I’ve actually tried out quite a few new recipes this month. Without school, or subbing to do, I had a lot of time to be around the house—which means cooking! I am going to share only one recipe, because I don’t know where the others are and, really, the outcome wasn’t anything to share. However, this recipe was a hit with The Boyfriend, and I thought it was quite tasty too. It added a nice variety to our chicken based diet.
I found the basis of the recipe at Allrecipes.com, but made a few adjustments based on comments and what I had to work with.
Spicy Lemon Pork
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
4 pork loin chops
¼ c. lemon juice
3 cloves of garlic (garlic powder works in a pinch)
½ tsp. Paprika
¼ tsp cayenne pepper (Very spicy!)
½ tsp. Thyme
Heat olive oil in large pan. Brown chops 5 minutes on each side. Mix all seasoning and juice together and pour directly over chops in pan. Cover, let simmer 20 minutes. If liquid remains after twenty minute, remove chops and reduce liquid for 5 minutes. (If no liquid left, chops are ready!) Place chops back in pan and coat in reduced mixture.
Again, I forget to photographically capture this little dish. I get too excited about eating and thoughts of pictures fly out my mind. The original recipe called for more cayenne pepper and I thought the pork was way too spicy, so I cut it down.
I also worked a *teensy* bit on one of the novels I need to finish, so we're seeing bits of progress here and there. I'm also planning my organic (container) garden and hopefully will be ready to buy seeds in the next few weeks. So far, so good in 2007!
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