Sweet and Salty Pork Chops

Aug 11, 2011 by Gina Mueller

This is one of those amazing recipes that everyone asks my mother for.  The best part, it is super easy and SUPER DELICIOUS.  If you can marinate and grill then there is no going wrong.

 

Ingredients

• 1 1/4” thick pork chop (per person)
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp garlic (garlic powder)
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• Garlic Salt

Mix together 1 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1 tbsp garlic (garlic powder), 1 tbsp brown sugar and garlic salt.  No particular order… like I said EASY

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#1 Best Lasagna Recipe

Jul 17, 2011 by Gina Mueller

As I start my first city job one of my goals is to make meals on the weekend that I can freeze to reheat for the week. The first freeze friendly meal I tackled was lasagna. Now I was a child raised on Stoffers lasagna so take my next few words as you will..  It was FANTASTIC!  I must confess when searching for a recipe this one stood out because… drum roll… it was called #1 Best Lasagna Recipe.  Trust me you will enjoy it as much as I did.

Sadly I was missing one ingredient, nutmeg.  This was the first time my new spice rack has failed me.  I have so much faith in it I didn’t even double-check the spices before I was off to the grocery store.  Honestly I couldn’t taste a difference without the nutmeg, once again this may be because I am not a lasagna expert.

If you don’t own a spice rack and you are still digging in the back of your cupboard (like my mother) you don’t know what you are missing.  Please for me go purchase one (please mother so I can stop digging when cooking at your house).  For some reason I was a little obsessed with finding the perfect spice rack and when I say a little obsessed I mean a lot.  Come to think of it im not sure why I was so concerned about this purchase, purchasing a TV was much easier.  I ended up purchasing the Olde Thompson 20 jar Flower Spice Rack and I love it!

Ingredients

–Serves 12 people

• 1 pound of sweet Italian sausage
• 1 pound of ground beef
• 1/2 cup of chopped onions
• 2 cloves of garlic chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can of crushed tomatoes
• 2 (8 ounce) cans of tomato sauce
• 2 (6 ounce) cans of tomato paste
• 1/2 Cup of Water
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 2 teaspoons fresh Basil leaves chopped
• 4 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 23 ounces of ricotta cheese.
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 12 Lasagna Noodles Directions

Directions Start with the following in a pot.

• 1 pound of sweet Italian sausage
• 1 pound of ground beef
• 1/2 cup of chopped onions
• 2 cloves of garlic chopped

Brown the ground beef, Italian sausage, onions and garlic in a pot .  It takes about 6 to 9 minutes to brown the meat.   I use a medium low temperature.  Remove the grease.

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