About Me

My name is Denise and I have an autoimmune condition of the thyroid called Hashimoto's Disease. This diagnosis brings a different set of challenges for each patient although most of us have to make major changes in our diet. Until recently, my diet was high in gluten, dairy, soy and corn. In fact, I didn't even know the names of 75% of the items in the fresh food isle! That's been the biggest obstacle on my quest to wellness. It is the reason I started this blog; to find and share recipes without those inflammatory ingredients. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! If you have a favorite recipe of your own to share, please drop me a note via email or through my facebook page. Thanks for checking out the blog -- I look forward to hearing from you!


Monday, September 1, 2014

Crockpot Applesauce Pork Chops

If you're like me, you're probably constantly scanning recipes for non dairy sauces that you can use with your entrees.  Everything creamy has milk and/or eggs in it, right? Well, I've found something that will make your pork chops sweet, tender and delicious...applesauce! Not the store bought kind; those aren't very flavorful.  Find the sweetest apples you can in your whole food store and whip up some homemade applesauce (see my previous post on Grandma's Applesauce).  This time though, don't blend the cooked apples to a fine puree; blend it very briefly so that you have chunky applesauce.  You might even want to mash it instead of using a blender. You want to have pieces of apple in your applesauce.

 Here's the blog link:  http://hashikitchen.blogspot.com/2014/07/grandmas-applesauce.html

 The rest of the recipe is super simple!  Cover the bottom of your crockpot with a layer of pork chops; spread half of your applesauce over them.  Place a second layer of pork chops and spread the other half of applesauce over those.  Pour chopped carrots over the top.
Ingredients:
1-1 1/2 cups homemade applesauce
4 pork chops
sea salt to taste
1 cup chopped carrots

 Cook on low for 6-8 hours; stir occasionally.  
Easy, right?!  Easy and delicious!!  The kids will love it, too!

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