CELEBRATING FATHER’S DAY!
It seems as we get older, reminiscing becomes a part of our lives. It is an that important psychological process called ‘life cycle review’.
Father’s Day, for Brion and I, is a day that brings back many fond memories. My father passed away in 2005 and Brion’s in 2011. There is never a week that goes by that we don’t reminisce about something we remember about one or the other. Both of our Dad’s loved to talk and tell you stories from their lives. I think back to when I was just a kid and my Dad would recount the same story more than once. At the time, it all seemed a bit boring but now I realize how the benefits of storytelling and review are greatly underestimated. I would give anything to retrace those years once again.
A father’s love and influence is never fully appreciated until he is no longer with you. It is so important to appreciate every hour they are in your life.
My father’s day blog recipe features some pork chops with a nice apple-apricot stuffing. Hope you get a chance to try it sometime.
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- 4 center-cut pork chops, 1-inch thick
- 1/2 cup EACH onion & celery, chopped
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup EACH bread crumbs & quick cooking oatmeal
- 1/2 cup apple, diced small
- 30 grams (6 apricots) dried apricots, diced finely
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ginger, ground
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves, sugar free
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- Preheat oven to 325 F. Cut a deep, horizontal pocket in each chop.
- In a skillet, saute onion & celery in oil until tender crisp. Add bread crumbs, oatmeal, diced apricots, apple, raisins, brown sugar, ginger & 2 Tbsp apricot preserve; mix well. Divide stuffing between pork chops. Place in an ungreased baking dish & cover.
- Bake for about 45 minutes; uncover & spread remaining 2 Tbsp preserves on top of chops. Bake uncovered for about 15-20 minutes more or until chops are tender.