GERMAN PORK CHOPS & SAUERKRAUT

I tried this recipe last night and it is GREAT, even if you don't like sauerkraut.  I got this recipe from the Frank's Kraut website and it is a recipe from Joanie Grow of Kennewick, WA.  I cut this down to use for a couple of pork chops and it worked just fine.  

This is how I made it.  1 small can of sauerkraut, rinsed and drained.  1 tsp caraway seeds.  2 pork chops (1/2" thick).  Ground black pepper, to taste.  1 apple, peeled, cored, and sliced.  1 tablespoon of raisins.  2 tsp firmly packed brown sugar.  2 tablespoons of apple juice, cider or water. 

Preheat oven to 375.  Grease shiny side of 2 sheets of heavy-duty alum. foil.  Drain and press dry the sauerkraut.  I just opened the can and pressed down the kraut as I poured off the liquid.  Place a bed of sauerkraut in center of each square of alum. foil.  Sprinkle 1/2 tsp of caraway seed over the kraut.  Place pork chops on the bed of kraut and season with pepper.  Arrange apple slices and raisons on top of the chops.  Sprinkle each chop with 1 tsp of brown sugar.  Over each chop, spoon 1 tablespoon of apple juice.  To wrap, bring 2 opposite ends of the foil up and over, making a double fold to seal tightly.  Close both ends; seal tightly.  Place pockets onto baking sheet and bake for 1 hour or until thoroughly cooked;  remove from oven.  Carefully open packets and transfer the the chop mixture to a serving plate.  ENJOY. 

NASHVILLE VISIT TO SEE SHIVES IN NASHVILLE 10/08

Rose Ann and I made a trip to meet Annie, our 13th grandchild, born on the 13th of October, and to help Beth and Ben.  The weather was great and we had a wonderful visit and I got a chance to drive up to Southern Indiana to see my mother, Lucy, for a couple of days.  I hope you enjoy these pictures of our trip.  (Well, I can not get the album to upload)  I will try an image or two.

JESS, ERIC AND THE BOYS DO NEVADA PUMPKIN PATCH

It has been a while since I showed a picture of Eric.  Looked like a great day for a trip to the pumpkin patch, even though Jess said it rained.  I guess pumpkin is the universal fruit (vegetable).  We have a nice pumpkin patch near Norfolk and Amber and her family found one in the greater Chicagoland.  My dictionary says the pumpkin is a fruit.  

HELOISE PEKING ROAST

Rose Ann clipped this out of yesterday's paper.  Use a 3 to 5 lbs. beef roast and cut slits in the meat with a sharp knife.  Then insert slivers of onion and garlic.  Put the meat into a bowl an slowly pour 1/2 to 1 cup of white apple cider or wine vinegar over the meat so that it runs down into the slits.  Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight. IMPORTANT:  Before cooking, pour off the vinegar and pat the meat with paper towels.  To cook, place the roast in a heavy pot (a cast-iron Dutch oven is great) and brown it on all sides in a few tablespoons of cooking oil.  Next, pour 2 cups of strong, black, brewed coffee over the meat, add 2 cups of water, then cover and cook slowly on low heat on top of the stove for approximately 6 hours.  You might have to add more water at some point, so check it every so often.  However, do not add salt or pepper until the last 20 minutes of cooking.  Heloise says the roast will be absolutely tender and delicious.  I wonder if you browned the roast and then added it to a slow cooker (Crock Pot), if it would be just as good and easier to control the heat and cooking process.  We have not tried this yet, but will soon.  It sounds good.    P.S.  I am fixing it this weekend.  

NORFOLK, NEBRASKA PICTURES, OCTOBER 2008

From Cowboy Trail Pictures
I took a digital photography class this week at the college and thought I would go out and get some nice fall pictures around Norfolk and update my Blog picture.  Who would have thought Norfolk could be so pretty in the Fall?  WHEN YOU SEE A PICTURE WITH A "From...", YOU CAN CLICK ON THE PICTURE AND SEE MORE PICTURES.

BROOKE IS 6 YEARS OLD!

Grandma Roberta sent some pictures of Brooke's 6th Birthday party.

ANNIE LANE SHIVE

From ANNIE LANE SHIVE
These are the first pictures of our 13th grandchild, Annie Lane Shive.  Annie was born at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN, at 3:30 PM and weighed 8 lbs. 11 oz.  These pictures were taken on the day she was going home, Wednesday, October 15, 2008.