Shelly’s Journal

I’m experimenting some in the cooking field, trying to find a list of 20 or so recipes to keep in my rotation. I’m trying some new things. I like to do that. I found a couple of great dishes on allrecipes today.

Mushroom Porkchops
Ingredients
* 4 pork chops
* salt and pepper to taste
* 1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste
* 1 onion, chopped
* 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
* 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup

Directions
*Season porkchops with salt, pepper and garlic to taste.
*Brown in deep frying pan on medium heat.
*Add mushroom and onions and saute for about a minute with pork chops.
*Add soup. Simmer on med-low for about 30 minutes, until chops are cooked.

Notes
I added a little milk also, trying to make gravy. I didn’t keep a close eye on this one because my potatoes were distracting. The liquid in the pan ended up blackening and thickening. It was the highlight of the meal.

Round 2 -
Mashed Potatoes with Fried Mushrooms, Bacon and Onions
Ingredients
* 6 Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and quartered
* 5 slices bacon
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
* 6 medium mushrooms, sliced
* 1 medium onion, sliced
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 2 tablespoons ranch dressing

Directions
*Peel, dice and boil potatoes as usual for making mashed.
*Prepare bacon (I baked mine.) Saute onions and mushrooms.
*When potatoes are done, mash as usual except use butter and ranch dressing in mashing.
*Add in bacon, mushrooms and onions.

Notes
This was great. I used canned mushrooms in the absence of fresh.

It was a lovely meal, really.

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