Friday, January 9, 2009

Spaghetti & Meatballs

This one's really not cooking and more like putting stuff together and heating them up. Nevertheless, it was tasty. Here are the ingredients: marinara sauce in a jar, Costco meatballs, 1 clove minced garlic, 1 zucchini, 1 yellow squash, diced mushrooms, topped with grated mizithra cheese.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Pork Chops a la Masala & Pineapple


I wasn't sure what to do with these pork chops we had so in the few moments just before falling asleep, the idea came to me: use the leftover Tiger Tiger masala sauce (the best btw, found at World Market) in the fridge and add pineapple chunks for the twist. The chops were seared on both sides and baked in the oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. After baking, I set them aside on a plate and covered with foil, then browned the pineapple chunks in the same pan, adding the masala sauce, and returned the pork chops back to the sauce to simmer. On the side were rice favored with a spoonful of the masala sauce prior to cooking and a 1/2 teaspoon of whole cumin, and wilted spinach with garlic. Unfortunately, I remembered about taking the picture only after we ate our meal so here's one of the sauce instead.