Pacific Stir Fry

A few nights ago (the baked pear night) I decided to create a new stir fry recipe... It was a lot of prep for a weeknight meal, but worth it. Chris and I both really enjoyed it!

Pacific Stir Fry

1 pound pork loin, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 sweet potato, chunked
1 cup of pineapple chunks
1/8 cup of pineapple juice
1/8 cup of lemon juice
1/2 cup of honey
1/2 large red onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 red or yellow pepper, chopped
salt and pepper
1/2 lime, sliced thinly

Combine honey and juices. Salt and pepper to taste. Using a basting brush, cover the pork with the honey mixture. Next, lightly oil a large grill pan or frying pan and beginning cooking pork on medium heat. Five minutes later, pour half of the remaining honey mixture into the pan and stir. After another five minutes, toss in all veggies and pineapple chunks and the rest of the honey mixture. Cook until pork is cooked through and the pineapple begins to brown. Garnish with lime slices and serve on a bed of lightly salted white rice.

Baked Pears

Last night I was *seeking sweets* and decided to make baked pears. I found a recipe in one of my cookbooks, but then decided to wing it. It was really easy to do and tasted delicious! Below is a summary of how I prepared the pears.
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-Preheat oven to 325 degrees
-Slice pears in half vertically and use a spoon to dig out a little hole where the seeds are (I used 4 pears)
-in a quart size bag, dump: 1/4c each of brown sugar and confectioners sugar, 2 tbsp of lemon juice
-place halved pears in bag and gently roll/shake to cover pears with mixture
-remove pears from bag and place, cut side down, into glass baking dish
-add 1/2c of water or juice (I used pineapple juice) into bag with sugar, shake it up and empty into baking dish with pears (try not pour it straight onto the fruit)
-bake in oven for 15 minutes (you might need more if the fruit isn't very ripe)
-remove dish from oven and scoop pear halves onto a cooling rack for 10 minutes
-serve pears with a dollop of plain whipped cream cheese and crumbled graham crackers; sprinkle with cinnamon

Enjoy :)