Three Ingredient Thursday- Cranberry Mustard Pork Chops

This little experiment worked out really well. This came from the mind of a bored cook with a nearly empty cabinet right before a food shopping spree, while she was trying to use up some ingredients she had on hand.

I'm bored easily and because my sons are frequent guests at my dinner table, my cabinets get emptied on a regular basis. SO this one was easy to come up with.

Who says cranberry sauce must be a seasonal ingredient? It was wonderful!
You will need :

*Pork Chops ( I like a thicker cut, but your preference will work)
*Dijon mustard
*whole berry cranberry sauce (from the can)
(We won't count S&P and oil for cooking)

Season chops with S & P and brown slightly in skillet in 1-2 T. oil. Brush on mustard and cook on med.heat on stovetop covered for 5 minutes. Turn over and brush other side with mustard and cook for 5 more minutes on Med. High heat while covered. Turn heat to med., till meat is thoroughly cooked and spoon cranberry sauce over top. Heat through.

It's that simple.
Something a bit different for when you're bored and your cabinets are bare.

Enjoy!

THREE INGREDIENT THURSDAY- Pancake Syrup and Cherry Pancakes

Another Two-fer special!

It doesn't get any faster, cheaper or better than this.

For the pancakes, just add a handful of thawed, drained, frozen cherries to your boxed pancake mix (that you only have to add water to!) and cook as directed on box.

For syrup
4 c. sugar
2 c. water (we're not counting the water )
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. maple flavoring

Place sugar and water in a saucepan and boil until mixture clears. Add flavoring and serve warm over pancakes. Can make chocolate syrup by adding cocoa to sugar for flavoring.

Enjoy a delicious breakfast that feels special but is nothing out of the ordinary!

Three Ingredient Thursday- Banana Smoothie

I love a good smoothie! Especially for breakfast, and especially in the blazin' hot summertime.

I made a three-ingredient smoothie for this post, but I also wanted to add a few quickies that came stamped on the smoothie glass I purchased at the Dollar Tree.

You gonna' love em!


BANANA SMOOTHIE

1 banana
1 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Break Banana in half, and place in blender.(With about 3 ice cubes) Pour in milk and vanilla and blend until smooth.

Garnish with a strawberry.


SUNNY CITRUS SMOOTHIE
1 cup vanilla ice cream
1 cup cold Orange Juice
3/4 cups pineapple chunks
Splash of lemon or lime juice


VERY BERRY SMOOTHIE
3/4 cup diced fresh strawberries
3/4 cup unsweetened apple juice
1/2 frozen raspberries
1 frozen banana, sliced
Blend with ice



SWEET GREENS SMOOTHIE
1 1/2 cups diced honeydew melon
1 cup lemon-lime gatorade
3/4 cup fresh green grapes pinch of salt

Blend with ice


BLUES BUSTER SMOOTHIE

1 cup Blueberry Yogurt
3/4 cup cold apple juice
2/3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1 cup frozen sliced peaches
Blend with ice

Pour yourself a cold one and sit back and enjoy the rest of the summer while cooling off -Inside out!
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