dscn0469I was in the mood for the other white meat this evening.  Most people associate pork with fat and calories and virtually unhealthy food.  This is NOT correct.  Pork is a very lean meat depending on the cut that you buy.  Pork Tenderloin is virtually fat free.  The same remains true for pork chops, hence tonight’s meal.  I decided to make grilled french cut white wine apple glazed pork chops with brown rice pilaf and red delicious apple white wine sauce (the red stuff).  I started out by peeling and dicing roughly 1 1/2 cups of red delicious apples and reducing them in 1 1/2 cups of white wine.  I added sugar to create the glaze.  YES I know, sugar isn’t terribly good for you but its not bad either.  Sugar is important because it (with the wine) creates the simple syrup that I needed i.e. glaze.  No calorie sweetener would not give me the same effect without adding cornstarch.  

The rice is a simple pilaf cooked in low sodium chicken broth with some sauted garlic, parsley and a small bit of kosher salt and ground pepper.  The sauce is left over glaze a little more apple and other seasonings and 1/2 tsp of cornstarch to give me the shine and consistency I needed.  The meal was service for two and was in total only 9 grams of fat!!!

DESSERT!!! dscn0473Dessert was an off the top of my head type of deal but I must admit there was some inspiration from my wonderful new friend Chrystal of the Duo Dishes.  She made an amazing cake with a whipped bailey’s filling that even gave you a little buzz.  I decided to take her creation and make it my own.  I decided to make what I call my espresso irish mint cream mousse.  It’s simply that.  I made a guiltless brownie flavored cookie topped with an espresso irish mint cream mousse.  Garnish with a fresh mint leaf and cocoa powder dust and voila! This dessert was only 3GRAMS OF FAT!!! It’s not a secret but you can make cookies and brownies without using oil and eggs…i’ll clue you in on that later :-)

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