Saturday Night Special

Saturday night's dinner menu:
Grandma's (somebody else's Grandma) Pork Chops
Mashed potato cheese and chive gratin
Minted sugar snap peas
Peanut butter chocolate shakes

Here are the recipes:
I used Simply Orange o.j. instead of squeezing oranges. I didn't have a lemon, so skipped it. Very tasty.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Grandmas-Pork-Chops-232949

Only had 1/2 the cream cheese on hand, 1% milk, and spring onions instead of chives. Still yumma.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Mashed-Potato-Cheese-and-Chive-Gratin-106005

The mint really mellows when it hits the heat. These were good.
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1896018

The mint in that pea recipe reminds me how much I like the recipe below. I wrote it down while watching The Naked Chef several years ago and haven't been able to find the "real" one online, but this works for me. I've made it quite a few times. I need to make this soon since I have mint on hand:
Squash and Zuchinni Crostini from Jamie Oliver
1 c. sliced pattypan squash
2 zuchinni, cut in qtrs and sliced
1 garlic glove, chopped
1/4 c. finely chopped mint
pinch of salt and pepper

Saute' the above in olive oil until softened, about 10 minutes, smashing it up a bit as it's cooking. When finished, squeeze the juice from half a lemon on top. Place in a serving bowl and sprinkle with feta cheese. Serve with toasted ciabatta bread.

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