Honey on … pork

Happy New Year, my dear readers! Be happy, healthy, enjoy exquisite food with the loved one and be good to each other this year and always!  Today I thought of a delicious meal that hopefully will make your belly sing. I found it in Delicious Meals Made Easy, 1996 and I tried it one day, years and years ago.  It is mix sweet and hot and made me think…hmm…now that is another use of honey . Because we all know, honey is very good on skin, in tea, usually for sweet things and food. Joking!

Here is the recipe of

Honey-Grilled Pork Chops 

Serves 4

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 16 – 20 minutes

Ingredients:

•  225 (8 oz) can pineapple rings in fruit juice (unsweetened juice rather than syrup, because it is lower in calories and sugar)
• 4 tbsp clear honey
• 1 tbsp dry sherry
• 2 tsp wholegrain mustard
• 1 tsp hot chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• black pepper
• 4 lean loin pork chops, about 100 g (4 oz) each
• spring onions to garnish

Method:

•  Drain the pineapple, reserving the juice. In a bowl, mix the juice with honey, sherry, mustard, chilli powder, salt and pepper. Reserve 2 tablespoons.
• Put pork chops and pineapple in a shallow dish. Pour over marinade. Cover and leave in the fridge for 30 minutes, turning once.
• Preheat the grill to medium. Remove pork chops and pineapple from the marinade. Discard the marinade.
• Put chops on a grill rack and brush with reserved marinade. Cook under grill for 8-10 minutes on each side, or until cooked and tender. Grill pineapple for the last 5 minutes of cooking time, turning it once.
• Arrange the pork chops and pineapple slices on a large serving plate, garnished with spring onions.

Bon appetite!

Cu gandul la Craciun

La multi ani, prieteni dragi si cititori intamplatori ai acestui blog! Ce dor imi era sa mai scriu cate o reteta aici, si pentru ca de Craciun se consuma porc, eu cel putin asta mananc, m-am gandit la o reteta exotica pe care am gatit-o candva, demult…intr-o alta tara pe unde m-a purtat viata sau eu pe ea, inca nu stiu sigur si nu m-am decis cum mi-ar placea sa scriu…; ) ) Mie mi-a placut foarte mult, si combinatia de dulce, iute si sarat data de ingrediente e memorabila. Plus ca e porc. Recunosc, sunt carnivora din cand in cand si dintre toate felurile de carne, prefer porcul, cu ceva grasime si orice vine din mare. Dar mai ales, ador orice la gratar. Dar cine nu? Sa revin. Reteta aceasta mai are un avantaj: se prepara usor si repede. Si arata impresionant, o mananci cu ochii, nasul si daca cumva te hotarasti sa gusti, daca…dar mai ai putintica rabdare. Si pregateste-te. Ai de facut niste cumparaturi, ai nevoie de un stomac gol ca sa o poti savura la maxim si pe cineva alaturi. Singur(a), nu recomand. Merge si un pahar cu vin rosu, dar pentru ca partea cu vinurile este specialitatea altora, m-as bucura de un feed-back si de o sugestie, ca sa stiu si eu si cine mai citeste reteta. Multumesc anticipat! Trebuie sa mentionez ca reteta a fost culeasa din Delicious Meals Made Easy, 1996 si povesteste despre cum sa gatesti la grill in cuptor dar merge si la gratar foarte bine. Yummy!

Cotlete de porc in miere, la grill

4 portii

Timp de preparare si marinare: 15 minute

Timp de gatit: 16-20 minute

Ingrediente:

• 225 g (8 oz) inele de ananas in suc propriu (mai sanatos decat siropul)
• 4 linguri miere
• 1 lingura dry sherry (sec)
• 2 lingurite mustar cu boabe
• 1 lingurita condiment ardei iute (chilli)
• 1/4 lingurita sare
• piper negru (proaspat macinat de preferinta)
• 4 cotlete de porc, de cca 100g fiecare
• ceapa verde pentru decor

Preparare:

