Saturday, December 26, 2009

Chicken Fried Chops

My mom had given me a Taste of Home slow cooker cookbook for my birthday and I found this yummy recipe. It was super easy and oh so tasty!

Chicken Fried Chops

1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1-1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
6 pork loin chops (3/4 inch thick), trimmed
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1/3 cup water

In a shallow bowl combine flour, salt, mustard and garlic powder; dredge pork chops. In a skillet brown the chops on both sides in oil. Place in 3-qt. slow cooker.

Combine soup and water; pour over chops.
Cover and cook on love for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender. If desired, thicken pan juices and serve with the pork chops.

Gravy I made with the pan juices. It was one of the best gravies I had ever made.
The final product with pork stuffing(from a box) on the side. Yield: 6 servings

Saturday, December 5, 2009

My First Thanksgiving Dinner

My menu. I feel like my Mom and Grandma because they always make a menu list so they don't forget anything.

Rolls I made the night before. I just used Rhodes rolls which are so easy to do. Here's their website:http://www.rhodesbread.com/

The bird right before going into the oven. I didn't stuff with stuffing as it kind of grosses me out to eat stuffing after it's been inside the bird. I know, I'm weird. My 10lbs. Butterball beauty is done after about 3.5 hours of cooking.
Making gravy. I poured the turkey drippings into a glass measuring cup and skimmed off the fat. Then I placed drippings in pan and added some cornstarch and water until thick. It was really good.

My stuffing. Which was the first time I had ever made it. It's my Mom's recipe which I love to eat.

Stuffing:
1 stick butter
medium onion (chopped)
celery stalk (chopped)
2-3 cans chicken broth
1 Tablespoon poultry seasoning
Bread crumbs

Melt butter in large sauce pan. Add onions and celery (you can add as little or as much as you want) until translucent. Add poultry seasoning. Pour mixture over bread crumbs and add chicken broth until moist. Bake at 350 for about an hour.


My complete feast!

And don't forget the pumpkin pie. I used Libby's canned pumpkin with their recipe and for the crust I used Pillsbury pie crust.

Yummy!!!
Me with my daughter Mattie and son Tanner. Happy Thanksgiving!