“...but when life takes something away from you a lot of times it gives you something also.”
LOVING the Positive Mental Attitude, my FRiend! You are making lemonade from a semi-load of lemons! *HUG*
LOVED the hammer story. That was amazingly generous of them and they now have a customer for life in you, and anyone else that reads this. :) (18 years of Retail Management - you WANT happy Customers!)
I was living south of San Diego, working for a hobby ceramics company when Mount St. Helens blew. Two of our guys that made our glazes jumped in the truck and went to her and grabbed up barrels and barrels of her ash to use for glaze. OMG! It ended up being the most gorgeous shade of blue you could ever imagine, with little sparkles in it. I had a ceramic piece colored with that glaze...but it got lost somewhere along the way in my travels. :(
So glad you’re making progress. And I’m VERY disappointed in your employer and co-workers! I’ll just say it: ‘Jerks!’
In my not-so-humble opinion, whoever invented these ‘Sheet Pan Suppers’ deserves the Nobel Prize. In WHAT, I do not know. Nobel Prize in Home Economics? There should be that category! Anyhow...
Supper tonight is on a Sheet Pan!
Three Bone-In Pork Chops (2 for Beau, 1 for me - from the hog next farm over)
Chopped Sweet Onion (1) (Red onion is good, too)
Chopped Potatoes, skins on but scrubbed (4)
Sweet Potato, peeled and chunked (1 large)
Frozen Green Beans (1 quart bag, from the garden - don’t thaw, or a 12oz. bag from the store)
Chop your veggies (keep the potatoes and sweet potatoes a uniform size for even baking) and put them in a bowl with the frozen green beans and the onions. Drizzle with EVOO and toss. Spread veggies on a sheet pan that is lined with parchment paper. Season with Salt, Pepper and Garlic Powder. Put the Chops on top. Season with salt, pepper and English Prime Rib Rub (from ‘The Spice House’ out of Milwaukee, WI) or whatever seasonings you like/have on hand.
https://www.thespicehouse.com/products/english-prime-rib-rub
Set oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 30 minutes. Flip the chops and stir the veggies around a bit - if the taters are not fork tender, another 10-15 minutes should do it.
Plate and serve. I’m not even making a salad to go with; so. many. veggies! I will serve Sourdough Bread on the side and cold, cold glasses of Wisconsin Fresh Dairy milk. Mooo!
Leftover veggies will be pan-fried to go along with Sunny Side Up (home grown) eggs in the morning. Or they can be chopped smaller and used for filling in a Quiche or in Scrambled Eggs or to fill a cheesy Omelette.
Life On The Farm Is Good! :)
FORTY TWO Sheet Pan Recipes Right Here! OMG! Lemony Chicken Asparagus? HELLO!
https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/sheet-pan-supper-recipes/