This was one of those nights where I couldnt figure out what to make… and I found these easy recipes… They were amazing! I highly recommend trying them! (DH hates carrots and loved these!)
These lovely chops came from Elizabeth’s Edible Experience… She added apple too… but we had apple last night, so I skipped it. VERY good… 
Maple Porkchops and Apples
Ingredients
4 Pork Loin Chops, 1/2 inch thick
2 Tbsp. Butter
12 Baby Carrots with tops, halved lenghtwise (I used baby carrots…)
1 Medium apple, sliced and seeds removed
1/3 cup maple syrup
DIRECTIONS
Sprinkle chops with salt and pepper. In skillet melt butter over medium heat; add chops.
Reduce heat to medium-low. Add carrots, apple, and maple syrup.
Cover; simmer for 8 minutes or until desired doneness.
Using slotted spoon, transfer chops, carrots and apples to platter; bring syrup mixture to a boil. Boil gently, uncovered, 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened. Pour over chops and serve
Hot Crash Potatoes
These are a WC cult food right now… I got the recipe from Venice who got it from Pioneer Woman.
INGREDIENTS
2 lbs of baby red potatoes (or how much you need), scrubbed clean
a few sprigs of freshly chopped flat leaf parsley & basil (didnt have either, so I just did salt, pepper and garlic powder.)
salt & pepper
extra virgin olive oil for drizzling and basting
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 450.
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, and add potatoes.
When the potatoes are tender, drain.
Drizzle olive oil on a cookie sheet and place the potatoes on it and give plenty of room to spread out.
Use a potato masher and gently press down on the potato until it slightly mashes.
Then rotate the masher 90 degrees and finish flattening it. Of course, you don’t want to absolutely smash it into the pan—you want it almost to resemble a cookie.
Repeat until all are flattened. Next, brush the tops rather generously with olive oil.
Next, sprinkle the potatoes with sea salt or Kosher salt, and freshly ground pepper. Add some chopped fresh herbs.
Now throw them onto the top rack of a very hot (450-degree) oven, and cook them for 20-25 minutes. (Mine cooked while the pork cooked…) Or until they’re golden and crispy and sizzling.
Enjoy!
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July 10th, 2008 at 08:02
Looks great and yes - the WC cult of hot crashed potatoes lives on!