OUR 1st ROMANTIC MEAL circa 1997
Now that you have reached the 20th recipe of
Marriage Matters: Dinner for Two I hope that you are intrigued by how my cooking style has elevated over the past 20 years. The 20th recipe is what I like to call our classic meal. This meal was prepared often in the beginning of our marriage. It was often eaten on Sundays, birthdays even Valentines Day. As I reflect now to those early days, life in the kitchen was so simple. It didn’t come with needing a garlic press, meat thermometer or a whisk. I only needed a few groceries (less than $20 worth) and pots & pans. So remember that in all fairness it does not take extravagant meals to execute a romantic dinner for two. My mother always said, “The one ingredient needed in any dish is LOVE.”
Baked Pork Chops
Ingredients:
4 Bone-In Pork Chops
2 tbsp Cooking Oil
1 tbsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Seasoning Salt
1 tsp Black Pepper
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- Rinse pork chops and pat dry with paper towels
- Brush porkchops with olive oil then season on both sides
- Arrange porkchops in a baking pan without them overlapping
- Bake for 35 minutes (pork is slightly pink in the center)
Yellow Rice
1 pack Mahatma Yellow Rice (5 oz)
*Follow the directions on the pack
Green Beans
What you’ll need:
Margaret Holmes Italian Green Beans
Butter, 1 tablespoon
Black Pepper & Salt, season to taste
Directions:
- Add Italian green beans in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Combine butter and seasoning to pan.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
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