The Graduate

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Just back from celebrating celebrated Shelby's graduation from Radford University.   it was a fantastic weekend with family and friends and I know that Guy and Shelby's mom as well as me couldn't be happier or prouder for her. 

Pool Project #2

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Now that the pool has been installed it is time to layout and start the deck.  After numerous conversations on design, size and location we finally decided on all three and spent last weekend digging the post holes 
Almost done..Wew have to design and build the gate and get the lattice installed but we are getting there. That will be part of project #3 :)

Pizza Time

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Living out in the country as we do one of the things we had to give up was Pizza delivery.  We can drive 20 minutes each way to pick one up but since we rarely want to do that we have started to make our own and truthfully it is so much better than what we can buy, as well as cheaper and healthier.

The secret is the crust.  Instead of making or buying a "pizza" crust we instead use Flat Bread, the best brand we have found for the pizza is Toufayan.  It bakes really well.  From there we just throw on the toppings, bake for about 14 minutes at 425 and munch away...SO GOOD!!!

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InstaPot Ranch Pork Chops

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We are trying to change things up a bit and add a few new recipes to the rotation as we have gotten very bored with everything we have had lately.Made this for dinner last evening and it is 100% a winner.From "Eating On A Dime" website

  • 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
  • 4-6 boneless pork chops
  • 1 stick of butter (or margarine)
  • 1 package of ranch mix 
  • 1 cup of water

How to Instant Pot Boneless Pork Chops recipe:

  1. Place the pork chops in the Instant pot with a tablespoon of coconut oil. Turn on the saute setting and brown on both sides. Make sure all pork chops are browned. You can skip this step but they look prettier when you brown them first.
  2. Place the butter on top and sprinkle the ranch mix packet on top.
  3. Pour water (or chicken broth) over the pork.
  4. Place the lid on and set to sealing.
  5. Push the manual button and set to 5 minutes.
  6. Allow it to naturally release pressure for 5 minutes and then do a quick release to remove the rest of the pressure.
  7. Once cooked, serve.
  8. You can even spoon the buttery sauce over the pork chops and over your veggies when serving.
  • I did use the Coconut oil, changed from butter to I Can't Believe It Is Not Butter and used reduced salt ranch dressing.

We will definitely make this again!