Dinner at the Dining Room Table

We bought a dining room table and chairs a month or so ago but didn't start using them right away because I forgot to get felt on the bottoms and we didn't want to scratch up the wood floors... now this is in our formal dining room. Once I finally remembered the felt, we have eaten every meal there. WE LOVE IT!!! Right now it's decorated for Halloween and I can not wait to use my Thanksgiving decorations!!

Normally we fix our plates in the kitchen and take them into the dining room but yesterday at dinner time I decided to put all the food in little dishes and put it at the table. It was so nice, I should have taken a picture! I tried a new recipe for pork chops and it was pretty good!

4 pork chops
salt & pepper
1 can beer
3/4 c. ketchup
4 tbsp brown sugar

Salt & Pepper the chops and brown them in a skillet. (don't cook them through, just brown them). Mix up the rest of the ingredients. Put the chops in a pan and pour the beer mixture over the top. Bake at 350 until done.

Nelson LOVED it! He ate all of his chop and part of mine. And kept dipping his bites into the pan to get more of the sauce.

On the side we had corn with butter and broccoli & cheese. It was my first time to make broccoli with cheese myself (instead of the usual frozen with cheese sauce kind). I just heated up a 1/3 c. milk, 6 slices of american cheese, a drop of Franks Red Hot Sauce, and a little salt & onion powder... I think I got that from cooks.com Anyway, it was very tasty!

We had a great lunch yesterday too. I put a roast in the crock pot the night before and I seasoned it differently. Normally I use Liptons Onion Soup Mix (they have three varieties and all work well)and Cream of Mushroom soup along with the potatos and carrots. Yesterday I sprinkled Cavenders Greek Seasoning on the roast and then dumped in a package of Roasted Garlic Brown Gravy Mix. It was SCRUMPTIOUS!!

So today it's all about leftovers!

Happy Cooking!