Pork Chop and other things...

Whoops, I've been M.I.A recently. I've made a few dishes that I've thought of posting on here, but some of them didn't work out how I planned and I got discouraged and other times I just forgot to post them all together.

Near the end of the summer I wanted to make Corn and Black Bean Taquitos  so I set out to do so (with the addition of chicken), however instead of simply buying corn tortillas from the store I thought I'd try to make my own... this is where things went down hill. Someone, not naming any name *cough* dad *cough*, told me that corn meal was the same thing as masa harina so I followed a simple recipe requiring masa harina and water. Let me tell you, corn meal and masa harina are not the same thing. I tried to save the overly watery gritty concoction by adding flour and oil, but there was no saving them. I thought maybe they could pass as tostados (flat tacos), but they tasted pretty gross. The corn and black bean topping was good though...

My sister and I were exchanging recipes last night and this morning... her dinner and my breakfast. I don't have a picture of my breakfast, but oh it was good. A piece of light rye toast topped with bacon, sautéed garlic spinach, fried egg and cheese. Very simple, but oh so delicious. Her dinner was pork chop marinated in white wine, lemon, tarragon and dijon. Pan seared and topped with sautéed peppers, mushrooms, spinach and feta with a white white garlic pan sauce. I reproduced that myself for dinner and sided it with some quinoa, it was good!

I'll be back with more stuff later !