August 30, 2009 - A recipe for my wonderful daughter

O/k...It's day 2 of my blog....today, I want to dedicate a recipe for my daughter, Amy, my sweet vegetarian!

Portebello Mushroom Burger

Needed:
per burger -
1 Portabella Mushroom
1/4 cup GOOD red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons mayo
1/4 red bell pepper
1/4 yellow bell pepper
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (you will only need 1/4 additional tablespoons per burger!)
1/8 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
1/8 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Ciabatta bun
1 slice fresh Mozzarella cheese (if desired)

1 hour in advance:
Clean away all stem and inside from Portabella mushroom. Place Portebello Mushroom in zip lock bag with 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, place in refrigerator

slice red and yellow bell peppers into thin strips, heat olive oil in non-stick pan
place peppers in heated oil, sautee until tender
Remove peppers from pan and set aside

Mix Mayonaise and fresh lemon juice and fresh cracked black pepper and set aside

Place marinated Potabella in remaining oil that peppers were prepared in
Cook until tender
If cheese is desired, place mozzarella cheese on top of mushroom and cover with bowl until melted.

Place mayo mixture, peppers, and mushroom on ciabatta bun - ENJOY!

Day One...Meals that Heal

Well, first of all, this is a blog....I would ask that no one be so rude as to copy this without my permission or reproduce in any way....this blog is part of my healing process after dealing with the loss of my son, my biggest fan in the kitchen....he always told me "Mom, you should go to culinary school and then we should open a restaurant"....he was so smart, always knew the proper order things should go when it came to me, just not himself....remember, this is my first attempt at publishing recipes....if I leave anything out, please let me know...e-mail me at cherntodd02@yahoo.com This blog, as well as the rest of my life, is dedicated to him.....I love you, Clinton.....

Clinton's Favorite Pork Chops....

1 package (or two if you have big eaters!) breakfast chops - these are pork rounds, small, usually around 5 - 6 per package, no bone, very lean
1 cup of flour
1 teaspoon smoky paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper (VERY important tht it is fresh!!!)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 cup canola oil

Mix flour, salt, pepper, and paprika in large bowl
lightly beat eggs in seperate bowl

Heat oil in shallow skillet until tempurature reaches 350

Dredge (this means to 'pull' pork chops through the egg) the pork chops in egg mixture, then
dredge pork chops through flour mixture, then
dredge pork chop through egg mixture again

Place pork chop in skillet of hot oil, allow to fry for 4 minutes, turn pork chop, it should release from pan easily, and turn on other side...cook for 3 additional minutes.....remove from pan and place on plate covered with paper towels, lightly sprikle with kosher salt....

Enjoy!!!!