Pork chops. Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing, in powdered form. Coat chops, no salt or pepper: the dressing mix powder has plenty of flavor. I had a good result using a little oil in an iron skillet, starting them on the range, then finishing the same under broil (an iron skillet moves easily between the two) until done.<\/p>\n
Real easy. Pretty darned good. Kind of a tangy taste. We prefer the thin-sliced chops: two does nicely as a serving.<\/p>\n
Coleslaw on the side. <\/p>\n
Totally legal on Atkins. And otherwise indistinguishable from just good healthy food.<\/p>\n
Tonight, I think, spaghetti and meatballs. If you have a Costco, Kirkland frozen meatballs are almost as good as good homemade. I fix the spaghetti, pop a sufficient quantity of meatballs into a lidded small 1-pint saucepan, heat with a very little olive oil, until they start to brown. This coincides, on low (5) heat about with how long it takes to cook spaghetti. I add a half cup of Classico (pretty darned good) spaghetti sauce from a jar, serve on spaghetti with a dusting or shaving of Parmesan, and the whole deal takes just a shade longer than ten minutes.<\/p>\n
During the week, when time is shorter, I often just put diced precooked chicken bits into the same lidded pint saucepan, heat with olive oil, black pepper, tablespoon of dried basil, pour in half a cup of grated Parmesan, stir to melt parm onto chicken, serve as topping for Caesar salad, Cardini dressing, with an half cup of added sugar snap peapods. It’s less than 10 minutes to fix, and cleanup’s a snap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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