"Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin."
Holidays are an interesting time. Filled with joy and hope, yet often also filled with anxiety, anger, frustration. If you're looking for a little joy and peace in your days, perhaps we could all use the reminder from Proverbs above. Think wisely before opening our mouths to say what's on our minds, and ask ourselves, are these words useful? Do they help or hurt? Are they loving and kind? Is there a better way to say what I am thinking and feeling that truly honors my commitment and the heart of another? Let us think on these things, and see where it takes us.
Here's to loving one another well, and showing a little extra patience and kindness this Christmas season.
My recipe today for Flavorful Friday feels a little like a cheat. I didn't slave in the kitchen for hours, and there is nothing particularly unique here. In fact, this probably won't even go in my cookbook so consider it a Blog Extra! I realize sometimes we just want dinner to be easy. But, we still want it to be healthy, interesting, maybe even festive. Tonight's dinner felt like that for me when I made it for the first time last night. I just threw it together and called it done. And it was good. And my son liked it. Total win.
So here ya go, short and simple, easy to do for anyone, and maybe a little different. Gluten Free Polynesian Pork Dinner Recipe. Don't let the name fool you, it's not all that fancy. In fact, I just marinated the pork in San-J's Sweet & Tangy Polynesian Glazing and Dipping Sauce for a couple hours. Tasted a little like barbeque sauce in my opinion. I enjoyed having a totally different taste experience, though, and perhaps you will, too. Read on for the recipe, and let me know what you think!
Happy eating!
Yours truly,
Country Mama Hippie Chic
aka Brandi Schunk
bouncybrandi@gmail.com
Gluten Free Polynesian Pork Dinner Recipe
Rice:
Cook rice according to package instructions, using half water and half bone broth for your liquid. I used short grain brown rice here, which took 45 minutes to cook.
Pork:
Put boneless pork chops in a plastic zippy bag and add San-J's Sweet & Tangy Polynesian Glazing and Dipping Sauce to cover. Seal bag and let sit 2-4 hours in refrigerator. Heat medium skillet on medium-low heat. Add just pork chops with no extra sauce to well-oiled pan and cover. Cook for 5 minutes and flip meat over. Cook for 5 minutes and flip meat over again. Cut meat in pan into bite size chunks, continue cooking and stirring in 3-5 minute increments until pork is no longer pink in the middle. Serve with a small bowl of the San-J sauce and sprinkle the meat with toasted sesame seeds.
Broccoli:
Heat medium skillet on medium heat. Add frozen broccoli florets, 1/2 C bone broth, a sprinkle of salt, garlic powder, and onion powder. Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serving note: I also added some diced pineapple to our plates after I took the picture. It was a nice compliment to the meal and I highly suggest it!
Bon appetit!
