Pork Chops with Garlic and Wine

Last Saturday I had trouble finding something to make without having to go out and buy a bunch of ingredients.  So I settled for something I've made before. Pork Chops with Garlic and Wine.  I haven't blogged about it before so I figured I'd at least put a short blog about it on my Pantry Blog.
I found the recipe here: thepioneerwoman.com
Its a real tasty recipe that doesn't take too long!
I forgot to take pictures until the end but here's the pork in the pan:

You basically sear the pork really well on both sides in a little bit of oil then take it out of the pan and set it aside.  You then throw in some garlic cloves and cook them in the oil/pork stuff until they're brown and soft. Or if your like me you have the heat to high (stupid electric stove) and burn the garlic and have to start over with jarred minced garlic due to not having any whole cloves left after the burned carnage.  When the garlic is cooked you throw in the pork, some wine and a bay leaf and cook some more until the pork is done.  It's quite good.  We served it with some grilled asparagus (toss the asparagus in olive oil and salt and pepper then grill it to the preferred tenderness).

Chicken Bacon Cheese Sandwhiches

Okay, A few days late on the post but here's what I made for dinner last Saturday evening.

First start with Peppered Bacon.  (After making it this weekend the general consensus was that there was too much pepper in this recipe so I may try a different bacon next go around)

I cut the bacon strips in half to make them keep their shape better and cook faster (also fits better on a sandwich)

Once the bacon is done set it aside.

 Pour out the bacon grease but put about 1 tablespoon back into the pan for the next part.  I didn't take a picture of this but prepare 4 chicken breasts by hammering them between 2 pieces of wax paper until they are all about the same thickness, then coat them with some lemon pepper.  Put the chicken breasts in the bacon pan on medium heat until the edges start turning white (about 4-5 minutes) then flip them over.

At this point you can put the bacon strips on the chicken breast and then add a slice of whatever cheese floats your boat.  I used a mild cheddar.  Cover the pan to help keep everything moist and melt the cheese.

 Once it's all done it should look really yummy and you can either serve as is or throw it on a bun.

We made a side of Arby's fries from the freezer section at Wal-Mart, tasted just like the real thing!

This is where I got the recipe:

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/marlboro_mans_s/

She's got alot of good recipes that you will likely see here eventually so please check out her blog as well.