Parmesan Mushroom Pork

This recipe which I found on Pinterest was titled “Melt in Your Mouth Chicken Breast” and came from HERE. But the recipe that follows was made with what was in my kitchen this afternoon and was only inspired by the original recipe. See what you think! We loved it.

Ingredients:

- 2 thick pork cutlets

- a large handful of parmesan cheese

- 6 sliced button mushrooms

- 1/4 cup mayo

- 1 minced garlic clove

- salt and pepper

Directions:

- Place pork in a greased baking dish.

- Mix the rest of the ingredients and spread over the top of the pork.

- Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Tips from a Kitchen of Reality:

- The original recipe called for a cup of mayo and that made me want to gag. I am guessing I used about a 1/4 of a cup, I really just added mayo to stick all the other ingredients together.

- Sorry my cheese amount is just an estimate—I just used enough so the mixture would cover both pieces of pork.

Homemade Hummus

We love hummus… well, the 18 month old and I do. My sister and I gave it a go at making homemade and it turned out pretty yummy! Much cheaper than buying the small containers at the grocery store. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

-2 cups canned chickpeas, drained, liquid reserved (15.5-ounce can)
-1/3 cup tahini or sesame paste
-4 teaspoons minced garlic (4 cloves)
-6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (3 lemons)
-8 dashes Tabasco sauce
-2 teaspoons kosher salt

Directions:

Place the chickpeas, 2 tablespoons of the reserved liquid, the tahini, garlic, lemon juice, Tabasco, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until coarsely puréed.

The hummus should be moist and thick; add more lemon juice or reserved chickpea liquid to thin, if necessary.

Cover and refrigerate for several hours for the flavors to blend. Taste for seasonings.

Tips from a Kitchen of Reality:

- Mine came out a little salty. Not sure if I measured wrong or what. If I were you, I’d add it at the end to taste. I’m thinking it was the cook’s error though!

- Add different ingredients to have different flavors—we added black beans to party of the hummus and had it with our Mexican theme food night with tortilla chips.

* This is a Barefoot Contessa Recipe!