I modified the original recipe ever so slightly to make it a healthier (gluten free :) recipe.
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Last week after vacationing in Charleston we came home to pretty much...empty cupboards. At first, I thought that this was NOT such a good thing since our taste buds had been spoiled with all of the fantastic food that we had during our stay. So since I just wasn't in the mood to leave the house again...especially to go grocery shopping...I was forced to get real resourcefulwith what I had on hand ;} OMG...we ended up liking this recipe so much that I had to make a double batch of chops just to get our fix!
Spicy Marinated Balsamic & Brown Sugar Glazed Pork Chops
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This is an update to this post because we were so pleased with the results of this recipe that we have already made this recipe two more times since I originally posted it on February 12th. We love it so much that I want to include it in Tidymom's second annual soup extravaganza, Soupapalooza (Feb. 28-Mar. 5)
If I don't SAY so myself...I know that DH agrees with me...he says "it's perfect!"
For some time now we have been toying with the idea of trying to create our own version of Hot n'Sour Soup here at the Love Shack. It's one of our favorite things on the menu at P.F. Chang's...along with their lettuce wraps...yummy!
Then last week we were watching Dr. Oz and he had Chef Ming Tsai on the show to share his Shitake Hot and Sour Soup recipewhich is suppose to help boost your immunity. We felt like Chef Ming Tsai's recipe was the best that we have seen, when it came to the fresh, organic ingredients and that he made it looks so quick and easy to make. So after picking up the ingredients at Trader Joe's on Friday, we decided to try our own version today. That would be with chicken breast in lieu of tofu...just not a fan of soybeans...and sans the carrots since I'm allergic to them ;}
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This Foodie Friday is the 2nd Anniversary and to celebrate, Michael Lee is having a fantastic door prize...one that I so desperately need (hint, hint ;)...a KitchenAid Mixer! So be sure to hop on over and say congratulations to Michael Lee and to share your recipes on Foodie Friday!
Ever since I had this dish at Oceana Grill during our trip this month to New Orleans, it gave me the inspiration to try to make it myself! After all…how hard can it be since I already know how to make fettuccine alfredo…the only thing that was stopping me was the shrimp…cause I’ve always been afraid to (over)cook them myself. So I decided to play it safe when I found colossal frozen shrimp at Trader Joe's...because then...all's you have to do is quickly saute the shrimp with the spices to heat them through! Keep it simple sweetie...that is always my motto!
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Today for Foodie Friday and Soup-a-Palooza I'm sharing another quick and delicous soup recipe that was inspired after our trip last weekend to the Big Easy ;)
This recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup is one that we have adapted from several recipes over the years. We were looking for one that used as many fresh ingredients as possible and that was thickened naturally by pureeing the beans in lieu of using a thickening agent such as powder. ALSO I am not a fan of bell peppers or corn in my soups/chowders...but you could certainly add them if you are ;)
This week for Foodie Friday, Michael Lee is asking us all to share any lessons that we have learned along the way. THE biggest life lesson I've learned is that things happen for a reason...we may not always know what the reasons are at the time...but eventually we do figure them out and it's a real revelation! Now that I know this, I do not worry about things because I know that this too shall pass! In the meantime I focus on what I know for surein my life, which is my family, and I try to make things better for them. Usually by cooking for them and making them their favorite things like my sweet n'spicy meatballs for Valentines Day ;)
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We are always looking for new ways to cook pork tenderloin and for this week's Foodie Friday, I am excited about sharing another great recipe: Green Chili Pork Stew
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This week I made an ole family favorite...Mixed Fried Rice...with a kick! For years I have been making mixed fried rice and never wrote down the recipe because to the Chinese, making and having mixed friend rice is like Paella to the Spanish. In other words...it's left-over night and everything that you have "left-over" in the refrigerator come Friday night gets thrown in the pot! When we were kids we were fortunate enough to live in Taiwan, a little tiny island off the coast of main land China. There, we had Mixed Fried Rice every chance we got...which was usually on Friday nights at the NCO Club. Mom never attempted to make it much at home because Dad didn't care for white rice after being in two wars (Korea and Vietnam), he'd had all the rice he could stomach! So then as an adult I started making it in my own kitchen and it NEVER came out the same each time...mainly because the ingredients change with your left-overs...right! So now I'm writing the recipe down so that my boys at least have the basics to start their own version of this favorite dish!
Well it's Friday and I was catch-in' up on my Food Network shows, that I taped this week, and as always, was very inspired to get off the couch when I watch Paula's Home Cooking, "Cajun Cooking" to be exact. On this episode she makes Jambalaya and Cajun Seafood Balls and I'm putting these two on the back burner (for when I have all the necessary ingredients). My love of "cajun" is deep and when I lived in Louisiana (some years ago), I loved everything about the state and became a fan of Justin Wilson's "Homegrown Louisiana Cooking". Then later, when I met my DH, I turned him onto watching Justin...long before there even was a "Food Network" channel... "I guuaaaarrrraaaannntteee"...as Justin use to say. God Bless Justin, sure do miss his style of cooking and his wit on TV :}
So all these spicy, hot cravings had to be satisfied...so out to the kitchen I went and I grabbed the ingredients for preparing my ole standby...Chili! There is no recipe for this...what can I tell you...I follow the package directions on the back of the McCormick Chili, Original mix...only I buy the "hot" package (but not 24 at a time)...cause I like it HOT!
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