Parmesan Cheddar Brussels Sprouts

Ever since I was a small child I LOVED brussels sprouts, even though my friends all thought they were ICKY.  I always loved vegetables and now that I am an adult I try to eat them as much as possible to stay healthy. So today I'm making one of my favorites, CHEESY SPROUTS, as I called them as a kid. 

What you will need

20-thirty brussels sprouts
3 tbsp olive oil
Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper

Lets get started!

Start by washing the brussels sprouts thoroughly.

Once clean cut off the stem and peel off the outside leaves, including any leaves that are jagged or torn. 

                                                See the difference when they have the outer leaves still attached. 

Then cut the brussels sprout in half vertically. 

Take 2 tbsp of olive oil and rub all the sprouts with it.
Take the remaining 1 tbsp and put in a skillet on medium heat.

Place brussels sprouts in skillet, flat end down and cover and simmer for 3 minutes or until the bottom is slightly brown.
Uncover and sprinkle with salt and pepper, cook for another 2 minutes. Once the bottoms have browned toss with a spatula to slightly brown the rounded end of the sprouts.
Toss a little cheese on and let it melt.

Remove from heat and serve immediately.

Porky! AKA Flat Bread Melt

Alright everyone I know I have been out of commission for a little bit now. But my life has finally decided to calm down a little bit. Today I'm posting the recipe for my "porky" as my quirky husband calls them. I came up with this after an experience with Frozen entree's. One day I was grocery shopping in my local smith's and I meandered over into the frozen food aisle. As I peered into the frosty glass doors I saw a couple microwavable dishes that looked super good. One Brand (who name I forget at the moment) had microwavable panini's and flatbread melts. First off as soon as I saw the word panini that door swung wind open... I love those things. So I looked at the two boxes trying to decide which one to get since I was running late and wouldn't have time to make anything for lunch before I headed to another meeting. I decided to get both of them so I could decide later. I had the Panini for lunch and a couple days later I had the flatbread melt. The melt was... ok... it lacked something and wasn't anything I would every buy again unless I was running late again. But the next day while I was at Costco (my all time favorite grocery store!) I was trying the various samples and they had some flavored hummus with Pita bread on sale. After trying a few flavors and savoring the yummy bread I bought some and headed home. While trying to decide what to make for dinner it hit me... hey, this pita bread is practically the same bread that was used in that melt I had the other day. So I whipped out a package of pork chops and diced the meat and searched my fridge for anything else that would go good. It took about five minutes to make and has become a quick favorite of my family and friends. The recipe is posted below, I hope you enjoy!

To start off heres what you will need for 2 servings:

2 pieces of Pita Bread

1 lean pork chop

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese ( add more of less as needed)

chives (optional)

1/4 cup chopped spinach

seasoning of choice

cooking spray

Lets get started!

1. Start by removing any fat and then chopping your pork chop into bite size hunks. Season to taste.
2. Chop spinach and set aside.
3. Heat skillet on Medium heat and cook pork chop.
4. When fully cooked add spinach. Remove pork and spinach from heat and clean skillet for reuse.
5. Coat pan with cooking spray or butter. Place pita bread in microwave for 30 sec while skillets heats up. Place warmed bread in skillet, after 30 seconds flip.
6. Cover the bread with cheese and add chicken and spinach to half of bread.
7. Fold bread in half over meat and press down with spatula. Flip and press down with spatula again until cheese is fully melted.