Kick-In-the-Face Chipotle Meatballs

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground pork
• 1 lb. mild ground sausage
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. parsley
• 2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
• 2 tsp adobo sauce

Directions:

Thaw the ground pork and ground sausage in the refrigerator. Don't wait till the last minute and try to thaw them in the microwave. Your meat needs to be the same consistency and temperature throughout. Trust me. 

Preheat your oven to 400. Add all of the ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Blend the ingredients together with your hands. Form the meat into golf ball-sized meatballs. 

The meat will feel very soft, this is normal. I promise they will harden up as they cook. Place the meatballs on a cookie sheet. Bake them in the oven for 15 minutes. Serve with gravy or on top of noodles with spaghetti sauce. 

Honey Ginger Pork Chops

I know I'm a terrible photographer, and the picture doesn't do these pork chops justice. They were quite possibly the best pork chops I've ever made, and I never expected to say that about a pork chop that wasn't fried!

Ingredients:

• Honey
• Soy Sauce
• Powdered ginger
• Pork chops

Note: I'm not putting exact amounts here because I didn't measure out exact amounts when I was making the pork chops and I don't want to steer you wrong by guessing. Don't worry, I'll walk you through it. 

Directions:

1. Mix three parts honey to one part soy sauce. Give the mixture two hearty shakes of the powdered ginger. The amount you'll need depends on how many pork chops you have, so adjust it accordingly. 

2. Put the pork chops into a glass casserole dish. Top with the marinade. Put them into the fridge and let them marinate for 2 - 4 hours. 

3. Preheat the oven to 350. Bake the pork chops for 25-35 minutes, depending on the thickness. The thicker your pork chops, the longer they'll need to cook. 

4. Mix up another batch of honey ginger marinade. Drizzle it over the pork chops when they come out of the oven or offer it up as a dipping sauce. 

Balsamic Pork Loin

Ingredients:

• 1 3lb. pork loin
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 tbsp steak seasoning
• 1 gallon size freezer bag

Directions

1. Add the olive oil. balsamic vinegar and steak seasoning to the freezer bag. Add the pork loin to the freezer bag. Place the pork loin in the refrigerator for 4-5 hours. 

2. Preheat the oven to 350.

3. Put the seasoned pork loin in a meatloaf pan. Drizzle with the excess marinade from the bag. Cook the pork loin for 1.5 hours.