• Strecoara ananasul si pastreaza sucul. Intr-un bol amesteca sucul cu mierea, sherry, mustar, ardei iute, sare si piper. Pune deoparte 2 linguri din acest sos marinat, vei avea putin mai tarziu de el.
• Pune cotletele si ananasul intr-o farfurie adanca. Toarna peste ele sosul de marinat. Acopera farfuria si pune-o la frigider pentru 30 de minute, intorcand ingredientele o singura data.
• Incalzeste grill-ul simplu (single grill) din cuptor la 230°C. Scoate cotletele si ananasul din sos.
• Pune carnea pe gratarul din cuptor, avand grija sa fie si tava dedesubt, pentru a aduna sucul care curge. Gratarul trebuie sa fie pe primul spatiu de sus al cuptorului. Lasa cotletele cca 8-10 minute pe fiecare parte sau pana se patrunde carnea toata. In ultimele 5 minute adauga inelel de ananas si intoarce-le doar o data.
• Aranjeaza pe un platou carnea cu ananasul si decoreaza cu ceapa verde de primavara.

Pofta buna!

In ziua de Craciun, Mama

La multi ani, 2012!

La multi ani, tuturor! Stiti mai bine ca mine ce va doriti in noul an  asa ca va urez sa vi se implineasca dorintele, visele si sa aveti multa intelepciune in a discerne ce e bine si ce nu e bine. Intampinati anul cu bucurie, cu optimism, cu inima deschisa si bucurati-va de surprizele pe care vi le poate oferi.

2011 in review

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Adio, 2011

Ultima zi din an si se presupune ca ar trebui sa trec in revista tot ce am realizat, ce nu am realizat si sa imi propun obiective  (multe de altfel si total nerealiste uneori) pentru noul an. In acest moment, ma bucur insa ca am trait in acest an, ma bucur ca am invatat si am crescut, ma bucur si sunt recunoscatoare ca am avut iar parte de calatorii, cantec, prieteni buni alaturi, o nepotica scumpa foc, pe mama  si multa iubire. 2011 este un an unic, ca oricare an din viata mea, un an frumos si care m-a pregatit pentru noul an care vine. Abia astept.

Adio, 2011!

Bine ai venit 2012!

Stille Nacht

Two Steps from Hell?

Definitely not! This is the name of a production music company from USA. How have I found it? Here comes the intricate detective work. I remembered an ad at BBC One about a new documentary. This documentary is a wonderful masterpiece, as most of BBC ones: Frozen Planet. I haven’t watched it, though I might watch it tonight. What I loved about it above all, was the music. So I went on YouTube. I would like to share with you the beautiful music and images of the Frozen Planet trailer and an extended version of the music that provided the soundtrack: Heart of Courage. Feel and enjoy!

Lady in Red

I love Strictly Come Dancing and don’t miss a Saturday night to watch it. I even go on YouTube to see again some of my favourite dancers sometime. But while I was doing so one day, I discovered Dancing with the stars, American version. I love dancing and anything that is linked with that. Imho, I think that Strictly is the best show on earth. And it is, with great dances and dancers, beautiful dresses, no advertising for an hour and a half, no waste timers, and the list can go on.  I thought I have seen it all, I thought that the best dancer was Alesha, then I saw Kara and it seemed much better but recently I have seen Nicole. Her rumba with partner Derek was mesmerizing, sensual, hot, the best of all. And then I searched more and I discovered that I loved all of their dances, and I also thought that they have unique, original and very quick dances. But their rumba is the cherry on the cake for me. I don’t want you to like it or agree with me but just watch it. Enjoy!

I put a spell on you

Hello, everybody! I know I haven’t been around for a while but I had a baptism to attend, a beautiful town to visit, a little girl to look after (not my own yet),  a double rainbow to admire, a hide-and-seek to play, a dance to dance, a song to sing and so on and so forth. But I haven’t forgotten about my blog and it is time to post something here. I may not be into Halloween that much but I like the mystery behind it. And the role play. Today I am a witch  ( a good one o:-)  ) and well, I put a spell on you… to always love and follow this blog. )

Do not worry, my dear, the spell lasts only until this time next year so for a year or so, you are MINE… ( oops, a bad  one  >:) )

Trick or treat?