Skillet Pork Chops

Quick, Flavorful and so Easy! What more can you ask for?!

▫️Heat cast iron skillet to medium heat. 

▫️While its heating up season one side of chops with garlic salt and black pepper.  

▫️Turn heat down to low, your pan will stay hot for a while. This will give them a nice crust but cook through too. 

▫️Season other side with onion powder, ️Season salt and a little curry seasoning. 

▫️Keep on low to get a well done pork chop or keep at medium to crust other side for more of a medium done chop. 

I served mine with mashed potatoes, a mix of green beans and sauteed eggplant from my neighbors garden. 

Enjoy! 

~Mrs. Milly~

Easy French Dip

Deli Roast beef is on sale $1.50 off and I need a quick meal. This is a go to the whole family loves! 

       (Excuse the iphone photo) 

You'll need: 

1lb sliced roast beef

4 hoagie rolls 

1/2 onion, sliced

Mushrooms, sliced 

1 package au jus mix 

Provolone cheese (or any cheese of your choice) 

Butter

Garlic salt 

How to:

Sauté onions and mushrooms in a little butter. In same pan add au jus mix with water as directed. Then add meat to heat it up. 

Butter rolls and sprinkle with garlic salt. Toast 1/2 way, mainly to melt butter. 

Put meat, drain as much liquid off as can to avoid soggy buns on bun with mushrooms and onions. Top with cheese and place under broiler till melted. Ladel juice in a dipping cup. 

Serve up and Enjoy! 

~Mrs. Milly~ 

Herb Set Up

Changed my herbs up so I could bring them inside. It's already getting HOT here and some of them even though I keep them watered and only get morning sun they don't like the heat. So I took an old party try and placed them in it, that simple. It catches the water, is easy to clean and looks cute. Of course I had to add my sons frog garden stone he made me. Now instead of being on my porch where bugs and heat can bother them they are inside getting sun from the windows behind my kitchen sink. Much more convient for cooking too. I have 3 types of basil, thyme, green onions (chives) and cilantro. I'm getting Rosemary so the frog stone may have to find a new home ;-). This whole set up cost me very little. I had the plastic try which was $2 back when I got it, I bought 2 of the herbs and got the 3 given to me from friends over growth and the chives are from what was left from ones I bought at the grocery store. See my post on how to regrow your green onions. 

~Mrs. Milly~

Cucumber Cups

Our friend has an amazing garden and brought me a bunch of delicious cucumbers! I was trying to think of what to do with them around lunch time and remembered a finger food I made for a bridal shower. I made it with store bought chicken salad; I know, I know I was in a hurry but this time I wanted to use tuna salad that I made. I never buy store made tuna and always buy the good albacore tuna in water not oil.

The cucumber cups are super easy, all you need is a melon ball scoop. The skinny cucumbers work better as bites. Just cut in 1/2 inch sections then scoop the middle out being careful not to go all the way through.

Tuna Salad: I didn't measure but this is what I used.
Mayo
Deli Mustard
Shredded carrots
Garlic Salt
Black pepper
Dill relish
Diced sweet onion 
Topped with a little green onion

I made these for my son with the extra salad and balls I scooped out

Enjoy!

~Mrs. Milly~

Green Onions - From Kitchen to Garden

Here is another from your kitchen to your garden post like the pineapple tops. I am all about reusing and when you can do that with food that is even better. Green onions go great with many dishes but for me I normally don't need but a few. When I learned you can put them in water and they will grow again for future dishes I was so excited. I tried it and it worked, kind of. So this time I planted them and wow have they grown so much better and fast!

1. Take the onion and cut about and inch above root area. The white in the photo is where I cut. 
2. Put in a cup of water just covering the roots for 3 days, You will see them already starting to sprout. 
3. Plant them just covering the roots with soil. 
4. Keep watered well 
5. Enjoy Green onions anytime you need them just snip some off!

~Mrs. Milly~

Grilled Chicken Wings

Its spring/summer in Florida which means the days get up in the 80's to 90's. So using the oven is something I try to avoid and the grill gets its work out for the next few months. I love grilled anything pretty much. The little burnt bits and the smokey flavor takes meat and veggies to the next level. Plus if my husband is home on time he normally takes over on the grill so I can get the side dishes done. He really is the main one to use the grill in the house anyway, hes just better at it to be honest and he enjoys it.

My mom use to make these broiled chicken wings when I was a kid that everyone loved! So I called her to get the secrete and it was so easy I was shocked. Once I knew how she made them I thought how can I make it my own. So I started looking at what I already had and whipped up a delicious marinade. They turned out so good! The husband and kids really enjoyed them and I will be making them again.

Chicken Wing Marinade and How To Prepare:

• 4 lbs of chicken wings, I didn't cut them because well honestly I didn't have time but I also like to get a drum and flat at once. You can leave together or not. 

Marinade:

• 2 tbsp Garlic Salt
• 1/2 tsp Dried Thyme
• 1 tsp Black Pepper
• 2 Limes, juiced
• 1 tbsp Orange Juice
• 1/3 cup Vegetable Oil

On the side:

• Season Salt

Mix all together. Place Chicken in a ziplock bag and pour marinade over. Place flat in fridge for 4 hours then flip bag over and let sit 3-4 more hours. 

Grill on low until cooked thru. *Sprinkle lightly the season salt on uncooked side before you flip over.

Enjoy!

~Mrs. Milly~

Growing a Pineapple From the Top in 5 Steps

This is something a little different.

With Summer right around the corner that means pineapples are popping up at your grocery stores normally for a good deal too! Have you heard you can grow a pineapple from the top of the one you bought? Yep, it does take some time... 2+ years time but if you enjoy grown fruit and vegetables like I do its worth the wait plus its a pretty plant.

Here is how you do it, with photos to help

Step 1:
 Cut the top off, easy enough.
Step 2:
 Grab the leaves, carefully not yo poke your self and the bottom where you cut it off. Now with a good hold and a little muscle twist. The top should pop right off.
Step 3:
 Pull the leaves off until you see at least 2 rows of roots (See photo below).
Step 4:
 Put in water for 3 days
Step 5:
 Plant, just covering the roots and put where will get sun light 4-6 hours a day. No photo but I'm sure you get it. Do use a medium to large size pot because they get pretty big.

In a few years enjoy a pineapple YOU grew!

~Mrs. Milly~