Slow Cooker Asian Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 6 pork chops
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Place pork chops in slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over pork chops.
2. Cook on Low setting for 6 hours, until internal temperature of pork has reached 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Slow Cooker Asian Pork Chops

Ingredients

• 6 pork chops
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Place pork chops in slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over pork chops.
2. Cook on Low setting for 6 hours, until internal temperature of pork has reached 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Recipes... coming soon!

Yesterday a friend suggested that I start posting recipes on our blog.  I love the idea of sharing recipes and since we cook and bake so much from scratch, I certainly have a lot of recipes to share.  So, I'll begin with the first installment today!

Oh my, what big teeth you have

Samuel would like to show you his two chompers.  This picture was taken at the beginning of the month, right after the second tooth came in.  He's slobbery again, so we think #3 might be coming in.  Or he just likes slobbering, which is entirely possible.

Who you lookin' at?

Samuel's discovered the camera mounted at the end of his crib and is intrigued by it...

Missouri weather

Here is a taste of our late winter and first week of spring weather:

3/14 - last week of winter - unexpected ice storm.  Sigh.
3/23 - first week of spring - sunny and 80 degrees.  Hallelujah!
3/26 - still the first week of spring - 30 degrees, sleet and snow.  Double sigh.

I think I'm going to move to the south now...


way south...



like the Caribbean.

6-month checkup

Samuel had his 6-month checkup yesterday on his half-year birthday.  Here are his current stats:

Weight: 18lb, 7oz - 50th percentile
Height: 26.5in - 50th percentile
Head circumference: 43.6cm - 50th percentile.  This is the biggest change.  Apparently he was born with a small head b/c up until this visit he was in the 10th percentile. Hopefully his head is only bigger in size and not in ego.  :)
Teeth: 2

The doctor was happy with all of his developmental milestones and was super-impressed that he takes 3 two-hour naps AND sleeps from 10pm-7:30am every night.

The office manager came in to have me sign something and the nurse came in to give him his booster shots. Both were commenting on how pretty his eyes were and how handsome he is.  He had to get 4 shots and the nurse was very apologetic before she even began.  On the first shot, he let out only a little whimper.  Nothing on the 2nd.  The 3rd he was actually smiling at the nurse.  On the fourth shot, he let out a single, 2-second cry then stopped when I kissed his cheek.  The nurse then stood there in awe.  She said she had never seen a baby take shots so well.  The office manager came back in to give me some papers - the nurse grabbed her and said, "Look at him... he didn't even cry when I gave him his shots.  I think this might be the best baby ever".

Mommy's ego was a little BIG after our visit.  :(

Spring is springing

We recently had a few signs that spring is really coming. After all of the snow and ice this year, I started to wonder.

First robin we've seen this spring.  Before long, the backyard was full of them!

Canadian geese taking a break in our pond.  They were out there quite a while before I went out to take this pic.

I apparently got too close for comfort, but at least got this really cool picture as they were taking off.

 

Sweet potatoes

Get yourself some sweet 'taters, chop and boil 'em up.

Add a little cinnamon and then mash them up with a stick blender.

Use a disher to make little balls, freeze, and then store in freezer bags. This is one of Samuel's favorite veggies!