Breakfast Thanks to Food Network

Last weekend, while watching Food Network, I found several recipes that I wanted to try. Well, since I had to work yesterday, today was the day to try those.
Everything was a huge hit with my ever hungry teenagers and husband.
To begin, I made the Dutch Baby, from Ten Dollar Dinners with Melissa D'Arabian that prompted several cannibal jokes, then the Homemade Sausage  Patties. To finish the plate off, I made a egg and cheese omelet with the directions from the Omelette for a Crowd by none other than the Lady herself, Ms. Paula Deen.
The Dutch Baby was really good as it was and was better with some maple syrup. The sausage was "peculiar tasting" as described by Joey, but that was only because we are use to sage instead of thyme in our sausage, but will be made again plus this has given me incentive to make more types of homemade sausage patties for our breakfast.  The omelet was enjoyed greatly and makes it quick when I need to make several different types of omelets and I don't have to dirty up a lot of dishes.
So, thanks again Food Network for being there helping us try something new to keep our adventures continuing!

New Year Dinner Traditions

On January 1st, I cooked a simple dinner that is steeped in New Years tradition.  After some research, the menu was Stuffed Pork Chops, Black-Eyed Peas, Greens (Mustard & Spinach), and corn bread.  The dessert was not so traditional, but was ever so good: Oreo Balls. 

The Stuffed Pork Chops were based off of this recipe from Guy Fieri, which I am little by little turning it from the way he wrote it into my own.

The Black-Eyed Peas, were your basic dried bean that I made per package directions.  As for the Greens, my family KNOWS how much I do not care for Mustard or Collage or Turnip Greens, so I made Garlicky Spinach which is fabulous on the sandwich it goes on but is really good by itself.  But we for Jamey and his mom, I did have some mustard greens ready for them.

The Oreo Balls or Truffles (depending on what word you choose to Google with, were easy and delicious and extremely addictive.  I would like to thank Nikki for telling that she and her bestie Jen made these which made me go buy the ingredients.  I used Almond Bark instead of the semi-sweet chocolate the recipe in the link shows.  I basically chose this link for the recipe only because the picture has a blue handled bowl in it like mine that I have had for 17 years that I love.  My finished product may not be picture worthy like the others all over the internet, but by golly, they tasted fantastic!