Maple Dijon Pork Chops

I love the taste of maple and I love a perfectly cooked pork chop!

The other week Steve was responsible for seeking out new recipes for us to try and after finding the Juicy Grilled Burgers recipe, he thought that he would continue to look on the Campbells recipe for other great ideas - that was when he stumbled across their recipe for Maple Dijon Pork Chops.

After reading through the list of ingredients and the steps to make the dish we both agreed that we would have to give it a try - the only thing that was different for us was adding an apple into the sauce - but we were up for a change. There was only a slight change to the recipe that we made which was that we substituted the can of cream of celery for a can of cream of broccoli - this was only because we already had a can of cream of broccoli in our kitchen.

This recipe was delicious and we both liked the way the sauce brought together the crisp crunch of the apples and the sweet, creamy combination of the maple and cream of broccoli.

This was a very quick meal to make and we have already added it to our list of recipes to try again soon! And now that we have made two successful dishes from the Campbells website I am sure we will continue to look there again.

Bon appetit & enjoy!

Juicy Grilled Burgers

Once Steve and I arrived back from our vacation (and dealt with the reality of a home without palm trees and hotel staff waiting on our every need) we decided it was time to get back to our old ways and get back to the kitchen (or in this case the grill).

The hot summer weather has made us want to focus more on easy to make BBQ dishes (things that do not require us to keep the oven on). With this focus in mind, we came across a Campbell's soup recipe for Juicy Grilled Burgers. The recipe seemed very simple and the only ingredient that was a little different than anything we had tried before was adding tomato soup to the ground beef mixture.

There are only a few ingredients and only a small amount of prep time required to get the beef patties ready for the BBQ. And the end result was that they were delicious! The tomato soup added a great creamy taste to the burgers - we both agreed that we would definitely make these burgers again. And going forward I would also look into using the excess tomato soup as a sauce for the burgers as well.

Definitely give this recipe a try the next time you are looking to make your own burgers!

NOTE - I didn't have time to take a picture of this dish because as soon as they were ready we both ate them and forgot to take a picture (which I would suggest is proof of how good they really were!). Luckily, Sobeys included a mention to the recipe in their local flyer this week!

Bon appetit & enjoy!

Pan Fried Haddock

We're back from vacation and taking time to get caught up on our blog (in between enjoying nice weather, the occasional mimosa, and visiting family). Since the summer began we both noticed that we have not been trying as many recipes as we were during the winter months - mostly because we are barbecuing quite a bit and trying previously posted recipes - but we will continue to post anything new that we try (there just may not be as many posts as there were when we first started).

Back in July, before we went on our trip to California, Steve and I made pan friend haddock and pesto gnocchi (we previously made the pesto gnocchi in May and posted it on the blog on May 29, 2012).

We found the pan fried haddock recipe on the Canadian Living website. We check out their recipes every now and again - mostly just after I have watched an episode of Best Recipes Ever.

The pan fried haddock recipe was very simple to follow and we both liked that it had a little extra kick by having the paprika in it. This was also the first time that we made a pan fried haddock (we have breaded and fried chicken before, but not haddock).

For the complete list of ingredients and the recipe click here to go directly to the Canadian Living website.

Bon appetit & enjoy!