Roasted Broccoli

You could almost eat this broccoli as a main dish it is so good. I try and use the good parmesan since that is a lot of the flavor in this dish.

2 large bunches of broccoli, cut into florets and dried thoroughly
3 tbs olive oil
1 tsp salt
4 garlic cloves, sliced
Zest and juice of one lemon
2 tbs basil, chopped
1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan

Toss broccoli with olive oil, salt and garlic. Roast at 425 for 20-25 minutes until some florets are a little brown.

Zest and juice the lemon over the broccoli, add the basil and sprinkle with parmesan.

Crockpot Pork chops and Apples

The apples do fall apart into a kind of applesauce for the pork so you can peel the apples if you like it better that way. I like to shred the pork to soak up the extra sauce when I eat it. Yummy over brown rice.

6 boneless pork loin chops
3-4 medium Golden Delicious apples, sliced
4 tbl brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt (optional)

Place apples over the pork in crockpot, sprinkle remaining ingredients over the top. Cook on low 6-8 hours.

BBQ Pineapple Chicken Packet

For each packet:
1 chicken breast
2 pineapple rings
2 pepper (green, red or yellow) rings
1 tbsp BBQ sauce

Use heavy duty foil and make a packet for each chicken - fold the top and ends to seal the packet but leave some room for heat circulation inside.

Grill 20-25 min or 30 mins at 350 in the oven.

Crockpot Pulled Pork

Spice Rub:
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp chili powder
2 tbsp ground cumin
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp oregano
4 tbsp paprika
2 tbsp salt
1 tbsp sugar

5-6 lb pork roast
1/4 cup water
2 cups BBQ sauce plus extra for serving

Rub the spice mix into the meat (on top of saran wrap and a sided cookie sheet - may leak). Wrap tightly in 2 layers of saran wrap and refrigerate overnight to 3 days.

Place in crock pot, add 1/4 cup of water. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Discard liquid, shred meat and place back in crockpot with BBQ sauce. Heat on low for 3-60 minutes until hot.

Spaghetti Sauce

This is double the recipe but I rarely make any less. Just freeze half if you don't use it within a few days.

1-2lbs of ground beef or turkey
2-28oz cans Crushed or ground tomatoes
2-6oz cans tomato paste
~30 leaves of fresh basil
~1/2 cup fresh parsley
1tbl dried marjoram
5 cloves of garlic, minced

Brown meat together with garlic and drain.

Add crushed tomatoes and spices. Bring to a boil then simmer for 1 hour.

Add tomato paste plus 6 cans of water (helps rinse out the cans since the paste is sticky). Bring to a boil and simmer with lid slightly off for 2-3 hours.