Happy Thanksgiving Eve- The Woodlands events

Happy Thanksgiving eve and thanks for reading my blog! 
   As all locals know Thanksgiving morning is reserved for our annual Run Thru The Woods event that supports youth charities in Montgomery County including the South Montgomery County YMCA Partners Scholarship program. It is a great event for the whole community. It also means that certain roads will be blocked and extra careful eye is need for those quick last minute runs to the grocery store.
   I have grown up in this area and I was in JROTC at Oak Ridge High school. A part of being in the JROTC meant having to do community services, in the effort to instill good morals in all cadets. Run Thru The Woods was a big event for us. Some years it would be freezing and some years still hot, but we always enjoyed it. When ever you go to any event like this you can see how much the community really cares about each other. At the very least you can say this is a great place to live. Its not to late to get involved. You can sign up on their website: http://www.thewoodlandstx.com/events/25th-run-thru-the-woods.php?event_id=2433&event_date_id=6290 If you can't make it out there are plenty of other events that will be taking place this holiday season.
  For your convenience here is a little handy dandy Grocery list to help insure you have what you need and avoid having to rush out in the morning and fight for the last can of cranberry sauce.

It can also be found at http://www.freeprintablegrocerylist.com/preview/Thanksgiving_Grocery_List

I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

New Recipe

I found this recipe the other night and it was phenomenal.

San Francisco Pork Chops

Ingredients Edit and Save

Original recipe makes 4 servingsChange Servings

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 (3/4 inch-thick) boneless pork chops, trimmed
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup beef broth
• 1/4 cup soy sauce

• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water

• PREP
  15 mins
• COOK
  45 mins
• READY IN
  1 hr

Directions

1. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Brown chops in hot oil, about 5 minutes per side; remove pork to a plate, reserving oil in skillet.
2. Cook and stir garlic in reserved drippings until fragrant, about 1 minute. Whisk beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, and red pepper flakes in a bowl, dissolving brown sugar. Return pork chops to skillet and pour soy sauce mixture over the chops. Bring sauce to a boil, cover skillet, and reduce heat to low. Simmer chops until tender, 30 to 35 minutes, turning once halfway through cooking.
3. Transfer chops to a serving platter. Whisk cornstarch and water in a small bowl until smooth; stir into pan juices and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour sauce over chops to serve.

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Footnotes

• Cook's Note:
• I like it with a bit more red pepper than stated in the recipe. It gives it more zing. Also, I often leave the extra oil out of the sauce as the residual in the pan is usually enough. This works great with thinner chops as well, just reduce the simmering time or you'll get tough chops.
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Nutrition

• Calories
• 93 kcal
• 5%

• Carbohydrates
• 9.4 g
• 3%

• Cholesterol
• 0 mg
• 0%

• Fat
• 5.8 g
• 9%

• Fiber
• 0.2 g
• < 1%

• Protein
• 1.3 g
• 3%

• Sodium
• 954 mg
• 38%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

First Post

Thank you for reading my blog. To start off i'm going to tell you a bit about myself. I'm a single mom of a 4 year old little boy and a 6 year old little girl. I just started doing real estate a few months ago. On my blog I will be posting about community events, local real estate trends, favorite recipes, some dyi home improvement ideas, and other fun dyi projects. If I come across any can't miss kind of deals i'll be sure to post those too. As a single parent I fully understand how every penny can count and even if you're not a single parent, no one ever wants to spend more then they should and can be saving up for something whether it be a family vacation or buying a new home.