Saturday, January 9, 2010

Devil's Food Cookies

I love to watch Food Network, and I've seen Sandra Lee make cookies using cake mix, so I decided to give it a whirl myself.

I used a Devils food cake mix and added...
2 large eggs
1/2 c oil
1/2 c walnuts
2/3 c chocolate chips
1 t vanilla

Mix together, bake at 350 for 8-10 mins.

They are really tasty and so much faster than making cookies totally from scratch!

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Smothered Pork Chops

This is one of our favorite comfort recipes, and on a night like tonight when it's freezing and there is snow outside, it's just perfect!

Ingredients:
Pork chops (6-8 thin cut)
1/2 c buttermilk (or see my substitution below)
1 1/4 c beef broth
1 c flour
1.5 T onion powder
1.5 T garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon black pepper
Oil

Mix:
1 c flour
1.5 T onion powder
1.5 T garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon black pepper

Dredge pork chops in the mixture (we use thin cut):
Fry them in a pan that has a coating of vegetable oil.
Remove the pork chops from the pan. Add a few tablespoons of the flour mixture to what is left of the oil, and whisk together. Then add 1 1/4 cup of beef broth. Whisk together and then turn your pan down and let it simmer and thicken, about 3-5 min's.
Add half a cup of buttermilk, or if you don't have buttermilk 1/2 cup of milk mixed with 1/2T of vinegar or lemon juice.

Put the pork chops back in the pan and let them simmer for 3-5 min's.
Eat up!