[kimmie7]

The true love is now snoring peacefully on the couch after a rather largish lunch of home-made chicken and dumplins, lol. He's been on vacation since 12/19. True love or not, it will be only bittersweet for him to go back to work 1/6.

The other part of my heart fell asleep in 5 minutes after protesting, "But I'm not sleepy at alllll...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz!"

[carlo3b]

Here's dinner Saturday..

LowCarb Twice Cooked Pork Chops with a Lemon Chive Cream Sauce

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1 shallots, crushed
• 3 pounds pork chops (4 large chops)

Cream Sauce

• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1/4 cup minced fresh chives

1) Using a shallow pan, stir together oil, salt, pepper, and shallots. Place pork chops in pan, coat with marinade on both sides, and let rest for 15 to 30 minutes.

Cream Sauce:
2) In a small saucepan over medium heat, place cream and lemon extract. Simmer until reduced by about one third; keep warm over low heat. Just before serving, season with salt and pepper, then stir chives into warm cream sauce.
3) Prepare a charcoal fire or preheat broiler. Place pork chops on grill or under broiler, about 4 inches from heat, and cook until browned on one side (about 4 minutes). Turn and cook second side until lightly browned and slightly firm.
Serve immediately, with sauce.
Yields 4 servings.

[Gabz]

home-made chicken and dumplins

What kind of dumplings do you make? We bounce between bisquik drop and slippery dumplings.

My true love is currently getting a lesson in making a clay cake from the other part of our hearts, before he has to go back out to deal with a work problem. The poor guy has had an absolute nightmare of a day.