Dinner Tonight

Since its the weekend- I have a little more time to cook so tonight's dinner will take more preparation.

Breaded Pork Chops
Black Eyed Peas
Roasted Herb Veggies
Marinated Tomato Slices


First marinate your tomatoes-

Marinated Tomatoes
Slice 4 tomatoes
3 chopped green onions
place in a baggie
add
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cracked black pepper
1/4 cup fresh diced parsley

Place in fridge for at least 1 hour

Now cook your veggies-

Roasted Herb Veggies
4 large red potatoes
4 large Carrots
1 whole white or yellow onion
8 stalks of asparagus halved

Chop all veggies in large bite size chunks, except the asparagus- cut in 1/2.
Coat all veggies lightly in olive oil
and toss with:

• 1 T Kosher salt
• 1 T Cracked black pepper
• 1 T fresh chopped Rosemary
• 1 T fresh chopped Thyme
• 1 T fresh chopped sage

Place on a cookie sheet pan
Cook at 375 for 1 hour or until done (check at 45 min. for desired consistency)
(if the fresh herbs are unavailable- use a bottled Italian herb blend and use about 2 T)

After the veggies have been in for 30 minutes cook-

Pork Chops

Moisten Pork Chop by dipping in buttermilk (or egg and milk mixed)
Coat each side with Italian bread crumbs (Progresso makes this and it is usually on the same isle as the flour in the store).

• In a large skillet heat on med high 1/2 cup olive oil- let it get hot (test with a little crumb tossed in- if it sizzles - the oil is ready- if it smokes- it's too hot and needs to be turned down a little)
  
• Place each chop in the hot oil and cook on each side until browned- about 8 min.
  
• After they are browned- turn the heat down to low and allow them to cook slowly for about 10-15 minutes more. The whole idea is to have a nice browned crust (not burned) but get the inside cooked well enough- no pink.
• When they are done, place on paper towles to drain before serving

Black eyed peas are just straight from a can. Open 2 cans of peas, place in a microwave dish- juice and all- and heat for about 3 minutes. Homemade black eyed peas are really tasty, but they take a while to cook. I will save that recipe for another time.

Have a wonderful weekend!