With the Help of Thy Grace: The Winner is Michele

Random.org decided that Michele should win With the Help of Thy Grace Cookbook which is generously being provided by Catholic Word, which is the leading Catholic publisher group in the United States, with over 35 publisher members producing books, study programs, audio and videos which provide answers to the burning needs and questions relevant to today's Catholic.

So, what is Michele getting?  She's getting a cookbook with good recipes and some good spiritual readings to go with them.  Here is one of the recipes (with permission)

Sweet and Sour Pork Chops (page 101)

6 pork chops, pat dried (I used what was in the package)
1 cup flour (probably didn't need that much)
salt and pepper
2 Tbsp oil.

Dredge pork chops in flour, salt, and pepper.  Brown on both sides in skillet with oil.  Drain and remove chops. Place in 9X13 casserole.  Sauce:

1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
2Tbsp soy sauce
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup chopped green onion (I didn't have this so I substituted 1/2 pack of onion soup mix)
1 medium chopped green pepper (putting this in would assure it would not be eaten at my house)

In mixing bowl, combine above ingredients, blend and pour over pork chops. Bake in 325 degree oven for 45 minutes, basting every 15 minutes.

These were a big hit at my house.  I also tried cutting some chicken breasts into pieces that were a couple of bites each, flouring and browning as above and then cooking on top of the stove in that sauce.  The chicken disappeared!

Michele blogs at The Frazzled Family Dinner and at  Barrels of Monkeys where you can see her beautiful quilts.

Seven Quick Takes about With the Help of Thy Grace Cookbook and a Giveaway!

1. With the Help of Thy Grace is a Catholic Cookbook.  Besides recipes that will look familiar to those who love church cookbooks, it also contains spirtual readings and meditations on most pages.  You can read my review of the book here.
   
   
2. One thing I like about church cookbooks is that the recipes are things people actually eat. I reviewed a cookbook once that had a recipe that took two days to make and used over twenty-seven ingredients.  Those types of recipes aren't found in cookbooks like With the Help of Thy Grace.
   
   
3. I've made two recipes from With the Help of Thy Grace.  One was Sweet and Sour Pork Chops.  You'll have to come back in a few days to get the recipe and see how they looked after I cooked them.  They were good, at least according to the food critics who live at my house.
   
   
4. I also made Cheesy Baked Chicken which had a crust made of breadcrumbs and cheddar cheese.  Yummy!
5. You can order a copy of With the Help of Thy Grace from Catholic Word.  Isn't the cover pretty?
   
6. Catholic Word is sponsoring a giveaway of this cookbook.  For every twenty people who enter (that's unique people, not entries) they will give away one cookbook.  Isn't that generous?
7. There is a recipe for Tomato Soup Cake, that contains a can of tomato soup, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, nuts and raisins.  Has anyone every made Tomato Soup Cake?

To enter the giveaway:  Leave a comment with your name, email address and the name of a dish you make to celebrate the Liturgical Year (even if it is Christmas Cookies or Easter Ham).

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Winner will be randomly selected May 15, 2015.