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Here is a yummy, easy and not-very-expensive (when you find pork chops on sale) from-scratch dinner. I've made this recipe regularly since I found it in the January-February 2010 issue of Taste of Home's Simple & Delicious magazine. Apple dumplings would be a good dessert. Consider corn muffins for your bread. On this particular night, I served the Maple Pork Chops with steamed broccoli, but a really good side is lime carrots (recipe follows). MAPLE PORK CHOPS 4 boneless pork loin chops (6 ounces each) 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs 3 tablespoons butter Sauce: 1/2 cup maple syrup 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 2 teaspoons cider vinegar 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. In a shallow bowl, beat egg and ginger. Place bread crumbs in another shallow bowl. Dip chops in egg mixture, then coat with crumbs. In a large skillet, cook pork in butter over medium heat for 5-7 minutes on eac...

Apples and sausage, to my mind, are autumn foods. So I was confused when I saw them in a Father's Day breakfast recipe for pancakes this summer. Despite the seasonal incongruity, I made them. My husband says he loves them and, because I reminded him of them when I asked his opinion just now, he's after me to make them again soon. He said they are filling and good on a cold day. Add maple syrup and finish the trifecta of fall flavors! SAUSAGE AND APPLE PANCAKES 2 medium sweet Italian turkey sausages (precooked), each cut into chunks 1 apple, peeled and cored 1 1/4 cups all-purpose or white whole-wheat flour 1 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoons salt 1 cup milk 1 egg 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil cooking spray Place a heat-proof plate or platter in the oven. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Place the sausages and apple in a food processor and pulse until coarsely ground. Transfer to a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Saute until the sausage...