Spicy Japanese Black Pepper Ginger Pork Chops

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. - Revelation 21:3

A delicious new ej recipe!!

4 center cut pork chops, bone in 

Marinade

1-1/2 c Water or Apple cider

1/8 c Mirin, Publix has

1/8 c Sake, Publix has

2 t Toasted sesame oil

1/8 c Salt 

1/8 c Sugar

Place in Fallon ziplock. 

Press air out and put in fridge in a bowl for at least 2 hrs., overnight is better.

Black pepper

Fresh grated ginger

Discard marinade.

Pound chops.

Lightly black pepper, and grate fresh ginger over each chop.

Turn broiler on.

Place in pan and cook pretty close to fire, middle top rack, for 11 minutes, flip and repeat. 

These were fantastic!!

Spinach and Honey Cajun Rutabaga

11 I will make my dwelling among you, and my soul shall not abhor you.

12 And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people. - Leviticus 26:11-12

1 Rutabaga, cut into thin slices

2 c baby Spinach

1/2 t Cajun seasoning

3 T Honey

1 T Olive oil

1/2 t Garlic granules 

1 heaping T chicken base seasoning 

Water just to cover. 

Boil until rutabagas are knife tender. 

Delicious new creation.

Cajun Chicken Pasta

                                                                                                  

Psalm 121

My Help Comes from the LORD

A Song of Ascents.

    [1] I lift up my eyes to the hills.
        From where does my help come?
    [2] My help comes from the LORD,
        who made heaven and earth.
   
   
    [3] He will not let your foot be moved;
        he who keeps you will not slumber.
    [4] Behold, he who keeps Israel
        will neither slumber nor sleep.
   
   
    [5] The LORD is your keeper;
        the LORD is your shade on your right hand.
    [6] The sun shall not strike you by day,
        nor the moon by night.
   
   
    [7] The LORD will keep you from all evil;
        he will keep your life.
    [8] The LORD will keep
        your going out and your coming in
        from this time forth and forevermore.






2 c pulled rotisserie chicken breast
1 (4 ounce) linguine, cooked al dent, reserve pasta water
2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
2 tablespoons butter
1 leek, sliced thin
1 can evaporated milk
4 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
pasta water



Place chicken and Cajun seasoning in a bowl and toss to coat.
 

In a large skillet over medium heat, sauté chicken, leeks and rest of spices in butter. 
 

Reduce heat, add sun dried tomatoes and evaporated milk.

Reduce.

Add linguine and toss with Parmesan cheese.

Add 1 c pasta water. 

Reduce.

Instant Pot Sous Vide Top Round

Thus it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. - 1 Corinthians 15:45

This is a tough piece of meat but cooked this way it was so tender!!

1 Top Round beef roast, flat piece, cut vertical length to get 1 inch thick pieces ( mine came from Costco 2 pack)  

Season with kosher salt and Worcestershire sauce

Place in gal freezer ziplock mash all air out.

Fill metal inner pot with water, half way.

Keep the pieces of meat separate, side by side.

Turn pot on warm and hit the minus.

Add water pot to cooker.

Note time and set oven timer for 2 hours.

Place glass bowl on top to keep it submerged.

After 2 hours remove and sear on both sides. 

Slice thin across the grain. 

Make fajitas, breakfast hash, Nachos etc!!

Deli Style Top Round Roast

An ej original recipe!!!

1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 

2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.  - Psalm 90:1-2

1 beef top round, got mine at Costco 2 pack 

Grease all over with olive oil

Rub

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Rub mixture into roast.

1/2 t each kosher Salt and Pepper

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Place greased and seasoned roast on a roast rack in a pan lined with foil.

Cook 15 minutes, lower heat to 325 degrees. 

Cook until roast reaches 125 degrees.

It took mine about 40 minutes because it was a flat cut. 

Slice as thin as possible. 

Cut on the short side, angle cut across the grain. 

This tasted like deli top round, so good!!

My Take On Chicken Pad Thai

I will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.  - Psalm 89:1

4 oz Rice noodles or angel hair ( I used angel)

Make and set aside.

1/4 dry roasted peanuts, chopped

3 chicken tenders, pounded and cut diagonally 

2 T olive oil

6 Green onions, cut diagonally 

1 c Cabbage, sliced thin

3 T roasted garlic

1/4 t red pepper flakes

1 whisked egg

1 t chives

Salt and pepper to taste

Lime slices 

Tamarind sub

1 T water

2 T Worcestershire sauce

1 T fresh lemon juice

1/8 c tomato paste concentrate 

2 T brown sugar

Mix and set aside.

Sauce 

All the tamarind sub

2 T brown sugar

1 T anchovy paste

1 T Worcestershire sauce

Mix and set aside.

Add oil to wok or large skillet.

Add pepper flakes, garlic, onions and cabbage to oil. 

Stir fry 30 seconds using a wooden spoon.

Add chicken, cook 2 minutes.

Push to side of pan. 

Pour egg down side of pan and whisk to scramble.

Add drained noodles, then sauce. 

Mix all together and add peanuts.

Squeeze lime over all. 

Oh So Good Salad

18 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, "Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,

19 and behold, a great wind came across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you."

20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped.

21 And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."

22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong. - Job 1:18-22

This recipe is so easy and delicious!

