October 19, 2010

Sweet Potato Fries

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Ingredients
3 sweet potatoes
olive oil
season salt

Directions
Cut sweet potatoes into desired "finger friendly" shapes- like fries, wedges, etc. Lightly baste potatoes with olive oil and then sprinkle desire salt. Bake in oven for 30 minutes on 450 degrees, turning halfway through.

Notes
THESE ARE SOOO GOOD & HEALTHY! Make sure to wash them well. You may peel them if you'd like, but by keeping the skins on you'll have more nutrients. Yum!

Caramel Apple Pork Chops

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Ingredients
  • 4 (3/4 inch) thick pork chops
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced
  • 3 tablespoons pecans (optional)
Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, salt and pepper, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add butter to skillet, and stir in brown sugar mixture and apples. Cover and cook until apples are just tender.
3. Place uncooked pork in a 13x9 pan. Lightly drizzle olive oil on the pork. Top pork with apples and caramel sauce. Cover pan and bake for 45 minutes.

Notes
This recipe was delicious. I did the recipe exactly as above minus the pecans. I actually double the sauce recipe though, which I think helped a lot in making the pork super tender. Served with homemade sweet potato fries. Yum! Recipe taken from allrecipes.com