Pork Chop Meal (Recipes 40, 41, 42, & 43)

I've gone and done it. I knew it would happen eventually, and it has happened several times, but there are always leftovers to make up for it. But not this time.

I forgot to take pictures of the meal.

Words can only go so far, and pictures complement the words in a complete way. And this time, there are no images to complement. And there are no leftovers to make up for it.

Oops.

I'll try and make this a quick post because who wants to read a lot with no pictures.

I decided to try a new meat and when I was shopping at Aldi the Pork Chops almost jumped out at me. Growing up I remember having Pork Chops quite often. No offense to Mom, but I remember them always being a little dry. We had them with applesauce and I would always smother mine in Apple Sauce in the hopes that it would give it some juice.

So, when I decided to attempt Pork Chops I wanted them to be moist and flavourful. I found a recipe that required three ingredients and I was sold.

The recipe:

• Pork Chops
• 2 Cans Cream of Chicken 
• 2 Cans Water
• 2 Packets Italian Dressing Mix (or Ranch)

Mix it up in the crock pot and cook for 4-6 hours and vwala. Easiest meal, perfectly tender. 

The next new dish was the Apple Sauce. Damarise actually put most of it together (which I am SO thankful for!) 

The Recipe:

• Apples
• Water
• Sugar
• Lemon Juice
• Cinnamon

Boil the chopped and peeled apples until soft. Blend together to get the apple sauce texture. Flavour to your heart's content and serve. 

I served the pork chops with sides of green beans (just from a can, nothing special) and hassle back potatoes. 

The Recipe:

• Potatoes
• Cheese
• Italian Seasoning
• Butter
• Sour Cream

Slice the potatoes down multiple times without cutting through. In each slice stick some butter. Then sprinkle seasonings and cheese over it. Cook at 400ºF for 20-30 minutes. For the last 5 minutes put a dollup of sour cream on top and let it bake into the potato.

The last new recipe was a roll recipe. 

The Recipe: 

• 1 cup Milk 
• 1/2 cup Water 
• 1/4 cup Butter 
• 4 1/2 – 5 1/2 cups Flour 
• 2 1/4 teaspoons Yeast 
• 2 tablespoons white Sugar 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 1 Egg

Mix together the warm milk, sugar, and yeast to proof. After proofing mix together with the other ingredients. Knead well. Let rest in a greased bowl for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes roll three little balls and stick them in a muffin tin. This makes them look pretty and they are easy to pull apart. 

Bake at 400ºF for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. 

The eaters for this meal were Micah, Matt, Caroline, Faith, Aaron, Davey, and Damarise. Seeing as I have no leftovers to take pictures of, I'd say it was a hit. It was fun having everyone over and fellowshipping together around food. 

And I promise, next time there will be pictures! This post is so lifeless without any.