Baked Pork Chops with Creamy Corn

This is a dish I grew up eating (and making.) It is very simple and I love topping my potatoes with the caramelized corn. We normally eat this with baked potatoes, but I only had red skinned new potatoes so I made mashed potatoes.

6 pork chops, 1 inch thick

2 cans creamed corn

Salt

Pepper

Garlic Powder

Onion Powder

Parsley Flakes

Baking Potatoes

1. Season pork chops, brown skillet  1-2 minutes each side (this step may be eliminated.)

2. Grease a 9 x 13 pan. Spread one can of corn on bottom of pan. Place browned pork chops in pan. Cover with remaining can of corn.

3. Sprinkle with dried parsley flakes. Bake uncovered at 350 for 1:15 to 1:30. Or until corn thickens and top begins to brown.

Serve with baked potatoes.

Serves 6

Chicken Bacon Ranch Burgers

These are so easy, yet so delicious!

Grilled chicken breasts ( I slice them in half and make them thinner)
Bacon
Tomatoes
Lettuce
Ranch dressing (must be homemade or
Hidden valley packet, not bottled ranch!)
Toasted buns
Assemble burgers 9

Sorry the pictures aren't the best quality!

Zucchini Bread/Muffins

When I make muffins, I usually add a little of this and a little of that. So, chances are if you leave out or substitute any of these ingredients (and there are A LOT,) you'll probably get a pretty yummy result.

1/2 cup wheat flour

1/2 cup oat flour

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup almond meal

14 cup of flax meal

½ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/3 cup agave nectar or sugar

½ cup unsweetened applesauce

1 cup finely shredded, unpeeled zucchini

2 tablespoons coconut oil or olive oil

1/2 cup coconut milk

¼ teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel

½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans, optional

1. Grease bottom and ½ inch up sides of a bread pan or line muffin tin. In a medium mixing bowl combine the flours, almond meal, flax meal, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.

2. Combine sugar, shredded zucchini, oil, applesauce, coconut milk and lemon peel; mix well. Add dry mixture to zucchini mixture. Stir just till moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in nuts.

3. Spoon batter into the pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven 55 to 60 minutes or 15-20 minutes for muffins.

Apricot Almond Chicken

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4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper 

Sprinkle salt and pepper on chicken. Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees. Meanwhile, combine the following in saucepan and heat:
½ cup apricot preserves
1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoons stone ground mustard
1 tablespoons unsalted butter
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

 Pour apricot mixture over chicken and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Broil at 4-5 inches for 3 minutes. Top with almonds. 1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Summer Pudding Pops

These were a breeze and so yummy. The girls loved them!

1 packet of vanilla pudding
1/2-3/4 cup of strawberry yogurt (you really could use any flavor, sorry court not plain, nasty, healthy yogurt)
11/2 cups milk Fruit (I used blueberries, but strawberries would be great)
Blend it all up in a blender
Pour into Popsicle molds and freeze.

Chicken, Spinach and Tomato Calzone

Recipe from Our Best Bites


Chicken, Spinach and Tomato Calzone
1 Recipe of Pizza Dough
3 tomatoes
1/3 bag of spinach
2 chicken breasts, shredded
Mozzarella
Your favorite pizza sauce to dip in

Roll your pizza dough into a rectangle. Spread some olive oil evenly on top of pizza dough and sprinkle some parmesan cheese. Top with mozzarella, spinach, tomatoes and chicken. Fold both long ends over and pinch dough, then fold short ends over and flip the calzone over. Spread more olive oil on top and sprinkle parmesan cheese and whatever seasonings you would like.
Bake at 425

Grandma Mary's Carrot Cake

I made these into cupcakes for Easter and they were so yummy. Really similar to the healthier version I made last spring. I did add about 3/4 cup sweetened coconut.

• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup crushed pineapple
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cuts canola oil
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups nuts

Combine dry ingredients and wet ingredients in separate bowls. Fold together carefully.

Bake for 45-60 minutes at 350 degrees.

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 ounces light cream cheese/Neufchatel
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 or 3 teaspoons milk
• 4 cups powdered sugar