The Menu
Melt in Your Mouth Pork Chops
Half-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Lemon Butter Sauce
Presidential Salad
Bubbling Blueberry Cobbler
The Recipes
Melt in Your Mouth Pork Chops
serves 6
You'll love the sweet-and-sour taste sensation that the sugar and vinegar add to these oh-so-tender pork chops.
http://www .mrfood.com/Pork/Melt-in-Your-Mouth-Pork-Chops-4784/
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
6 (1-inch-thick) boneless center-cut loin pork chops
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
12 pitted prunes
3 small onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. Cook pork chops in hot oil 5 minutes on each side or until browned. Drain.
Add prunes and remaining ingredients to skillet. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally. 30 minutes or until meat is tender.
Half-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Lemon Butter Sauce
serves 8
There are so many delicious ways to make sweet potatoes, and here's another one. See how few ingredients? Well, that's how easy it is - so when you don't wanna fool around with getting a lot of items together but you still want them to be more than just everyday, try these.
http://www.mrfood.com/Potatoes-Rice/Half-Baked-Sweet-Potatoes-with-Lemon-Bu
tter-Sauce-3645/ml/1
8 sweet potatoes
16 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
6 tablespoons lemon juice
4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Scrub sweet potatoes and pat dry. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise; prick skins with a fork. Place cut-side down in a greased shallow baking pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until tender.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan; stir in lemon juice, parsley, and salt. Serve with potatoes.
Presidential Salad
serves 8
Add a burst of sunshine to mealtime with this citrusy Presidential Salad that's inspired by the original, which was served aboard a rail car built for use by several Presidents in the early twentieth century.
http://www.mrf ood.com/Green-Salads/Presidential-Salad/ml/1
2 (8-ounce) packages mixed baby greens
4 oranges, peeled and cut into round slices
2 pink grapefruit, peeled and cut into round slices
2 bell peppers (1 green and 1 yellow), cut into rings
1 (8-ounce) bottle French dressing
In a large serving bowl, combine mixed baby greens with orange and grapefruit slices.
Top with bell pepper rings and drizzle with French dressing. Serve immediately.
Bubbling Blueberry Cobbler
serves 10
Blueberries shine in this homemade cobbler. It goes together in no time to bake up warm and comforting.
If you want to use fresh blueberries instead of frozen, use 2 pints fresh berries.
http:// www.mrfood.com/Misc-Desserts/BubblingBlueberryCobbler/ml/1
2 (12-ounce) packages frozen blueberries, thawed
2/3 cup sugar, divided
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine blueberries, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and orange juice; mix well then pour into baking dish.
In a medium bowl, combine remaining 1-1/2 cups flour and 1/3 cup sugar, cream, butter, baking powder, and salt; mix until crumbly. Sprinkle over blueberries.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until blueberry mixture is bubbly and top is golden. Serve warm.
Melt in Your Mouth Pork Chops
Half-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Lemon Butter Sauce
Presidential Salad
Bubbling Blueberry Cobbler
The Recipes
Melt in Your Mouth Pork Chops
serves 6
You'll love the sweet-and-sour taste sensation that the sugar and vinegar add to these oh-so-tender pork chops.
http://www .mrfood.com/Pork/Melt-in-Your-Mouth-Pork-Chops-4784/
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
6 (1-inch-thick) boneless center-cut loin pork chops
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
12 pitted prunes
3 small onions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. Cook pork chops in hot oil 5 minutes on each side or until browned. Drain.
Add prunes and remaining ingredients to skillet. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally. 30 minutes or until meat is tender.
Half-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Lemon Butter Sauce
serves 8
There are so many delicious ways to make sweet potatoes, and here's another one. See how few ingredients? Well, that's how easy it is - so when you don't wanna fool around with getting a lot of items together but you still want them to be more than just everyday, try these.
http://www.mrfood.com/Potatoes-Rice/Half-Baked-Sweet-Potatoes-with-Lemon-Bu
tter-Sauce-3645/ml/1
8 sweet potatoes
16 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
6 tablespoons lemon juice
4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Scrub sweet potatoes and pat dry. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise; prick skins with a fork. Place cut-side down in a greased shallow baking pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until tender.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan; stir in lemon juice, parsley, and salt. Serve with potatoes.
Presidential Salad
serves 8
Add a burst of sunshine to mealtime with this citrusy Presidential Salad that's inspired by the original, which was served aboard a rail car built for use by several Presidents in the early twentieth century.
http://www.mrf ood.com/Green-Salads/Presidential-Salad/ml/1
2 (8-ounce) packages mixed baby greens
4 oranges, peeled and cut into round slices
2 pink grapefruit, peeled and cut into round slices
2 bell peppers (1 green and 1 yellow), cut into rings
1 (8-ounce) bottle French dressing
In a large serving bowl, combine mixed baby greens with orange and grapefruit slices.
Top with bell pepper rings and drizzle with French dressing. Serve immediately.
Bubbling Blueberry Cobbler
serves 10
Blueberries shine in this homemade cobbler. It goes together in no time to bake up warm and comforting.
If you want to use fresh blueberries instead of frozen, use 2 pints fresh berries.
http:// www.mrfood.com/Misc-Desserts/BubblingBlueberryCobbler/ml/1
2 (12-ounce) packages frozen blueberries, thawed
2/3 cup sugar, divided
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine blueberries, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and orange juice; mix well then pour into baking dish.
In a medium bowl, combine remaining 1-1/2 cups flour and 1/3 cup sugar, cream, butter, baking powder, and salt; mix until crumbly. Sprinkle over blueberries.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until blueberry mixture is bubbly and top is golden. Serve warm.
