Friday, April 23, 2010

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Smothered Pork Chops with Mushrooms

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A recipe that is easy to follow from epicurious. I like the cremini mushrooms in this recipe because they are a bit more flavorful than the usual white mushrooms.

Did you know that the cremini mushrooms are actually the smaller version of the portobello mushrooms? Heehee ... that is why they are more flavorful than the white mushrooms but yet the price of the cremini mushrooms are the same as the normal white mushrooms.

Smothered Pork Chops with Mushrooms Recipe from epicurious

ingredients

  • 2 pounds bone-in pork shoulder chops
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
  • 1 large onion, halved and sliced
  • 1/2 pound fresh cremini mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary
  • 1 cup water

preparation

Pat chops dry and season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, then dredge in flour, shaking off excess. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet (preferably deep) over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Brown chops in 2 batches, turning once, 3 to 4 minutes total per batch. Transfer to a plate.

Add remaining 2 tablespoon oil to skillet and cook onion and mushrooms with rosemary and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 7 minutes. Return chops and any meat juices from plate to skillet. Add water and simmer, covered, until chops are tender, about 30 minutes.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

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Spring is here

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After so many months of winter, spring is finally here! Yay! We went to Richmond Green for a walk today after lunch because the weather was so nice.  It was so relaxing and we also saw some trees are starting to come alive again!  Kekekekeee ... Spring is finally here!


Another photos of a blooming tree =^U^=


The colors of this set of flowers reminded me of Easter.  They were the only flowers in the park at this time ... hopefully, more will be planted or start to bloom soon.
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Saturday, April 10, 2010

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Snowy 休閒篇

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The infamous Snowy! She is a cream-color Pomeranian. Although, she is a bit larger than most of the other Pomeranians, I still think she is still the cutest dog ever (and my favorite and only pet)!!  Snowy is 14 years old now and going to her 15th birthday this summer ... hahaha ... maybe we should throw her a Happy 15th Birthday Party! kekekekeee ... actually this is a fun idea after all! :)  I took this above picture over the Christmas Holidays ... hahaha ... all dressed up and ready for a walk in the snow. =^U^=


Another cute photo of hers, captured her very sparkly eyes.  My mom tells me that a lot of people cannot guess that she is 14 years old when my mom takes her out for walks.

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Recipes

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This post contains links to recipes that I have tried. They should all be very simple recipes because I don't like to make things too complicated. =^U^=

MAIN

Smothered pork chops with mushrooms

SOUP

Broccoli Soup with Cheddar Cheese

DESSERT

Lemon Madeleines
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Links

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A list of links that I find useful. Just putting a few here first for place holder. I hope that I will remember to update this post often to make this collection of links more useful.

COOKING MAGAZINES, RECIPES & RESOURCES

CookingLight
epicurious - recipes
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