Pork Chops

Sometimes I'm inspired by things found in the garden. Today, I picked up some fresh thyme and oregano to use with pork chops. And the excitement that the first tomato of the season is almost ready to pick inspired a fresh tomato sauce.  

Thinly sliced pork browned in a saucepan with olive oil and butter. Remove and set aside.  Add two large shallots roughly chopped, a tablespoon of minced garlic. Then add 3 cups of chopped tomatoes, 1/2 red bell pepper, a splash or two of red wine vinegar, a dash or three of Portuguese piri piri sauce, thyme, oregano, capers and add the pork chops back to the sauce. Simmer until done.  

Happy Eats!  

A New Gluten-free Pasta

New Product:    Tolerant Brand Organic Red Lentil  Pasta

I found this pasta at Costco last week. The ingredient list: red lentils. That's it. I wasn't sure how it would cook and taste but I was willing to give it a try.

I have to tell you that I like it!!!  It cooks without breaking apart and it came out el dente. And it tastes good too. I should mention that I do like red lentils before I even tried this product.

Price wise, it is expensive compared to the regular wheat based pasta. It is comparable to other organic gluten free pasta products.   

Gluten-free red lentil pasta

Tuna

Lemon juice

Lemon zest

Capers

Olive Oil

Sea Salt

Freshly cracked black pepper