Pork Chops with a White Chocolate Sauce

Oh my! Decadent, rich and oh so yummy! This is perhaps one of my newest favorite pork dinners! Granted, its probably not a meal for the men folk in our lives. My hunny for example is not one for any type of chocolate on any type of meat... he just wasn't raised right! But that's ok, just leaves so much more for me to enjoy! To my waistline... so so so sorry! This serves 2-4 people, depending on how many women are at the table! I have to thank My Delicious Recipe for this one!

3 Tbsp Butter
1 Tbsp All-Purpose Flour
8oz Chicken Broth
2oz White Chocolate, chopped fine
1 tbsp Butter
1 tbsp Peanut Oil
4 Pork Chops, boneless thick cuts
Salt & Pepper to taste
Dash Cinnamon

1) In saucepan, melt butter over med-low heat. Add flour and mix well, making sure not to let it stick or burn to the bottom. Slowly add the stock, a little at a time, while stirring until sauce is thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste.

2) Meanwhile, in large skillet over med-low heat, melt butter in oil. Season chops with salt, pepper and just a sprinkling of cinnamon, add to skillet.

3) Cook chops 8-10 minutes on each side until cooked through.

4) Remove sauce from heat and add the chocolate, stirring until melted. Pour over the chops just before serving.

Triple Chocolate Cookies

Oh yeah... doing the happy white girl dance (its not a pretty thing)... I baked edible cookies! More than edible... these are the bomb! I might turn out to be a baker after all!

It all started on a search for some good ole chocolate chocolate chip cookies. It's one of those recipes that you just can't find anywhere... so I made my own. And it worked! Can you tell how excited I am yet? This recipe will make between 12 and 24 cookies... depending on how big your spoon is.

2 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour

3 tbsp Cocoa Powder

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 Tsp Salt

1 cup (2 sticks) Butter, softened

3/4 cup Sugar

3/4 cup Light Brown Sugar, packed

2 tsp Vanilla

2 Eggs

1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

1 cup White Chocolate Chips

1 cup Walnuts, chopped *(optional)

1) Heat oven to 350 (325 for a toaster oven).

2) Whisk together flour, cocoa, soda, and salt until incorporated.

3) In large bowl beat butter and sugars until creamy. Add vanilla and eggs and beat until smooth. Slowly add in the flour mixture until all is blended. Stir in chips and nuts.

4) Drop mixture by the spoonful onto a lightly greased cookie sheet, sides not touching. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool 5-10 minutes before removing from pan.

*Since I am allergic to nuts, I put them all on individually.