Pork, Southern Fried Rice, and Steamed mixed veggies

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• Pork Loin
• 1/2 c. olive oil
• 1/3 c. lemon lime soda
• 2 Tbsp minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp granulated garlic
• 2 tsp. powdered ginger
• 1/3 c. soy sauce
• 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp horseradish
• 3 Tbsp lemon Pepper seasoning
• 2 - 4 lb. pork loin, boneless
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• Combine all the ingredients, except the pork and whisk together. Add the pork, cover, and refrigerate overnight.

Place a long sheet of tin foil in the bottom of a glass baking dish. Add the pork and the marinate. Pull the tin foil up around the sides and ends of the pork and seal on top. Bake at 350 for 2 hours, remove the tin foil and bake an additional hour until meat thermometer reads 145.

Southern Fried Rice

1 lb. bacon

1/2 medium onion, chopped

1 carrot, grated

1/2 c. peas

2 eggs, very lightly beaten

4 c. cooked rice

Saute bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon and reserve drippings. Saute onion in drippings until onion is almost tender, add carrots the last 30 seconds of onions. Add peas and rice. Toss to mix and heat rice. Push rice mixture to the sides creating a well in the middle. Add eggs, scramble until solid. When cooked, chop up fine. Mix with the rest of the rice mixture. Top with crumbled bacon and serve immediately.

Veggies

1 lb fresh asparagus

1 carrot

lemon pepper sprinkle

oil

Peel the carrot, and then use the carrot peeler to make thin ribbons of carrots. Saute the carrots and asparagus for about 3 minutes, add 1/3 c. water. Cover and steam until veggies are tender. Sprinkle with lemon pepper.

Garlic lemon Chicken

I got this recipe from Johns mom, and with minor tweaking here it is. I always make a large batch and then use the chicken without the gravy chopped up in salad.

I alternate what I serve it over, I had been serving it with rice, but I have been really into pasta with tangy lemony sauces over them, so this week I am serving it with pasta and sending it over to Presto Pasta Night hosted by Simona at Briocle

1 tsp. each salt, black pepper, garlic powder

½ tsp. each onion powder, thyme

¼ tsp. each cayenne pepper, paprika

6 chicken breasts, cut into fillets

4 Tbsp butter

1 1/2 c. chicken broth

4 Tbsp. lemon juice

4 tsp. cornstarch

Mix seasonings in a bowl and then evenly sprinkle on both sides of chicken. Heat butter in a skillet on medium high. Sauté chicken until golden brown on each side. Remove chicken and add the lemon juice and chicken broth to pan, whisking to remove browned bits off the bottom. Cook 3 or 4 minutes and then combine cornstarch and enough water to form a thin pasta, add cornstarch to the pan and cook until thickened. Return the chicken to pan, coat in sauce, heat though, and serve.

Squiddy

Those of you who have gotten to hear me complain about "squiddy" on facebook can now see what I was talking about. And you can see what I made for a friends homecoming.

That black streak?? It doesn't go away and you cant see whatever is behind it.

Who doesn't love White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake?

Simple Yet Tasty Side Dish

I made this tonight to go with meat loaf. I wanted potatoes and green beans without having to use two pots (cause I didnt want to clean more than one)(Actually I didnt even want to clean one, but I had to do something)

Anyway

I used 4 large red potatoes
2 c. chicken broth
2 handfuls of frozen green beans
Mortons nature seasons
Butter if you want

Cut the potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Don't bother to peel them. Add to a pan with the broth. Simmer, covered until al dente. Add the green beans and continue to cook until potatoes and green beans are very tender.

Remove from broth and sprinkle with Mortons Nature seasons, OR top with butter and sprinkle with Mortons Nature seasons, OR combine cornstarch and water to make a thin paste and stir into the hot broth and thicken and use to glaze potatoes with, then sprinkle with Mortons Nature Seasons.

HH6 Cooking Club Pizza

I came up with the challenge this month, I chose Pizza, but you couldnt use tomato sauce. So I used my favorite eggplant sauce in place of the tomato sauce.

Then I wanted to highlight my other favorite pizza that uses a spinach sauce and mention some other things I have done with pizza.

First off my eggplant sauce recipe. Just use in place of the tomato sauce, top with cheese, and bake! Sorry about no pictures, my computer is being worked on and this dinosaur doesnt have bluetooth.

Eggplant Sauce
2 egg plants, quartered lengthwise
4 roma tomatoes, quartered
3 cloves garlic
1 onion, quartered
olive oil
Salt

Brush vegetables with oil and sprinkle with salt. Roast at 400 for 40 minutes.
Then combine
4 c. chicken broth
2 tsp. marjoram
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Scrape eggplant from purple skin. Add eggplant, onion, tomatoes, and garlic to broth. Simmer 30 - 40 minutes until vegetables are tender. Puree. Let sit 15 minutes.

Stir in 1/4 c. cream

So thats the eggplant sauce, I highly recommend it.




Now for the Spinach Pizza.

Some other pizza's I have either made or had are

Breakfast
Don't worry about a sauce, top crust with cheese, green onions, cooked bacon and a whole raw egg and bake until the crust and the egg are cooked

Hot Wing
Use wing sauce instead of marinara, sprinkle with a powdered ranch, top with cheese and some chopped up boneless hot wings.

BBQ Chicken
BBQ sauce, gouda cheese, sliced red onions, chicken cooked in bbq sauce, and fresh chopped cilantro

Pesto
Pesto for the sauce, top with cheese and bake

Alfredo
Only use a little alfredo sauce, top with a lot of cheese and then top with cooked chicken tossed with a little sauce, and sliced garlic.

Make the alfredo primavera, and top with lots of spring veggies.

What do you put on your pizza?

Watermelon slush

3 c. watermelon, cubed
1 c. strawberries, tops removed
1 lime, peeled
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 c. frozen grapes

1 can lemon lime soda

Blend watermelon until pureed. Add strawberries, lime, lemon juice, and grapes. Blend until smooth again.

Add soda and pulse just until mixed.

Breakfast Casserole

You might need more or less bread depending on the size of your slices. When the bread and cheese are combined you want them to come about halfway up the inside of the casserole dish.

4 slices old dry bread, ripped into small pieces
1 c. shredded cheese

1/2 onion
1 Tbsp. butter
4 sausage links
1 c. cooked ham (I used leftover ham from a previous dinner)

1 3/4 c. milk
1/2 c. sour cream
6 eggs
1/2 - 1 tsp salt
dash black pepper
1/4 tsp. mustard

Combine the bread and cheese in the bottom of a 9x9 inch pan and toss to mix.

Saute the onion in butter until translucent. Add the sausage and cook until browned. Add the ham, cook 1 minute and remove from heat.

Top the bread and cheese layer with the meat and onion layer.

Combine the milk, eggs, and remaining ingredients and pour over the meat layer.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 45 minutes to and hour, until cooked in the center. Let rest 10 minutes before cutting.