My Mom's Chicken Luau

This recipe comes from my mom and I love it cause it's super easy and makes a lot of food.

3  10-ounce packages leaf spinach

3  pounds chicken breasts

1  teaspoon salt 

1  12-oz can coconut milk

1  10 ½ oz can cream of chicken soup

4  tablespoons flour

Parmesan cheese

Thaw spinach, squeeze dry and place in a well greased casserole. Chop chicken into bite sized pieces and arrange on top of the spinach.  Mix the soup, the coconut milk, salt and the flour and pour over chicken and spinach.  Sprinkle cheese over the top and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 ¼ hours. Serve over rice. 

Yorkshire Pork Chops

 This is a popular recipe around here that I haven't made in awhile. My dad emailed yesterday asking for the recipe and it sounded good so I thought I'd make it too. I've adapted it from Harvey Steiman's California Kitchen.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Peel and core apples, then slice each into 4 thick rings. Heat oil in skillet with ovenproof handle over medium high heat. Brown apple rings for about 3-4 minutes on each side; remove.




I prefer these super thick boneless chops from Costco, but anything will do. Season pork chops with salt and pepper, then brown in the same pan for about 1-2 minutes on each side. Place apple rings on each chop and remove pan from heat.

Whisk together the milk, butter, eggs, flour and salt until smooth. Pour batter into pan with chops and bake uncovered for 25 minutes or until golden brown and puffy. Serve with apple sauce.

Ingredients:
2-3 apples, peeled and cored (use whatever kind you have)
3-4 tablespoons cooking oil
4 pork chops
salt and pepper
1 cup milk
3 eggs
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
apple sauce

Clean Out The Fridge Leftover Pie Thingy

So last night I made an awesome Pot Roast from The Pioneer Woman. I've made it before and it looks so pretty and makes a delicious hearty meal. And lots of leftovers! Last night I served it with mashed potatoes, gravy and artichokes. I used a cheaper cut of meat with lots of fat and some big bones. It fed our family with one lunch for someone to take to work. I saved the rest of the potatoes, meat and gravy for tonight's frakenmeal.

We'll be getting our farmshare delivery tomorrow, so I want to clean out the fridge and start fresh! I have some carrots, an onion, and leftovers from last night. So let's make a pie! Also I want to boil the bones and fatty bits and make some beef broth to be used later.

I chopped the good parts of the meat into little chunks and threw the rest into a soup pot with the bones and most of the onion. I chopped about a 1/4 of the onion and sauteed it with two carrots in about a 1/4 cup of vermouth for about 10 minutes.



Once the veggies were tender, I added the leftover gravy and mixed it with the vermouth in the pan. I added some frozen peas to the beef and mixed it all together in the pie pan.

Spread the mashed potatoes on top and add some shredded cheese and tada! You're done! Bake until warm and bubbly and cheese is melted.