The Saga of the Bell Pepper

Well, all right. Not really a saga. But a nice little story, anyway.

Dinner last night went surprisingly well. I had a basic recipe for a pasta salad but decided to change it up just a bit. Not a whole lot; just a smidgen. The bell peppers were in the recipe but I decided to add some tomatoes and some Parmesan cheese. Throw in some Italian dressing and those beautiful peppers (green, red, orange and yellow!) and it actually turned out really well. I was impressed and my cooking guru/guinea pig, Robin, said it was good, too.

And, of course, the ever-popular pork chop made it's appearance as well. I was going to brine them but pulled them out to thaw way too late. They should sit in the brine for at least an hour or so but I didn't leave myself enough time. Possibly later this week. If I can remember to pull them the day BEFORE. We'll see.

Anyway. I decided to just fry them. Put some "seasoned salt" on them and threw them in the pan. Worried about over cooking them but also under cooking them. And what do you know? They also turned out great! For once, a complete meal....I was so happy.

I took some pictures and picked the one I liked the best to show everyone. You can see how colorful the pasta salad turned out to be; very festive!

Thanks for listening!