Not a recipe

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Alfredo

I used a base Alfredo recipe, which turned out really well. I added 1/4 C. Gouda which made it very cheesy Alfredo, my family enjoyed it being extra cheesy. I also sauteed 2 garlic cloves, asparagus, baby portebello mushrooms, and sun dried tomato's for additional flavoring. We did really enjoy this recipe, and it gives so much room to add to it. Served over linguine or really any other pasta's that takes in the sauce makes this dish complete. And I fond that doing it home made is simple and by far better then the ones you buy in a jar. Although I will say I will have my jarred ones occasionally, but if I get the chance I will be doing this on my own from now on.

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"You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces – just good food from fresh ingredients." ~Julia Child

Italian Breaded Pork Chops

My family loved this recipe! I ended up getting a bunch of pork chops on sale and well have to find different ways to cook them! I did not use Italian bread crumbs however, I had some country style stuffing left over so I got out the hammer and made it into crumbs, added 1/2ts. of sage, and 1/2ts. of basil to get that Italian flavor. Used grated Parmesan/Romano mix instead of just Parmesan. Way to much left over though, I followed others advice and cut down to 2 eggs, with 3 large pork chops I still had probably and egg worth left over. Also had a bit of the crumbs left over as well. I had to transfer it to a casserole dish, my pork chops were bigger then anticipated. It was a little greasy but not too bad. All in all this recipe is going into our monthly rotation. Server with asparagus and portebello mushrooms in a white sauce.

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"One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating." ~Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story

Zucchini Bread

MMmm I do love zucchini bread! and this recipe is perfect! It's moist, full of flavor, and has that just right amount of sweetness. This is a keeper! Even had my kids taking it out of my fridge by the handfuls! And really easy to make. I used my mixer but that is the only thing I did different then the recipe says. Enjoy!

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"Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie." ~Jim Davis

Simple Time Pork Chops

Interesting recipe that I thought I would give a shot, however it is not something I would do again. I think I may have put to much mayo on it, but I really didn't like the flavor with the mayo in general. A little bland for my taste as well. I will be trying a lot more pork chop recipes as the store was having a sale so I ended up with a lot of them. Hey who can go wrong with bulk packages of buy one get one free? If you want to give it a try or maybe play with the recipe, I would be happy to try other variations. And due to me having more pork chops to play with if you have a recipe I would love to give it a try.

Recipe HERE


"High-tech tomatoes. Mysterious milk. Supersquash. Are we supposed to eat this stuff? Or is it going to eat us?" ~Annita Manning