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<\/a><\/p>\nIn the pan next to the grill, there are some onions cooking down for a really fun and delicious new sauce. We had rhubarb in our CSA box this past week and I have never cooked with it, so I wanted to do something other than just Strawberry Rhubarb pie. I found this recipe<\/a> from Gourmet magazine that used golden raisins, onions and rhubarb to make a chutney to go along with some pork. This turned out really great! I got distracted and forgot to get a picture of the final product, but here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the chutney as it cooks down: <\/p>\n It worked really well with the pork, and we served it with some parmesan toast and some grilled asparagus (way to go grill pan!!) Also check out my meat thermometer at work\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n Earlier in the week, we used up some ciabatta rolls and made italian garlic croutons to go on a salad with: lettuce mix from Full Circle Farm, frozen popcorn shrimp, random veggies and a parmesan dressing. A very satisfying and light-ish dinner (the popcorn shrimp was not the healthiest thing we could have chosen, but it hit the spot and is exactly what we were craving!). The croutons are super easy\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6tossed in a little olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and italian seasoning. Baked in a low oven. The ciabbata bread got nice and crispy on the outside, but kept a tiny bit of chewiness inside. I almost<\/em> lost track of them, but managed to pull them out just in time to avoid burning the edges!<\/p>\n As promised, I tried out my mom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Crockpot apple butter. Well, it comes from a local newspaper at home, but it was easy and I am excited to try it on some toast! <\/p>\n Slow-Cooker Apple Butter<\/p>\n This is what the apples looked like after I woke up in the morning: And the final smooth product: <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>the pork was cooked perfectly!! I cooked it to 160 degrees, the setting for Pork-Medium. Then let it rest, wrapped in some foil and it came up to a perfectly moist, thick-cut pork chop. Yum! <\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n\n
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