Joy in the Kitchen!

The other day I needed a dinner that I could make ahead and leave in the oven.  I combined a couple of recipes to come up with this.  It was a hit with our entire family. I like to buy full boneless pork loins at Sam's Club and then cut them into chops or leave the size we need for a roast.  The price is usually cheapest that way and I'm all about cutting our food budget.  I keep everything in this recipe on hand (aside from the French's Fried Onions) so it is something I could throw together  spur of the moment. Creamy Pork Chops and Potatoes 6-8 pork loin chops (boneless or bone-in) 6 LARGE  russet potatoes , peeled and sliced 2 10 oz. cans condensed cream of mushroom soup 1 12 oz. can evaporated milk 3/4 C. water 3 T. onion soup base (1 package of Lipton onion soup is a little over 2 T. so just use that if you'd rather not have a package open.  I buy mine in bulk so it's easier for measuring) 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/4 tsp. salt French's fr...

This week, along with my usual Bountiful Basket of fruits & veggies, I ordered a Mexican specialty pack.  What a fun bunch of new (to me) items to cook with!  We had jalapeno's, green chilis, limes, cilantro, garlic, tomatillos, avocados, green onions, and a couple of yellow onion.  There are several of those items I've never used.  A quick search online revealed MANY recipes to consider!  This is the one I found that looked the most interesting and that I had all the ingredients on hand.   The directions were easy to follow and I only made a few adjustments to the original recipe.  It turned out delicious!!!   We served ours with Spanish Rice and warmed corn tortilla's. My changes:   I used only 1/2 a jalapeno, added 2 green chilies, which I roasted but did not take the skin off of, only about 1/3 of the cilantro.   I also put mine in a crockpot.  Then an hour before dinner, I ladled off most of the liquid, put i...

We grill a lot more than burgers at our house! (though you'd hardly know that this summer :) ) We have a Holland Grill it is different in ways from a regular gas grill in that it has a diffuser plate that keeps the flames from actually touching the food, and more evenly distributes the heat. I've baked bread, cupcakes, brownies and roasted turkeys on this grill. I love it! ANYWAY... (I do get carried away about the Holland grill. LOL )... These marinated pork chops grill up fast & easy. I love the tangy taste the orange juice gives. Hope you love them! These pork chops would be fine baked in the oven as well as grilled, and you could easily substitute boneless skinless chicken breasts for the pork chops. 4-8 Pork Chops - boneless or bone-in, any cut Marinade: 1/3 C. orange juice concentrate 1/3 C. water 3 T. soy sauce 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1/2 tsp. ginger 1 T. olive oil Put pork chops in zip lock gallon baggie, or large bowl with a lid that sea...