Julie's Corn Casserole

Last Spring, we hosting about 50 people at our home when our daughter's softball team came to play at an Auburn University tournament. My friend and colleague Terry Meisenbach gave me this recipe, telling me "It is really good and feeds a lot." I had it planned to try it out, but my husband had purchased frozen mac and cheese while I was out town so I decided not to cook the Julie's Corn Casserole for that occasion.

I finally tried it for the Mims Thanksgiving gathering--I halved the recipe.

It was just as Terry reported--"It is really good and feeds a lot."

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

Mix:
2 cans whole kernel corn drained
2 cans creamed style corn (do not drain)
2 sticks melted butter
2 cans elbow macaroni (use acorn can as measure)
2 cans cubed Velvet cheese
1.5 cans milk

Stir all together and bake, covered at 325 degrees for 30 minutes. Stir, remove foil and bake for 30 more minutes.

This makes a DOUBLE batch (two 9 x 13 pans); cut in half for smaller batch.

— From Terry Meisenbach 

My version of Korean Style Pork Chops

A friend of mine shared a recipe for Korean style pork chops. I thought they sounded yummy but I decided to make a few adjustments and added a few ingredients.

This recipe turned out great.

Korean Style Pork Chops

Ingredients
1/2 cup of soy sauce (I used gluten free)
2 tbsp of brown sugar
1 tbsp of chili sauce
1/2 tbsp of sesame oil
1/8 tsp of ground ginger
1 tbsp of vegetable oil
1 small onion
Half of a large green bell pepper
3 gloves of garlic
4 boneless pork chops
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a small bowl, mix the soy sauce (I used gluten free soy sauce), brown sugar, garlic sauce, sesame oil and ginger. Mix well.
• Heat up vegetable oil in an oven and broiler safe skillet (I used a iron skillet).
• Sauté onions and bell pepper. When soft add garlic. Sauté for only 2 minutes.
• Season the pork chops with salt and pepper. Add pork chops to the skillet for 3-5 minutes. It should be nice and brown.
• Flip the pork on one side and brush it with the marinade. Cook for an additional 3-5 minutes.
• Put the pork pieces on the skillet to the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes.
• Increase the temperature to the broil and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.
• Take out of the oven and let it settle for 5-10 minutes.
• Serve with rice.

Adapted from: motherthyme.com