Online shopping du jour; two pounds of coffee. The folks at Innkeepers' don't seem to able to make up their minds as to whether to ship it book rate or priority mail; my feeling is that if you're so inattentive to your stock that you empty the last bag, drinking Folger's for a couple of days will remind you buy early.

Assuming that I'm up to it, next weekend's dinner will be a pan-seared sirloin marinated in bourbon and cinnamon (and other things). I'm not sure what vegetable I'll want with that: maybe good ol' roasted asparagus?

2 Tbsp. butter
4 pork chops
½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
½ tsp. garlic powder
½ cup heavy cream
4 oz. blue cheeseMelt butter in a large skillet, over medium heat. Season the pork chops with black pepper and garlic powder. Fry the chops in butter until no longer pink and the juices run clear, about 20 to 25 minutes. Turn occasionally to ( Read more... )

Yes, not unlike dinner from two weeks ago.

2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. melted butter
2 tsp. minced garlic
2/3 cup fine bread crumbs
½ cup grated Parmesan
1½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. oregano
¾ tsp. dried basil
¾ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
4 boneless, skinless chicken breastsPreheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish ( Read more... )

Garlic Chicken

¼ cup fine bread crumbs
¼ cup grated Parmesan
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1 Tbsp. minced garlic
2 Tbsp. butter
2 boneless, skinless chicken breastsPreheat oven to 425°F. Mix bread crumbs, Parmesan, and Italian seasoning in a shallow dish ( Read more... )

I've decided that I don't give a damn that summer is over; I'll have salmon for dinner next week.

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I wonder how many pasta machines, breadmakers, juicers, blenders, deep fat fryers, egg boilers, melon ballers, ( Read more... )

Chocolate almond muffins.


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The battery in my camera is dead, and I didn't think to charge it, so no semi-cool picture of dinner. It was pork chops in maple glaze, and roasted asparagus with Creole seasoning.

Pork Chops with Maple Glaze

2 bone-in rib pork chops, about ¾ lb. each ( Read more... )

Oops! I forgot to get bourbon to make a glaze for tonight's pork chops, and I don't have any on hand (I've been drinking rye for the past few weeks). I'll have to come up with another recipe (I can do that, you know).