Pineapple Stuffed Pork Chops

We had a neighborhood party tonight. It was bring your own meat and a side dish to share. I bought some boneless pork chops at Costco earlier in the day to cook at the party. The pork chops were about 2 inches thick so I decided to I wanted to stuff them with something. Here is the resulting recipe.

Pineapple Stuffed Pork Chops
4 Pork Chops
1 can pineapple slices in syrup
1/4 cup catsup
1 T sliced green onion
1 T butter
1/2 t dry mustard

Butterfly each chop. Season with a little salt and pepper. Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Cut pineapple slices in half and depending on the size of the chop, place half of the slice on one side of the pork chop. Cut up the remaining pineapple and set aside.

In a small saucepan, combine catsup, green onion, butter, mustard, the remaining pineapple, and pineapple juice. Hear to boilin; reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.

Grill pork chops to an internal temperature of 160 degrees. During the last 5 minutes of cooking, brush chops with sauce. Spoon remaining sauce on chops before serving.

Ultimate Carmel Pull-A-Part

Here is an easy recipe for a hot breakfast.

16 to 18 unbaked frozen dinner rolls
(I like to use Terrel's Cinnamon Chip Rolls & Scone Dough)
1 (3-ounce) package regular butterscotch pudding mix, not instant
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup pecans, chopped (optional)
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted (can be reduced to 1/4 cup)

The night before place frozen rolls in well greased Bundt pan. Sprinkle dry pudding mix over rolls. Sprinkle brown sugar over pudding mix. Sprinkle chopped pecans over brown sugar. Pour melted butter over all. To prevent the dough from forming a hard crust while its rising overnight, cover with a damp towel or tightly wrap with plastic wrap. Let rise overnight at room temperature, about 8 to 10 hours.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Bake in oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Turn pan over onto a serving platter to remove. Serve by pulling apart chunks with forks.

Can you smell what the Tyler is cooking?

I was shovling the driveway tonight when Tyler came out and asked if he could cook dinner. I said sure. Tyler went in the house and looked up a recipe on nickJR.com. He choose a Chicken Noodle Soup recipe. It was a pretty basic recipe, so I of course had to make it my own. Tyler peeled and cut the carrots, quartered the onions, peeled the garlic, and did a good job of stiring and sampling the soup. Here is the recipe.

Tyler's Chicken Nooodle Soup

Ingredients
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10 cups chicken stock
I used chicken base to create the stock.
5 Carrots Diced
5 Celery stalks Diced
1 1/2 Onions quarterd
3 Cloves Garlic Minced
3 Large Chicken Breasts
1/2 tsp Dried Rosemary
1/2 tsp Dried Oregano
1/2 tsp Dried Basil
1/2 tsp Dried Tarragon
2 tsp Mustard
3 Bay Leaves

Egg noodles, or your favorite pasta. Tyler choose a 12oz box of multi-grain penne rigate.

Directions
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Cook chicken until juices run semi-clear. I didn't cook the chicken all the way, as I wanted the chicken to finish cooking in the pot. Then dice chicken into bite size pieces.
Heat chicken stock until boiling. Once boiing add carrots, celery, spices, mustard, and chicken pieces.
Reduce heat and let simmer for 40-50 minutes.

Scrumdidlyumcious Fish Tacos

I work with a master chef called Jeremy Jacobson. He is a funny guy. It came up a while ago that I like fish tacos. He claimed to have the best recipe for fish tacos. He finally gave me a copy of the recipe la st week and I made the taco's today. Shantell and the kids claim to not like fish. I made them anyway. It was a good thing I did . Shantell and the kids loved them! Shantell ate three, Amanda ate two, and Tyler and Bre-Bre at one.

I took some over to the Owens and the Rash's and they thought they were great as well. Johnny said that he didn't like fish tacos, so he didn't try them. I asked if he had ever tried fish tacos before. He said no. I think I will refer to that and other illog ical answers as a Spockisum. Needless to say, the recipe was a big hit. Here is a copy of the recipe, I added the chili power an d red onions.

Jeremy's Fish Tacos

>Taco Items
Shredding Red Cabbage
Corn Tortillas
1 lb White fish. I cross cut the fillets into 1 or 2 inch strips.(I used cod)

>Batter:
1 Cup Flour
1 tps kosher salt
1 Cup Beer
2 Egg Whites

Mix flour and salt. Stir in beer. Beat egg whites to a soft peak and fold into beer mixture. Dip fish into batter and deep fry until golden brown.

>Sauce
1 Cup Mayo
1/4 Cup minced Cilantro
2 Tbls Dill Pickle Relish
3 Tbls Minced Pickled Jalapenos
1 Tbls Fresh Lime Juice
1 tbs Mustard
1/4 tbs Kosher Salt
1/4 Cup diced red onion
Chili powder to taste.

Mix above ingredients together.

Warm tortillas. Place heaping tablespoon of sauce on tortilla. Then add cabbage then fish strips. Fold tortilla over and enjoy.

Chili Recipe

Some of the people I worked with wanted to have a potluck on Christmas Eve day. I announced that I would bring the chili. Jeremy was funny. He was a bit taken back by the fact that I could cook. I think Jennifer has her doubts too. Wont they be surprised when I show up with my chili. Here is the recipe for my Bren'dys chili. I call it bren'dys chili because I used to work for Wendy's and based my recipe off of a knock off of recipe for Wendy's chili.

Bren'dys Chili

Ingredients:
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2 pounds Ground beef
1 can (29 ounce size) tomato sauce
1 can (16 ounce size) kidney beans w/liquid
1 can (29 ounce size) pinto beans w/liquid
1 can (16 ounce size) black beans w/liquid
1 medium Onion, diced
1 green pepper, diced
2 Rib celery, diced
3 cans (16 ounce size) tomatoes with green chilis
2 teaspoons Cumin powder
3 tablespoons Chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
2 teaspoons Salt
2 cups Water

Directions:
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Brown the beef and drain the fat off. Crumble the cooked beef into pea size pieces. Return beef to pan and boil for 30 minutes. Remove and drain.
In a double boiler pot, combine the beef plus the remaining ingredients. Heat mixture in double boiler, stirring every 15 minutes, for 2-3 hours prior to serving.
You don't have to use a double boiler, but thats what we cooked the chili in at Wendys.