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This is my take on a recipe from a friend. This is a dish where the cooking method combines with the main ingredients to provide the flavor. It is important not to crowd the meat when cooking so it browns, and the charring of the chilies provides flavor as well. The underlying flavor through it all is the cilantro and tomatillo. Using the stems avoids the soapy taste some people pick up from cilantro, and the leaves discolor where the stems do not.  Eat this as a stew or cook down until fairly dry and use in tacos. This dish is poco picante. Adjust the number of jalapenos and serranos to make it hotter or milder.

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This recipe is for a salad that is used as a topping for breaded chops. The contrast between the hot crisp chop and the cool salad with its peppery bite and slight acid from tomatoes and vinaigrette makes for a wonderful dish. This salad is also excellent on its own, or as a topping for bruschetta.

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This is the basic method for doing breaded pork chops. This recipe is for baking them, although you could fry them if you wish. I find this method is less messy. I make home-made breadcrumbs in the food processor from older dried out loaves of bread such as ciabatta or French. The crumbs are way better than any of the commercial stuff out there.

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This is really a cross between a roast and a braise. I like this method for pastured pork as it yields a nice moist dish. The recipe seems lengthy, but once you have done this dish it will be a snap.

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The bacon is optional, and the dish is still good without it, but it really adds an extra dimension that makes this a standout dish.

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Another spur of the moment dish with what was on hand. You can use regular or spicy Italian sausages, it is good either way. I served it with pasta, although it would pair nicely with farro, barley, or rice.

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This dressing includes fruit jam in it, hence the name. This is a dressing that goes on hearty salads or can be used as a sauce for chicken or pork chops.

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INGREDIENTS:

1 bunch of collard greens
1 half of a spring red onion
1 teaspoon bacon fat

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This dish is about the sauce, really. Green onions usually wind up in a support role, but here they get to shine and their flavor comes through. This sauce is based on a classic French Sauce Soubise, which is an onion-flavored béchamel-heavier and much more labor intensive. This sauce, by the way, is very popular in the classes I teach to middle-schoolers. Quick and easy, try it with chicken or salmon. It would work with hearty grains such as wheat berries or with braised firm tofu. A combination of grains, mushrooms and tofu would go quite well with this sauce.

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