Sweet Potatoes with Apples

A wonderful side dish found in our The Taste of Home Cookbook.

Ingredients

• 3 to 3½ pounds sweet potatoes


• 2 tart apples, peeled, cored and cut into ¼ inch rings.


• ½ cup orange juice


• ¼ cup packed brown sugar


• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger


• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon


• 2 tablespoons butter

Directions

1. Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 30 minutes or until just tender. Drain and cool slightly. Peel and cut into ¼ inch slices.


2. In a greased 13x9x2 baking dish, alternately layer potatoes and apples. Pour orange juice over top. Combine the brown sugar, ginger and cinnamon; sprinkle over potatoes and apples. Dot with butter.


3. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until apples are tender and heated through.

Baked Pork Chops

Jack's great grandma DeBruin made this for us when she came to visit us in Phoenix.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup brown sugar


• ½ cup ketchup


• ¾ cup water


• pork chops


• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Salt and pepper pork chops and place in a shallow baking pan.


2. Combine sugar, ketchup and water. Spoon over pork chops.


3. Bake at 350° 30 minutes covered. Remove cover and bake 30 more minutes. (For thicker chops add 30 minutes to covered time.)

Sweet & Tangy Pork BBQ

This is one of Jaime's cousin Jenny's recipes from the family cook book.

Ingredients

• 1.5-2lbs pork steaks


• 1 cup BBQ sauce


• 2T brown sugar


• 1tsp soy sauce


• 1tsp Worcestershire sauce


• ½ tsp liquid smoke


• 1 big squeeze honey


• 1/3 cup chopped sweet onion

Directions

1. Mix BBQ sauce, brown sugar, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, liquid smoke and honey. Stir well.


2. Place pork in crock pot and cover with onion.


3. Spoon BBQ mixture over pork and onions.


4. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or until pork is falling apart.