Tasty Tuesday

I picked up pork chops on sale last week. I was in the mood for something grilled, so I found this marinade to try. It left the pork chops with a great flavor. Since I bought 2 packages of pork chops, I marinated one for dinner and then froze the other package in the marinade. I love having marinated, ready to thaw and grill meat in the freezer.

Oh, and Ryan was sick so I manned the grill myself! It was my first time to grill a meal to completion. I didn't even lose any asparagus to the grill.

Bourbon Glazed Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard *I used spicy brown mustard*
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons bourbon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 6 pork chops ( bone-in, 1-inch-thick)

Directions

1. In a shallow dish or large zip-lock heavy-duty freezer bag, stir together the first 6 ingredients; add in pork chops.
2. Cover dish or seal bag and chill 30 minutes, turning once. ***I marinated all day***
   
3. Remove pork from marinade.
4. Grill pork over med-high heat, covered w/ grill lid for 10-12 minutes (or until done), turning once.

These waffles were really tasty. I cooked them in my regular waffle iron, but I think they would be great in the Belgian iron as well.

Overnight Waffles

Ingredients

• 2 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Yeast
• 1 Tablespoon Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• ½ teaspoons Salt
• 2 cups Milk
• ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 1 whole Large Egg
• 6 Tablespoons Unsalted Melted Butter
• Nonstick Spray For Waffle Iron

Preparation Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, yeast, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Whisk in milk and vanilla until blended. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let stand overnight at room temperature.

2. In the morning, heat the waffle iron. Beat the egg and melted butter into the batter, which will be quite thin. Spray hot waffle iron with nonstick spray. Add just enough batter to cover the cooking surface.

3. Cook waffles until crisp and brown, but not too dark, about 2-3 minutes each.

Makes 6-8 standard waffles, or 3-4 Belgian waffles.

I made this casserole without the meat and it was great. I loved all the veggies in it and the fact that it was so easy to throw together.

Breakfast Casserole Supreme

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 small sweet onions, chopped
• 1 small green peppers, chopped
• 2 -3 medium tomatoes, chopped **I used canned diced tomatoes, drained well**
• 1 (24 ounce) bags frozen hash brown potatoes
• 12 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 lb cubed ham or 1/2 lb thin sliced ham or 1/2 lb cooked crumbled bacon or 1/2-1 lb sausage
• 3 cups cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions

1. Melt margarine and place in the bottom of 9" by 13" baking pan.
2. Spread potatoes (still frozen is okay) in bottom of the pan.
3. Sprinkle chopped vegetables over potatoes.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste.
5. Sprinkle meat over potatoes and vegetables.
6. Note: At this point you may continue or casserole may be refrigerated overnight.
7. Pour beaten eggs over potatoes.
8. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
9. Remove from oven and sprinkle cheese evenly over top.
10. Bake another 5-10 minutes or until cheese is hot and bubbly.
11. Remove from oven and let set for approximately 5 minutes.
12. Cut into 2.5"-3" squares and serve with a spatula. Enjoy.