Avocado Feta Salsa

Mom's Recipe

Yield: 12 servings

Prep time: 20 min.

Ingredients

2 plum tomatoes, chopped

1 ripe avocado - peeled, pitted and chopped

1/4 cup finely chopped red onion

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley

1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon red or white wine vinegar

4 ounces crumbled feta cheese

 Directions

In a bowl, gently stir together tomatoes, avocados, onion, and garlic. Mix in parsley and oregano. Gently stir in olive oil and vinegar. Then stir in feta. Cover, and chill for 2 to 6 hours.

Pork Chops with Stuffing

 Mom's Recipe

Recipe adapted from Margaret Pache at AllRecipes.com

Pork Chops with Stuffing

Ingredients:

6 (1/2-inch thick) pork chops
1 tablespoon cooking oil
3 cups cubed day-old bread (mom used the SanFrancisco Sourdough I had made a few days earlier, and also wild rice that had been cooked in beef broth)
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 cup chopped celery  (omitted)
1 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 egg, beaten
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions
1.In a large skillet, brown pork chops in oil. Place in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in.* baking pan. Combine bread cubes, soup, celery, onion, garlic, egg, poultry seasoning and pepper; spread over pork chops. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 45-55 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with cheese and return to the oven for 5 minutes or until melted.

*My Dad has this great Mineral Pan (purchased at Williams Sonoma) that goes straight from the stovetop to the oven.

Garlic Prime Rib

*Mom's Recipe* (Prime Rib Sandwiches for the Super Bowl)

Recipe adapted from: Chef Mike via AllRecipes.com

Ingredients

1 (10 pound) prime rib roast

10 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons ground black pepper

2 teaspoons dried thyme

Directions

1.Place the roast in a roasting pan with the fatty side up. In a small bowl, mix together the garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper and thyme. Spread the mixture over the fatty layer of the roast, and let the roast sit out until it is at room temperature, no longer than 1 hour.

2.Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).

3.Bake the roast for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce the temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C), and continue roasting for an additional 60 to 75 minutes. The internal temperature of the roast should be at 145 degrees F (53 degrees C) for medium rare.

4.Allow the roast to rest for 10 or 15 minutes before carving so the meat can retain its juices.