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Smothered Pork Chops

Leah Short — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:08:20 +0000

I was flipping through my cookbooks last week and nothing sounded good to me. Do you ever get in those moods where you want something, but you have no idea what that something is? I was in the mood to cook, but had no cravings. Nothing was jumping out at me, until I flipped to Smothered Pork Chops. Crispy pork chops smothered in a white wine-mushroom-chive cream sauce. This is why it’s essential for cookbooks to have pictures! I think I even said, “Oh yeah, smothered chops for dinner!” I definitely eat with my eyes first.

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Creamy Tomato Soup

Leah Short — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:39:42 +0000

Last week I brought you a recipe for mac and cheese that I just adore. It’s a bonus that it’s low calorie, too. I promised to share with you another tasty low calorie dish that I eat with the mac and cheese. This Creamy Tomato Soup is low enough in calories that a small bowl of it is the perfect companion to those cheesy macaroni noodles. This is such a simple recipe, but has a lot of savory flavors that go so well with the creamy mac and cheese. One serving is about 74 calories and that’s perfect to pair this with almost any entree!

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