Food sayings

There are numerous quotes about food, some wise, some witty, but one of my favourites comes from Bill Bryson ~

“And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven’t yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food?”

Pork with Tomato and Potato Bake

Ingredients
4 pork chops
6 large potatoes peeled and thickly sliced
6 large tomatoes sliced thickly
2 cloves garlic chopped
Rosemary (6 sprigs fresh or 1 Tblspn dried)
Olive oil
Salt and black pepper

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C
2. Brown chops in a little oil until browned.
3. Cook potatoes in boiling salted water until soft (about 8 minutes)
4. Drizzle olive oil over base of dish and layer potatoes and tomatoes adding salt and pepper between layers. Add garlic and half the rosemary.
5. Drizzle oil over top and bake in oven 15 minutes
6. Place pork chops over vegetables, add seasoning and remaining rosemary and cook a further 30-45 minutes or until potatoes and chops are tender.

Serves 2 To serve four use 8 chops. This can be served by itself with a tossed salad, but if you serve with mixed green vegetables such as beans and broccoli, it will go further.