Super Easy Peach Cobbler

When I was a boy scout, we used to go camping every month. It was on these camping trips that I really began to learn about how to cook. We ate really well on our camping trips. Our meals consisted of much more than the usual hot dogs and hamburgers. One of the most extravagant meals I remember featured cornish game hens roasted inside of honeydew melons. Some of my most favorite memories from my scouting days involve sitting around the campfire while eating warm peach cobbler. We used to make the cobbler in dutch ovens covered with hot coals, but you can easily make them in a casserole dish in the oven. You won't believe how good this cobbler tastes. And it only consists of 4 ingredients.

SUPER EASY PEACH COBBLER

2 cans (15 oz) of peaches, drained
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 box of yellow cake mix
1/2 stick of butter
Vanilla ice cream (optional)

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2) Butter the bottom and sides of a casserole dish or pie pan. Place the remaining butter in microwave safe bowl and nuke it until it's melted.

3) Spread the peaches across the bottom of the buttered casserole dish.

4) Sprinkle cinnamon over the peaches.

5) Sprinkle the cake mix across the peaches. Break up any large clumps, BUT DO NOT STIR THE CAKE MIX INTO THE PEACHES.

6) Drizzle the melted butter across the cake mix.

7) Bake for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.

Serve with vanilla ice cream if you like. (I like.)

Ed's Note: In step 5, it's very important that you do not stir the cake mix into the peaches or else you'll end up with soggy peach cobbler. (And who likes that?) Just pour the cake mix (straight out of the box) on top of the peaches. It will turn into a nice, crumbly crust.

Pork Chops with Ginger-Honey Glaze

I love pork chops. Usually, I just marinate them in soy sauce and garlic and pan-fry them. But, what I like about this recipe is the sweetness from the honey and the bite from the ginger. These pork chops are great with steamed rice.

PORK CHOPS WITH GINGER-HONEY GLAZE

olive oil
4 pork chops, thin-cut
1 /3 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon ginger, freshly grated

1) Pour a small amount of olive oil into frying pan - enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Pan fry the pork chops on medium heat, about two minutes per side.

2) Remove pork chops to a plate.

3) In the same fryiing pan, add soy sauce, honey, and grated ginger.Stir over low heat for about 1 minute.

4) Return pork chops to the frying pan and coat with the glaze. Cook until heated through for about 1 to 2 minutes.