Pork Chops with Pineapple Fried Rice +-

From: Pioneer Woman

• 1/2 whole Pineapple, Cut Into Spears And Skewered
• 2 cups White Or Brown Rice, Cooked
• 6 whole Pork Chops
• 1 Tablespoon Butter
• 1 Tablespoon Peanut Oil Or Canola Oil
• 1 whole Large Onion, Sliced
• 6 Tablespoons Soy Sauce (more To Taste, Or If More Liquid Is Needed)
• 1 Tablespoon Rice Wine Vinegar
• 2 Tablespoons Honey
• 1 Tablespoon Sriracha, Or Other Hot Sauce
• Salt To Taste
• 3 cloves Minced Garlic
• 2 whole Eggs
• 1 jar (small) Drained Pimentos
• 1-1/2 cup Frozen Peas (or fresh asperagus)
• 2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce (additional)

Cook rice according to package instructions. Set aside.

Grill or saute pineapple spears until they have good marks/color on the outside. Slice, then set aside.

(Note: soak wooden skewers in water for a few hours first.)

Heat butter and oil over medium high heat, then add the pork chops to the pan. Saute on both sides until they have nice color.

Throw in the sliced onions and work them into the crevices between the chops. Shake the pan and move the onions around and let them cook for a good couple of minutes.

When the onions are starting to soften, add soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, honey, and hot sauce. Shake the pan, stir it around, and let it cook and bubble up for a good couple of minutes until the pork chops are completely cooked and the sauce is thicker. Remove the pork chops to a bowl, then let the sauce bubble up and cook for another 30 to 45 seconds. Pour it over the pork chops. Set aside.

Add a small amount of oil to the same pan (without cleaning it) and return it to the stovetop over medium-high heat. Add garlic and stir it around, then crack in the eggs and immediately stir them to scramble them a bit. Add peas, pimentos, and a couple of tablespoons (additional) soy sauce. Add cooked rice and stir it around to cook for a couple of minutes.

To serve, pile rice on a plate, then top with a pork chops and onions from the sauce. Drizzle a little bit of sauce over the top.

Baked Lemon Chicken ✔+

From: My Recipe Box

• Frozen chicken breasts
• Lemon Pepper
• Lemon Juice

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Place the frozen chicken breasts in a baking dish.

Pour the lemon juice over them until they have a nice frozen coat.

Sprinkle with lemon pepper to taste.

Cover with tin foil.

Pop it in the oven for about 50 minutes (depends on the size of your chicken breasts).

Remove from the oven and serve.

Spinach and Sausage Cream Sauce +-

From: My Recipe Box

• 2T Olive Oil
• 2 Cloves Garlic, minced
• 1 Shallot, minced
• 2 Chicken Sausages, sliced (you can use whatever kind of sausage you want)
• 1/4c flour
• 2 1/2 c cold milk
• 1/2 - 1c shredded Parmesan cheese
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 c (or more) cream
• chopped mushrooms
• fresh spinach leaves

Heat the olive oil in the pan.  Add the garlic and shallots. Mix the garlic and shallots until the garlic is fragrant and the shallots are translucent.  

Add the sausage and brown.

Sprinkle the flour over the sausage mixture and mix until the flour just begins to turn golden.

Add cold milk.

Heat the mixture until it begins to thicken.  Add the cheese and salt to taste.

Add the cream.  Heat the mixture through.

Add the mushrooms and cook until tender.

Removed the sauce from the heat and add the fresh spinach leaves.  Stir until the spinach has wilted into the sauce.

Serve over your favorite type of pasta.

Breakfast Enchiladas +-

From: AllRecipes

• 2c cubed, fully cooked ham
• 1/2c chopped green onions
• 10 (8 inch) flour tortillas
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
• 1 Tbs all-purpose flour
• 2c half-and-half cream
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 tsp salt

• Combine ham and onions; place about 1/3 cup down the center of each tortilla. Top with 2 tablespoons cheese. Roll up and place seam side down in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish.
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• In a bowl, combine flour, cream, eggs and salt if desired until smooth. Pour over tortillas. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
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• Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 3 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Creamed Eggs ✔+

From: My Recipe Box

• 4 Tbs butter
• 4 Tbs flour
• 2c COLD milk
• 8-10 hard boiled eggs, chopped
• salt to taste
• white pepper to taste
• pepper to taste

In a medium sauce pan melt butter.

Add the flour and stir until the flour just begins to turn golden.

Add the COLD milk and whisk until the clumps are gone.

Heat to a simmer.

Add eggs and heat through.

Add salt and peppers to taste.

Serve over toast.

Beef Stroganoff ✔+

From: Mom Cunningham

• 1lb ground beef or stew meat
• 1T olive oil
• 1 med. onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 10 ½ oz can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1c dairy sour cream
• 1 3 oz can mushrooms, undrained -or- fresh mushrooms
• 2T ketchup
• 2T Worcestershire sauce
• pasta

Heat oil in skillet.

Add garlic and onions and cook until garlic becomes fragrent.

Add meat and brown.

Add fresh mushrooms.  Stir occasionally until mushrooms are soft.

Add cream of mushroom soup, sour cream (don't use light... it will curdle), ketchup, and Worcestershire Sauce.

Heat through.

DON’T BOIL.

Serve over pasta.

Slow-Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken ✔+

From: The Kitchn

Serves 2 to 4 with leftovers

• 4 to 5 pound chicken

For the seasoning rub:

• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 sprigs thyme, leaves stripped and minced

For the cooking liquid:

• 2 lemons, quartered
• 1 head garlic, cloves separated, but left in their skins
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes or 1 teaspoon bouillon paste, divided (optional for richer flavor)
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 sprigs rosemary

For the gravy:

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Remove the bag of gizzards and discard (or reserve for stock). Pat the chicken dry with paper towels.

Mix all the seasoning ingredients together in a bowl. Gently work your fingers under the skin covering the breast meat and slide them back and forth to separate the skin from the meat without tearing it. Scoop up a dollop of the seasoning and work it under the skin covering both breasts. Rub any remaining seasoning over the drumsticks and thighs. Transfer the chicken to the slow cooker, breast-side up.

Squeeze and reserve the juice from one of the lemons. Stuff the rinds into the cavity of the chicken along with one whole bouillon cube and a few garlic cloves. Crumble the other bouillon cube over the chicken and rub it into the skin. Arrange the remaining lemon quarters, the rest of garlic cloves, and the thyme around the chicken. Combine the reserved lemon juice, the soy sauce, and the broth, and pour it over the chicken.

Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 4 to 6 hours. Thirty minutes or so before the time is done, add the rosemary sprigs.

Remove chicken from the slow-cooker and allow it to rest on a baking sheet, tented with foil, for about 20 minutes. The wings and drumsticks may fall away as you lift the chicken; this is normal.
While the chicken is resting, strain the cooking liquid into a sauce pan and bring to a rapid simmer. Scoop out a half cup of the liquid and whisk it with the flour in a separate bowl. Slowly pour the flour slurry back into the cooking liquid while whisking. Continue simmering and whisking until the gravy thickens. Taste and add salt and pepper as desired.

When ready to serve, remove the skin from the chicken and discard. Use your fingers to pull the meat away off the bones; it should come away easily with gentle pressure or use a knife as needed.