Confessions of a Fugitive Mind
October 03, 2005
Home Cooking
Since Jon was at the game yesterday afternoon, dinner responsibilities fell to me. And since I'm getting tired of nuking things (Jon does all the real cooking while I'm always too tired to make an effort) I decided to try something new. Enter Rachel Ray and one of her 30-Minute Meals: Oregon Style Pork Chops with Pinot Noir and Cranberries, Oregon Hash. There were a lot of ingredients, but it didn't take much work and it came out so rich and earthy that it was totally worth the effort. The chops were cooked in sauteed leeks and cranberries in pinot noir and the hash was a mixture of shallots, toasted hazelnuts, baby bella and shiitake mushrooms, and wilted kale. I prepped everything ahead of time (well, almost everything) so things went smoothly. I didn't even notice that I'd forgotten to add beets to the hash and put blue cheese on the chops. There were enough flavors going on that I didn't really need them. I also baked an acorn squash and banana bread. I can't wait until next weekend when I have time to cook again. I think I need a big chocolate cake.
Posted by criminal at October 3, 2005 05:39 PM
Comments
Have a great chocolate cake recipe i will email to you! It is wonderful!! Has mashed potatoes in it!! YUM! frosting is great too.
aunt bev
Posted by: aunt bev at October 4, 2005 08:19 PM