Too darn hot to sing while cooking!

But here's the menu from tonight :)

Perfect Pork Cutlets

organic pork cutlets (or whatever grass-fed, friendly ones you can find)
kosher salt
brown sugar
molasses
black peppercorns
bread crumbs
olive oil

In a medium sized pot, boil 1-2 cups water with a generous amount of salt and brown sugar, a dollop of molasses, and some black peppercorns.  stir occasionally until salt and sugar are dissolved.  pour into a large, preferably shallow dish, and add ice cubes (about a dozen or so).  stir until melted.  let cool to room temperature.  add pork cutlets and marinate for 1-2 hours.

in a skillet, heat a few tsp of olive oil.  dredge marinated cutlets in bread crumbs (seasoned or unseasoned, your choice, i used a mixture).  cook until brown and cooked through ( a few minutes on each side, tops, these are THIN).

Stir Fried Spicy Green Beans

Garlic and Goat Cheese Smashed Potatoes
small red or yukon gold potatoes (organic if you can get them), roughly chopped in equal sized pieces
1 large or 2 small cloves garlic
light cream
goat cheese (i used chive goat cheese from a local vendor)

chop potatoes and peel garlic and cover with cold water in a pot.  cover until boiling.  salt water generously when it begins to boil, and cook potatoes until fork tender.  drain and return to pot (including garlic clove).  add a generous splash of cream (you could use milk) and a knob of goat cheese (maybe 1 to 1.5 inches of the log).  mash to your desired consistency.

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