Diet Honey Lemon Schnitzel

It's been a loooooong day at work with bleeding kids, screaming kids, and tears constantly. Fortunately I am lucky enough to come home to a meal cooked by my momma that is delicious and perfect for those on a diet (its only 174 calories a cutlet!) This recipe is courtesy of Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook <--- long name!

Honey Lemon Schnitzel

Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 pork sirloin cutlets (4 oz each)
2 Tablespoons butter
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup honey

Directions:
In a large resealable plastic bad, combine flour, salt, and pepper.
Add pork and shake to coat
In large skillet, cook pork in butter over medium heat for 3-4 min on each side
Remove and keep warm
Add lemon juice and honey to the skillet; cook and stir for 3 minutes or until thickened
Return pork to pan; cook 2-3 min longer or until heated through

This meal is perfect to pay homage to my German heritage!
Happy Tuesday

♥ The Westward Wives

New Trailmix

I don't know if any of you know this, but I am obsessed with the blog chef-in-training.com. It is my blogging bible and a blog I enjoy reading every chance I get. This next recipe is a recipe from her blog called "Bear Lake Trail Mix", since I have never been to Bear Lake nor do I put swedish fish in my trail mix I call this recipe Summertime Trail Mix. Hope you all enjoy this as much as the wives did :)

Ingredients:
1 (18.75 oz) bag of Chex Mix Traditional Snack Mix
2 1/2 cups Bugles
2 1/2 cups Chocolate Chip Teddy Grahams
1 1/2 cups Pretzel M&Ms
1 cup licorice bits
1 1/2 cup goldfish

Directions:
Mix it all together in a large bowl
Enjoy!



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Just so you know..

In case you were thinking of throwing a party!

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Chipotle Shrimp Marinade

From my local grocery to you, this new recipe is so delish! I personally hate shrimp and normally refuse to eat them, after being forced to eat these shrimp, I couldn't stop.

Chipotle Shrimp Marinade
Ingredients:
1 can (7 oz.) chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
3 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 large handful cilantro

Directions:
Blend peppers, oil, lime juice, garlic and salt until smooth. 
Add cilantro; blend until combined. 
Pour marinade into a resealable plastic bag. 
Marinate two pounds of shrimp overnight, arrange on presoaked skewers then grill and enjoy!

It was a hit at the party I was at!

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Grilling marinade

I know, I know its been FOREVER. Working 60 + hours a week and doing homework on top of that has not been the summer I was imagining. But in my spare time I have some time to do some summer BBQing. Grilled chicken is one of my absolute favorites. Here is a new recipe I just tried and adored! Found this recipe from the Taste of Home grilling cookbook!

Mandarin Pork marinade:
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 Tablespoons honey
1 Tablespoon ground ginger
1 Tablespoon ground mustard
1 garlic glove minced
2 pork tenderloins

Directions:
Mix first 6 ingredients together
Add to ziplock bag
Add pork
Marinade for 5 hours

Enjoy!!

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Caramelitas

Ah Memorial Day is here, time for the pool to open, summer to start, and a big family BBQ. This Memorial Day my mom and I were in charge of desserts for our family's dinner. The first dessert we made is called Caramelitas, and it was a huge hit with our family! (plus it was super easy to make)

Caramelitas

Ingredients:
1 cup plus 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided
1 cup quick-cooking oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 jar (12 1/4 oz) caramel ice cream topping
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:
In a bowl combine 1 cup flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. 
Stir in butter; mix well.
Press into a greased 13 in by 9 in baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes or until set
Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
Combine caramel topping with remaining flour until blended; drizzle over chips
Sprinkle with nuts.
Bake 20-22 minutes longer or until bubbly. 
Cool completely, cut into bars
Yield: 3 dozen

*We only put nuts on half of the dessert

Happy Memorial Day everyone!

♥ The Westward Wives

Crockpot Hawaiian Pork Chops

Finals are finally over and summer has officially started. For the summer, the Westward Wives have all moved home (with the exception of Callie, she moved in with me!) for the summer. A couple of days a week Callie and I are in charge of making dinner for my family. Last night I made a new dish that I found on pintrest while looking for a pork chop recipe to satisfy both my father and myself. I personally choose to stay away from pork chop for most of the time while my father believes the more pork the better, so I found a recipe that we both would enjoy. And behold, we both enjoyed dinner last night!

Hawaiian Pork Chops (in the crockpot)

Ingredients:
1 package of pork chops
1 can (20 oz) pineapple tidbits 
1 Tablespoon soy sauce (I used light)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (I would use half if I make this again)

Directions:
Pour can of pineapple at the bottom of the crockpot
Mix in brown sugar, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes
Lay pork chops on top 
Cook on low for 8-10 hours

I served the dish over brown rice

HAPPY SUMMER!

♥ The Westward Wives