Oven BBQ Pork Chops and Cooked Apples

Oven BBQ Pork Chops
1 sm. onion, diced
3 Tbsp. butter
1 C. ketchup
1/3 C lemon juice
2 Tbsp brown sugar
½ C water
2 tsp mustard
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
6 pork chops
Flour as needed
Oil as needed

Cook onion in butter in a saucepan until tender. Add ketchup, lemon juice, brown sugar, water, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce to saucepan. Cover and simmer for 15 min. Roll pork chops in flour and brown in oil in a skillet. When browned place pork chops in a 9x13 inch baking pan and pour sauce over. Place in a 350 degree oven and bake for 45 min. or until done.


Cooked Apples
6 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
2 T. sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
2 T. water

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer until apples are tender. Serve hot or cold.

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Happy Homemaker Monday

The Weather:::

 

Right now I am:
Getting ready to go to a meeting for my mom.

Thinking:
About my mom who is in the hospital again.

On my reading pile:::
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of British Cooking

On my tv::: 
The Straight Story
Tristan and Isolde
The Broadway Melody of 1929
The Hunger Games
The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens
The Road to Bali
Snow Falling on Cedars
McLeod"s Daughters

Favorite Blog post this week (mine or other):::
none

Something fun to share:::
A little short on fun....lots of busy around here.


On the menu for this week:::
Monday-
Skillet Keilbasa
Mashed Potatoes
Vegetable

Tuesday-
Oregano Lemon Chicken
Long Grain and Wild Rice
Vegetable

Wednesday--
Pasta Fagioli Soup
Breadsticks

Thursday-
Chicken Tetrazini
Broccoli

Friday-
Crockpot Carne Asada
Mexican Style Rice
Refried Beans

Saturday-
Crockpot Chicken Fried Pork Chops
Mashed Potatoes
Vegetable

Sunday-
Corned Beef and Cabbage
Irish Soda Bread

On my to do list:::
Meeting regarding my mom's care
Pick up a boat
Homeschool
Clean whatever I can in between everything else I have to do

What I am sewing, crocheting, knitting or creating:::
Striped Dishcloth

Love Dishcloth

Valentine Heart Dishcloth 

Very Easy Bath Mitt-

Modified Feather and Fan Dish Cloth-

Three Dishcloths-

Ruffle Scarf-

Coaster Set-

Diagonal Knit Baby Blanket-About 70% done at this point.

White Rabbit wristees- making these for my daughter for Christmas

Garter Stitch Slippers-I need to make 6 more pairs of these for friends and family 

Striped Afghan 

Finished Tea Cozy

Homemaking Tips:::
Don't get behind--it takes forever to try to get caught up again.

Looking around the house:::
I don't want to look.

From the camera:::

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Frosted Pineapple Cake

Frosted Pineapple Cake

2 C sugar

2 C flour

2 eggs

2 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

2 tsp vanilla

1 (20oz) can crushed pineapple, undrained Combine all ingredients and pour into a 9x13 inch pan that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.  Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes or until cooked through. Frosting: 1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese, softened 1 ¾ C powdered sugar ¼ c butter, softened ¼ tsp salt 2 tsp vanilla extract Mix all ingredients together well and spread on cooled cake.

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Sweet and Sour

Sweet and Sour

2 lbs chicken, pork, or beef, cut into bite sized pieces

1 1/2 tsp. salt free seasoning

1 1/2 Tbsp sugar

2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Mix meat with seasoning, sugar and Worcestershire sauce. Fry until browned.

Sauce:

1 1/2 C brown sugar

3/4 C vinegar

1 1/2 C water

3-4 Tbsp cornstarch

Combine all in ingredients in a saucepan. Heat to boiling. Thicken with cornstarch as needed. Pour over meat in a 9 x 13 inch pan, bake at 350°F for 45 min to 1 hour. 

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Menu Plan Monday

Monday-
Sandwiches

Tuesday-
Carne Asada and Bean Burrito at a friends house

Wednesday-

Skillet Kielbasa
Long Grain and Wild Rice
Broccoli

Easy Dinner Rolls


Thursday-

Lemon Oregano Chicken
Angel Hair Pasta with Olive Oil and Herbs
Brussels Sprouts


Friday-

Chicken Tetrazzini
Garden Salad


Saturday-
Stayed at the hospital with my mom until 8pm. Picked up Taco Bell on the way home.


Sunday-

Corned Beef and Cabbage
Irish Soda Bread

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Spinach and Rice

Spinach and Rice

1 lb. fresh spinach
1 C rice
5 C water, divided
2 Tbsp. butter

Bring 2 C water to a boil, add rice. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until cooked through. In another pot bring 3 C water to a boil then add the spinach. Cook for 6-10 minutes or until cooked through. Drain and stir in cooked rice. Toss with butter and serve.

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Baked Parmesan Chicken

Baked Parmesan Chicken

6 boneless, skinless chicken pieces
1 C bread crumbs
1/3 C Parmesan Cheese, grated
Italian seasoning to taste
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
3/4 C melted butter

Combine bread crumbs, cheese, and Italian seasoning; set aside. Combine butter and garlic powder. Dip chicken in garlic butter then roll each piece in bread crumb mixture. Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish and sprinkle with remaining bread crumb mixture. Pour on remaining butter. Bake at 350degrees for 55 minutes or until cooked through.

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Easy Lasagna

Easy Lasagna
Easy sauce (recipe below)
10 oz. lasagna noodles
1 beaten egg
3 cups ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
2 T. parsley
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
16 oz. mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced

Mix egg, ricotta, Parmesan, parsley, salt, and pepper. In a 9x13 pan, place 6 T. sauce and 6 T. water. Top water and sauce with a layer of uncooked lasagna noodles, half of ricotta mixture, 1/3 of mozzarella cheese, and half of sauce. Repeat layers and top with the last 1/3 of mozzarella cheese. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Easy Sauce
1 28 oz. can spaghetti sauce, flavor of your choice
1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
1 lb. browned ground beef
Mix all ingredients in a bowl, then use with lasagna

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Chicken Fettuccine Casserole

Chicken Fettuccine Casserole

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces

Oil as needed

1 (16 oz) pkg fettuccine pasta, cooked and drained

1 C peas, frozen, thawed

2 (16oz) jars alfredo sauce

1 C grated parmesan cheese

1 C Italian seasoned bread crumbs

Nonstick cooking spray

Sauté chicken in small amount of oil until browned and cooked through. Stir together chicken, pasta, sauce, and peas. Pour into a 9x13 inch pan that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Cover with foil. Bake at 350°F for about 20-30 minutes, until warmed through. Remove foil and top with cheese and breadcrumbs. Bake an additional 5-10 minutes.

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