Peaches and Basil, O'my!

Look at this little treat! I'm blogging twice in one week! This is a big accomplishment for me. Pats on back for Autumn! It must be because dinner has been AMAZING lately. Tonight I made pork with peaches and basil. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhmygod! It might be my new favorite.

2 pounds of pork (I used pork butt. It was on sale)

3 peaches, cut into slices

1/4 cup fresh basil, cut into strips

Salt, pepper & garlic powder

1 tbs sugar

1/2 tsp salt

Crushed red pepper, to taste (I used 2 tbs)

1 tbs lemon juice

Olive oil

1 cup of fresh spinach per serving

Season pork generously with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add to pan along with olive oil. Cook 4 minutes on each side. Move to plate and tent with foil.

Add peaches to the pan with pork drippings. Add sugar, salt and crushed red peppers. Cook peaches until tender, about 10 minutes. Add lemon juice, basil and meat juices from plate. Cook another 2 minutes.

Add spinach to plate. Top with pork, peaches and juice from pan. And dig in!

This meal took about 20 minutes. The pork was medium and perfectly tender. The peaches were sweet with a little kick. This may be my new favorite! Enjoy!

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The Best Potatoes of Your Life

This is a quick and AMAZING side I want to share with all of you. Not going to lie, I made this up when I was a tiny bit under the influence, but it turned out fantastic!

5 medium sized potatoes

Crushed red pepper

Onion powder

Seasoned salt

Pepper

Paprika 

Ground cayenne red pepper

Garlic powder

2 tbs olive oil

1 cup fresh spinach

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

2 strips of bacon

Dice up your bacon and pan fry on medium until crispy. Remove from oil and let drain. Save about 1/2 of the bacon grease in the pan for later.

Dice your potatoes and add to a pan of olive oil. Mix together spices and and sprinkle on top. Do not toss. Also, season to taste. I like my food butthole spicy so I went about 1 tbs on the cayenne and paprika and 1/2 tbs on everything else.

Flip occasionally adding more of the spice mixture as needed. Cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.

When potatoes are almost finished, sauté spinach in remaining bacon grease. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Sauté until wilted, about 3 minutes.

Fold spinach in with the potatoes, top with cheese and bacon and cover with heat off. Let cheese melt and BAM! Potato heaven! 

I served it with an spicy Italian sausage. I was thinking it would also be great for breakfast with egg whites and toast. Needless to say, this is a dish I'll be binge eating for sure.