MND: Cornbread Stuffed Porkchops with a side of Seared Scallops

"MND" that stands for Monday Night Dinner!! So it's not everyday that I feel like making a two... maybe three-course meal. C's roommate's dad had never experienced jaxie's Stuffed Porkchops. The time had come... who doesn't love and appreciate cornbread stuffing porkchops wrapped in... (pause for suspense) BACON!!!

Okay... so after about a three-hour drive from SF to Sacra-tomato... I breeze in... pull out the stuff and start cooking.  I can honestly say that I have some cooking experience that I can actually time these courses to all come out at the same time.

Menu:
Seared Scallops with... Field Greens
Andouille Stuffed Double Cut Pork Chops
Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
Roasted Cauliflower

You'll never have seared scallops such as this--mi hermano found this recipe for Seared Scallops with a dressing made of... (pause for suspense) Silken tofu. Honestly, I have NEVER ever made anything with silken tofu.. but this is my favorite recipe. I'm still perfecting it, cuz I gotta figure out how to get it smooth without a blender or food processor. I tell you like I tell the boys, "It may look funny, but it sure tastes good."

Seared Scallops with Field Greens (minus the "new potatoes")
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-recipes/NU00341

Andouille Stuffed Double Cut Pork Chops (second time posting)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-live/andouille-stuffed-double-cut-pork-chops-recipe/index.html

The recipe for Roasted Fingerling Potatoes


2 lbs. fingerling potatoes
6 cloves of garlic, crushed (hmmm... I used minced)
EVOO (drizzled), about 1 or 2 tablespoons
salt and pepper


Heat oven to 500 degrees.


Spead potatoes on a cookie sheet. Spinkle garlic over potatoes. Coat evenly with extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) and season with salt and pepper. Roast for about 20 minutes.

Sunday dinner: Rack of Lamb with Ratatouille

My sister and my mama made dinner the night before. So it was my turn I guess. Mamacita had pulled out the rack of lamb. I said, "Guess I'm making rack of lamb." God bless foodnetwork.com, so I type in "rack of lamb" to see what I could realistically do.

And here's what I found:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/my-country-my-kitchen/roasted-rack-of-lamb-with-ratatouille-and-a-tarragon-lamb-jus-recipe/index.html

I knew mi mamacita had tarragon in her pantry so I wasn't worried there. Honestly, ever since I've seen the Disney movie "Ratatouille", I've always wondered... how hard can it be?! Seriously though, if a mouse can do it, I can cook it!

I found this recipe for Rack of Lamb with Ratatouille. I will also be straight about the fact that by the time that I was done I didn't have the energy--maybe I had the time to make the gravy.