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Grilled Pork Chops With Spicy Brown Mustard Salsa

One of my favorite restaurants to eat at, when we are in Los Angeles, is Cafe Brazil. It’s a small restaurant, with seating for less than 50 people but the food is fantastic. If you’ve ever watched any dating show, then you’ve probably seen this restaurant several times, dating show’s love to film dates there. It holds a special place in my heart because it was one of the first restaurant’s that my husband I would frequent when we were dating. His mom lived in LA so we’d go up for a visit, and then grab lunch or dinner before heading back, sometimes with mom in tow. The food there is pretty straightforward as far as food goes, meat, beans and rice, fresh tropical juices. Simple as can be, but the food doesn’t have to be fancy to taste good. One of my favorite entree’s there is grilled pork chops with beans and rice, and a simple tomato and onion salsa, to which they add fresh parsley and a spicy brown mustard vinaigrette! So what’s a girl to do when a craving for Cafe Brazil strikes? Get in the car and drive there, or make it herself! I obviously chose the latter!

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Prep time: 5-7 minutes

Cook time: 10-15 minutes

Total time: 25-30 minutes

Ingredients:

Salsa:

1/2 cup tomatoes chopped

2 tablespoons of finely chopped onion

2 tablespoons of parsley

sea salt to taste
Vinaigrette
1 teaspoon spicy mustard
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
3teaspoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Sea salt to taste

Pork chops
2 thick pork chops

1 teaspoon garlic powder,

1 teaspoon onion powder,

1 teaspoon paprika,

1 teaspoon cumin powder

1/8 teaspoon chili powder

sea salt to taste

Directions: Combine the ingredients for the mustard vinaigrette and set aside.

Combine the ingredients for the salsa, top with the vinaigrette and set aside.

Combine the seasoning for the pork chops, then rub generously into pork chops

Grill chops for 5-7 minutes on each side, or until cooked through–do not over cook, pork chops dry out quickly. Once chops are done, top with spicy salsa and enjoy!

Coconut Cream Banana Pudding

I love dessert, but I’m one of those rare people who can consume just a few bites and be completely satisfied with a dessert. I don’t like to make whole cakes, pies, or a complete pan of any type of dessert unless I’m taking it to a party. At home it will just get thrown in the trash. I’m a single serving dessert kind of gal. One serving desserts make me happy, their super delicious, quick and easy to make, and always satisfying without the guilt and temptation to eat more. This Banana Coconut Cream dessert is exactly that. It’s light, takes minutes to make, and is gone just as quickly. The key to this dessert is refrigeration. Unlike whole milk cream, you don’t need to whip coconut cream for it to set into pillow like mountains, just put it into the refrigerator and The coconut cream will set up nicely. If you want to make this for an after dinner snack, put the cream into the refrigerator at least an hour before you want to make this. The best part of this dessert–besides the fact that it’s out of this world delicious–is that it only requires four ingredients, and you don’t have to cook any of them!

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Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: none

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients:

1 cup of coconut cream

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

2 tablespoons of maple syrup–can sub agave

2 bananas( one smashed with a fork, the other sliced)

5 ginger snaps roughly crumbled (can sub with graham crackers, or granola, or vanilla wafers, or nuts)

Directions: Smash banana, with a fork and set aside. To a small bowl add the coconut cream, vanilla extract, and maple syrup, mix well, cover and refrigerate until coconut cream has set–meaning it’s firm like a custard. Once set, remove from the refrigerator, and fold in the mashed banana. If you’re short on time, you can fold the mashed banana into the cream when you add the vanilla and the sweetener. Check out the video below to see exactly how I put it together. If you like this dessert then you’ll love my Banana Marshmallow Split, it’s also a single serving dessert, super easy and delicious!

Click on the link to see how I put this dessert together: https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=6LHcyfEoQg8

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Grilled Pork Chops with Spicy Mustard Salsa

Coconut Cream Banana Pudding