How many times can I burn myself tonight?

Tonight while cooking dinner, I managed to burn 5 of my fingers. Dinner was worth it though!

Wild Rice and Apple Stuffed Pork Chops

• 2 Pork Chops-Butterflied 
• 3/4 Apple-Chopped
• 1/4 Onion-Diced
• 1/4 Cup Wild and Brown Rice Mix
• 2 Tbsp Pecans-Toasted and Chopped
• 2 Tbsp Flour
• 2 tsp Oil
• Salt and Pepper to Taste
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cook rice according to package directions.
• Saute onions and apples and combine with cooked rice and nuts. 
• Season pork with salt and pepper and stuff rice mixture into pork. Dust pork in flour.
• Heat pan over medium heat and add oil. 
• Add pork and cook until outside is brown.
• Place in oven to finish cooking through. 

I used thick pork chops. If you are using thin you may be able to finish them on the stove.


Potato Gratin

• 1.5 lb Potatoes- Sliced Thin
• 2 Tbsp Butter
• 2 Tbsp Flour
• 1 Cup Milk
• 1.5 Cups Cheese
• Salt and Pepper
• 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg 


• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 
• Add potatoes to greased baking dish. 
• Warm pan over medium heat and add butter. 
• Mix butter and flour together and add milk, stirring the whole time. Add nutmeg. 
• When milk starts to thicken, add 1 cup cheese while stirring.
• Pour cheese mix over potatoes and top with rest of cheese. 
• Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes or until potatoes are tender and cheese is melted. 

I served dinner with leftover Collard Greens.