Using a mandolin, thin slice veggies.

Be careful, these things will slice you as well as the veggies.

Use Olive Garden Italian dressing.

1 large Carrot, cut thin with mandolin 

1 large English Cucumbers, cut thin with a mandolin 

3 large Radishes, sliced thin using knife

1 c cut in half Baby tomatoes

3 Green onions, chopped

Coarse Sea Salt and coarse black pepper to taste 

Mrs Dash Table

1/8 c sliced pepperoncini 

1/8 c Parmesan cheese, the kind in the jar

1/8 c Italian dressing

Season veggies.

Add pepperoncini.

Toss in dressing.

Add cheese.

Stove Top Braised Pork Stew

Triple Yum!!!

This has a deep rich and savory gravy!!!

The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours; the world and all that is in it, you have founded them.  - Psalm 89:11

Pork

2 lb pork shoulder cut into 1 inch chunks

Salt and pepper

3 T Olive Oil

Season and lightly brown in oil using a Dutch oven.

Remove and set aside.

1 Onion, chopped

1 Leek, sliced

1/2 c celery, chopped

2 t oil

Stir fry until tender.

Return pork.

4 c beef broth

3 bay leaves

1 T fresh sage, chopped

1 T fresh thyme, chopped

Add beef broth and the above herbs.

Bring to boil, cover and simmer on low 

1-1 1/2 hours until pork is almost tender.

3 T water

3 T flour 

1 t smoked paprika 

Make slurry and set aside.

Veggies

2 c baby Spinach 

3 Carrots, cut into 1/2 inch chunks

4 medium yellow potatoes, cut into 1/2 chunks

1 c rutabaga, cut into 1/2 inch chunks

Add veggies, cook 35 minutes until potatoes and rutabagas are knife tender.

Discard bay leaves.

Add slurry.

You might have to add some water.

Lastly add a small can of drained diced tomatoes.

3 T Apple cider vinegar 

2 T fresh parsley, chopped

Cook 5 minutes.

Serve with cornbread, rolls, crusty bread etc!!

Asian Fresh Salmon Sliders

13 But I, O LORD, cry to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you. 

14 O LORD, why do you cast my soul away? Why do you hide your face from me? 

15 Afflicted and close to death from my youth up, I suffer your terrors; I am helpless.  - Psalm 88:13-15

These were insane!!!

1-1/4 lb skinless Fresh salmon, cut into 1/8  inch chunks

1 c panko, set aside

6 Brioche slider buns, lightly toasted

Divide salmon into 4 equal portions

Take 1 portion to make paste.

Take the rest and put into bowl.

Salmon Paste

2 T Dijon mustard

1 T Mayo

3 T leeks

1 T fresh lemon juice

1/2 t fresh lemon zest

1 t Old Bay

2 T panko

Put into blender, pulse to make a paste.

Add to the bowl of chunked salmon.

Gently incorporate.

With damp hands, make 6 slider size 1/2 inch thick patties.

Place on a sheet of parchment and then on a plate.

Freeze for 30 minutes.

Place panko in plate and pat onto both sides of patties.

Fry in a combo of clarified butter and olive oil. 

Start with 2 T, you might have to add a bit more if they look too dry when you flip.

Oil and butter should be medium high before adding patties.

Fry until crisp on one side then carefully flip and repeat.

Toppings

Soyvay sauce Hoisin Garlic flavor

Thin sliced carrots, cabbage and onions

Easy Cashew Chicken and Noodles Stir Fry

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 

24 And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!  - Psalm 139:23-24

10 Chicken nuggets, I used frozen ones but you could by from fast food

2 Olive oil

Cooked thin spaghetti, set aside

1 c Broccoli florets

1 small thin sliced Onions

1 matchstick cut

1 c thin sliced Cabbage

Sauce ingredients 

1 T Sake

1 t Sesame oil

2 T Mushroom Soy sauce

Fry nuggets in oil.

Chop. 

Add veggies.

Add sauce ingredients.

Add pasta.

Quick Chicken Nugget Stir Fry

yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. - 1 Corinthians 8:6

This was easy and delicious!

It only took about 15 minutes.

10 Frozen chicken nuggets or fresh nuggets from fast food

2 T Olive oil

Stir fry chicken on medium heat and chop up.

Add these ingredients to fried chicken.

1 matchstick cut Carrot

1 thin cut sliced Onion

1/2 c sliced Cabbage

1 c small Broccoli florets

2 T Soy sauce

2 T Saki 

1 t Toasted sesame oil

Serve over sticky rice.

I also served with spring rolls.

Italian Orzo Salad

Yummy!

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through him and for him.

17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,

20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. - Colossians 1:15-20

1 c uncooked Orzo, bring salted water to boil and add Orzo, boil on low 10-12 minutes

Dressing

1/8 c Olive Garden Italian dressing

2 T mashed roasted garlic

Heat 30 seconds.

Set aside.

Add these to mini processor and pulse until you get a paste like mix

1/4 peperoncini 

2 T capers

Add these to the warm dressing.

Veggies

1 large can sliced black olives, drained

1 small English Cucumber, chopped

1/2 c sun dried tomatoes, chopped

1/4 c raisins

1/4 c fine grated Parmesan 

Add dressing to Orzo.

Stir in veggies, cheese and raisins.