October isn’t just about candy, apples and pumpkins! It’s also packed with food holidays and awareness days, from the aforementioned apple day, to awareness about eating better and healthier.

October is:
National Apple Month
~ Apple Recipes
~ Old Fashioned Apple Cakes
~ Apple Almond Tart
~ Granny Smith Apple Pie
~ Apple Crisp
National Apple Jack Month
~ Apple Jack Recipe
~ Apple Jack Pound Cake
~ Apple Jack Cocktail Recipe
~ Apple Jack Brandy Recipes
National Caramel Month
~ Caramel Sauce Recipe
~ Caramel Apples
~ Caramel Apple Cookies
~ Caramel Banana Cream Pie
~ Homemade Caramel Corn
National Chili Month
~ Turkey Chili in the Slow Cooker
~ Beef Chili
~ Vegetarian Chili
~ Healthy Chili (video)
~ Ten Tips for …read more

Unlike chicken, which is a very versatile white meat, pork chops can be challenging. I happen to prefer pork over chicken any day so I try to be as creative as I can. Here is a simple pork chops dish cooked in a tomato sauce with peas added into it.

INGREDIENTS:
4-5 pork chops
1 can tomato sauce
1 can water (use the tomato sauce can)
4 tbsp sugar
1 can of peas, drained
sprinkles of salt & pepper
a little bit of oil for browning
Heat the oil in a non-stick sauté pan. Brown each side of the pork chops. About 5-6 minutes each. Pour the tomato …read more

I love cooking the Fall months, don’t you? The fruits and dishes that come into season are simply the best. I have to say Fall is the very best time of the year. Here are a few recipes to keep you busy during the Fall months.

Pear and Blue Cheese Pastry Triangles
Easy, delicious, and impressive enough to serve to guests.
Turkey Pot Pie
I’m a huge fan of turkey. I love how versatile this meat is, and especially when you make Thanksgiving and have all those leftovers… it’s nice to be able to put them in something interesting and …read more

I did a dry-rub marinade on a nice cut of beef a few weeks ago and I thought some pork chops would be great too with the same kind of dry marinade. Although I changed a few of the dry ingredients this time around.
INGREDIENTS :
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp sage powder
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp Italian seasonings
1 tbsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
a sprinkle of red pepper flakes (optional)
Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Put the chops in a marinating container.
Sprinkle each pork chops with the dry-rub. Gently massage the run into the chops. Do this on …read more

I mentioned before how much I love pork. I prefer it over any other kind of meat. So I’m always looking for good and easy recipes that I know the whole family would love.
I found this Apple-Mustard Stuffed Pork Chops while perusing Kraft Foods website the other day.
INGERDIENTS :
4 boneless pork chops, 1-1/2 inches thick
1/2 cup chopped apple
10 RITZ Crackers, coarsely crushed (about 1/2 cup crumbs)
1/4 cup coarsely chopped PLANTERS Pecans
3 Tbsp. GREY POUPON Dijon Mustard, divided
2 Tbsp. raisins

Instead of using flour or bread crumbs as crust for pork chops or chicken, try using a Japanese bread crumbs called Panko.
INGREDIENTS :

3-4 pork chops
1 1/2 cup of panko (found on any Oriental store)
1 cup of buttermilk (regular milk would do)
powdered garlic
salt & pepper
oil for frying

DIRECTIONS :
Heat the frying pan with oil.
Put the panko crumbs on a plate. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Place the buttermilk (milk) on a bowl. Season it with garlic powder, salt and pepper also.
Drench 1 pork chop with milk, then onto the panko crumbs. Repeat with all the pork chops.
Fry the pork chops on …read more

Here’s an easy recipe that works especially well for busy days. The best part? The entire dish can be made with one pot. There’s no need to brown the pork chops, either. Simply put them in and let the crock pot do all the work.

Ingredients:
3-4 Pork Chops
1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 Can Cream of Celery Soup
3 Stalks of Celery, chopped
1 Medium Onion, chopped
1 (4 oz Can) Mushroom Slices
Nonstick Cooking Spray
1 1/4 Cups Rice
Salt and Pepper
Spray inside of slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Salt and pepper pork chops to taste, and place in bottom …read more

(This is another dish that just doesn’t take a very good picture, but it does taste amazing!)
While this isn’t a quick meal to whip up — the pork chops need to cook for about 45 minutes — it’s very easy to put together.
I usually buy a four-pack of chops, and by cutting them into strips after they’ve cooked I can fan them out over the rice and feed my family of five and usually even have some leftover for my husband to take to work.
While the chops are cooking, get some rice on to cook too and the whole …read more

(Due to the nature of the dish, it just doesn’t take a good picture. I apologize in advance.
Pork Chop Casserole is a dish from my husband’s childhood that he requested I try to recreate. I’d never had it and only had a few basic ingredients and instructions to go by: thinly sliced potatoes, cream of mushroom soup and pork chops.
It didn’t sound terribly appealing to me at first but I did a little research online and managed to throw something together.
Pork Chop Casserole
8 thin-cut boneless pork chops
Salt and pepper
4 potatoes, thinly sliced
2 cans cream of mushroom …read more