard, not "chetchup." She loves fruits and veggies as well, and is a little less of a meat eater than her sister, but she still eats it most of the time without complaints. She asks for seconds of the veggies though over the meat.
I hope you enjoy getting to know us, or at least find a little inspiration for dinner tonight! Thanks for visiting!
A little background info about our tastes:
Personally, my tastes resemble a vegetarian without a conscience. That is, I do not have qualms about eating meat, I just happen to prefer fruits and veggies. I love pasta as well. If I have to choose a favorite meat, its chicken-not only because its cheaper than most others, but because I grew up eating a lot of it and I just gained a taste for it I guess. Favorite Veggie is probably corn, and favorite fruit would probably be bananas. I like trying new things, especially uncommon fruits like mango, guava, starfruit, etc. I do not like fish or any seafood for that matter though, so if you're looking for a good recipe for lobster or crab, you're in the wrong place. Other dislikes include mushrooms and peas, though I'll eat the peas in casseroles if they're not overwhelming. My favorite spice to use is garlic. And yes, I do think it wards off the vampires :D
My husband is about as Anti-Vegetarian as they come. He loves his beef. He has this notion that meat isn't supposed to be sweet, but I'm slowly working on changing his biases. He's also big on seafood and he's a hunter. Cooking for him is hard to do because our tastes differ so much. In addition to loving what I don't, he despises tomatoes, which I love. He dislikes peppers (like green and red), but likes spicy foods.
My 7 year old daughter likes most things she tries, but every now and again I find her "not liking" something I've made. She loves fish. Every kind her dad has made her has been her "new" favorite. She also loves fruits and veggies, especially broccoli. And she loves ketchup, she'd put it on everything if I let her.
My 4 year old daughter has hardly ever met a dish she didn't like. If she doesn't "like" it, its more likely she's tired or just not hungry, than actually not liking it. She likes "circle cheese" (provalone) sandwiches with mustard, not "chetchup." She loves fruits and veggies as well, and is a little less of a meat eater than her sister, but she still eats it most of the time without complaints. She asks for seconds of the veggies though over the meat.
I hope you enjoy getting to know us, or at least find a little inspiration for dinner tonight! Thanks for visiting!
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