I am getting super excited. My second cookbook that I’m writing with George from Civilized Caveman is finally coming together. We have been editing for the past month or so and now we are in the final stages of putting it all together. That means LOTS of emails. If you’ve ever emailed me, you know I suck bad at emails. I don’t know why I hate them so much, but I totally do. Writing emails is like being on a hamster wheel: As soon as you think you’re finished with an email, you get a reply that you then have to reply to, which then they reply to. It’s totally never ending.
Anywho, if you haven’t heard about the cookbook yet, I’m here to tell you allll about it. Don’t you worry. I’ll be quick though. Nobody likes loooong, drawn out, annoying, word filled, extensive sentences. Like that one. I’m funny. So the book has over 100 brand new recipes consisting of breakfasts, appetizers, entrées, side dishes, delicious desserts, and even drinks. Nobody should go without hot chocolate when they turn paleo. The cookbook will also have tips to creating a paleo-friendly kitchen, how to stick paleo when out at restaurants, and how to enjoy cooking by yourself or with friends or with your whole family. It’s going to be real great. I can’t wait to have it in hand. You can preorder right now on Amazon before in comes out on June 10th!! And you can even sign up for our giveaway for an all-expenses paid trip to San Diego to celebrate out cookbook launch!! Click here to sign up!
I need to admit something. I had pistachio and maple frozen yogurt the other night. I even put sprinkles on top. I was going to put in on my instagram, to show that a little frozen yogurt can make a girl real happy, but I’m a little over the hatred on instagram. I get it, I’m a paleo blogger that’s only suppose to eat paleo things and post paleo things, but I’m also a human. And humans like delicious things. There are a ton of other places you can look for dieting perfection and other bullish*t, but I’m not one of those people to fake it. I like eating what I want to eat, when I want to eat it. But people always have to judge.
It’s super interesting to see what people are like on the world wide web. You think most people are normal, kind humans, like the friends you have in your life. But when you get on internet and people’s true colors come out, it’s an ugly sight to see. Just last night, people started b*tching all over the place about me telling them to support one of my friends because they had to pay $10/ year to a membership on her site. Even though she has A TON of free recipes. $10/year. I’m about to have coffee with a friend and I will probably pay more than $10 in one sitting, for one coffee session. People just think they deserve free recipes all the time, when before the internet was available, people actually had to BUY cookbooks for the recipes. It’s so frustrating. Some people were not raised correctly.
And that’s how I feel this Thursday morning. Fact. How are you feeling this morning? Do you need to get something off your chest? Let it out child, I’m here to listen.
Maple Chili Pork Chops
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter (or other fat such as coconut oil, lard, etc.)
- 2 bone-in, thinly sliced pork chops (about 0.5lbs each)
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- chopped green onions, to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together all the seasonings.
- Pat the pork chops dry. Generously sprinkle each side of each pork chop, pressing the seasonings into the pork chop.
- Place a large saute pan over high heat. Add butter to the pan to melt.
- Let the pan get very hot then add the pork chops to the pan. Sear on both sides for 2-3 minutes.
- After the pork chops have seared on both sides, turn heat down to low.
- Whisk together orange juice, maple syrup and apple cider vinegar. Pour the mixture into the pan around the pork chops. The mixture will begin to bubble then thicken. Cook the pork chops for another 6-8 minutes, flipping them once to help coat each side of the pork chop.
- Once the pork chop is cooked through, remove from heat. Plate chops then garnish with some of the leftover sauce from the pan and chopped green onions.
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For real, you have some of the craziest people following you on Instagram, sorry 🙁 I have never tried a glaze like this on chops, it’s what’s for dinner!
I want to thank you for introducing the new site to me…it is amazing! I just love to cook more and more and I did spend the $10 for her recipes. They are so worth it! People need to get a life and realize that talented people, like yourself, deserve to get paid and recognized. If it wasn’t for you and the others that shared their recipes, paleo diet would be very boring. You are amaing!
I feel sad I did not have this recipe on Monday when I made pork chops! I get a locally raised randomized box of meat every other week and our most recent box had delicious bone in pork chops! The recipe I used was alright, but this looks way better. First world probs.
How much kick do these really have? Would children and a hubby from New York like them??
they have a good amount of kick, i would just tone it done for the kids a little
i don’t expect you to post this filth, but i’ll tell you anyhow.
tell the haters on IG to suck a bum’s dick underneath a detroit overpass. fuckers.
Dude, no reason to insult Detroit overpasses (MI resident)
I have been reading your blog for a couple of months now, and I thoroughly enjoy your candor and, often hilarious, rants. I notice that there have been several comments about people complaining about your posts on instagram and twitter and all that other social media that I avoid like the plague. (I tend to be very sensitive to negative comments, so I actively avoid to not see them). Something I’ve learned though as a teacher from teacher reviews online may help you: I get excellent reviews from students who complete the school evaluations, but I often get some of the meanest and loudest (and somewhat delusional) reviews on public online sites. I figured out a while ago not to let it bother me, because often it is the small few who are cantankerous, loud, and obnoxious, whereas there are many who remain silent, but positive, like I have for many moths. I finally decided to make a post to say how much I really do appreciate what you do, how much I enjoy reading your posts, and how much fun I have cooking some of your creations. If you are not perfect in eating 100% Paleo, then good for you for being human, and for likely having a much more healthy relationship with food than many others do.
Great recipe! Awesome site! And you, Juli, are awesome! The honesty in your blogging is refreshing. Tel it like it is! You are so right about the recipe books! My mother recently passed away and we were shocked at the number of cookbooks she had stashed away. Literally hundeds of dollars worth of them. So much easier to pay few bucks and have them right on your computer!
First of all, this looks delish! We will be trying it out Saturday night (leaving out much of the pepper…for me, not the kids; I’m a wimp). Secondly, you could have done a lot worse than pistachio and maple frozen yogurt with sprinkles. I caved to a Peanut Butter Snickers today. I hate myself more for the sugar cravings I am bound to have for the next several days than for the actual eating of pure processed junk, as it happens so rarely. Don’t worry about the haters. I have yet to meet any clean eater who never “cheats”! And, I believe anyone who claims otherwise is more than likely a liar. Cheers!
I love it, you’ve got a lot of spunk, girl! 🙂 You tell those haters to go suck it! lol And you have such a good point about the free recipes online verses buying cookbooks. I’ve never thought about it before so thanks for putting it into perspective. Keep eating good food…whether it’s paleo food or not 🙂
Haters suck. You are awesome anyway and love your blog. I had a great paleo pregnancy, stayed very healthy without gaining a ton of weight but ate fro yo on a weekly basis as a treat. It was my only substitute for wine that made me happy!