That stew does look good, doesn't it. I've copied and pasted. You could always just lay them on a pan full of stuffing and bake them, like stuffed pork chops but with the stuffing outside. Teresa's Pork and Apple Stew is really good too, I had it at Nancy's along with sweet potato biscuits. Yum. Huron Country Pork Stew 2 pounds boneless pork butt or shoulder All-purpose flour, for dredging 4 slices bacon, coarsely chopped 12 small white onions, peeled 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices 1/2 cup diced celery 4 Granny Smith apples (peeled and cored), diced 1-1/2 pounds russet potatoes, scrubbed and quartered 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage leaves or 1 teaspoon dried rubbed sage 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme 1 cup apple cider 1 cup chicken stock Salt and freshly ground black pepper Trim the pork of excess fat and cut into 3/4-inch cubes. Place the flour in a shallow bowl and dredge the pork cubes in the flour. Spread the pork cubes out on a board to allow flour to dry while you render the bacon. Place bacon in a Dutch oven or large, heavy saucepan over medium heat and saute until it begins to render its fat. Brown all the pork cubes on all sides, a few at a time. Remove pork from the pan and reserve. Remove all but 2 tablespoons bacon fat. Place the onions, garlic, carrots and celery in the pan and saute until the onions are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Return the pork to the pan and add the remaining ingredients. Bring the mixture to a simmer and simmer, loosely covered, for 1 hour or until the pork is tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve. Serve with hot cornbread or biscuits. Note: If you prefer a thicker sauce, whisk 1/2 cup of the sauce together with 1 or 2 tablespoons flour. Stir this mixture back into the Dutch oven and cook for an additional 7 to 10 minutes, or until sauce is thickened and the flour is cooked. Serves 6 You could also brine them and cook like a pork roast. I really like this recipe from Cooking Light. Cider Roasted Pork Loin 3 cups water 3 cups apple cider 1/4 cup kosher salt 1 tbls black peppercorns 1 tbls coriander seeds 1 bay leaf 2 additional cups apple cider 1 1/2 tsp chopped fresh rosemary 1 1/2 tsp chopped fresh sage 1/8 tsp ground black pepper Combine the first 6 ingredients in a saucepan, bring to a boil, stirring until salt dissolves. Remove from heat and cool. Pour brine into a plastic bag or container, add pork, seal. Refrigerate 8 hours (overnight is too long), turning bag occasionally Preheat oven to 350. Bring 2 cups of cider to a boil in a small saucepan over medium high heat. Cook until cider has thickened and reduced to 1/4 cup (about 15 minutes). Set aside. Remove pork from bag, discard brine. Place pork on rack of broiler pan, lightly coat pork with a little cooking spray (I skipped this and the herbs still stuck). Combine rosemary, sage and black paper, sprinkle evenly over pork. Bake at 350 1 hour for a 2 lb. boneless loin, longer for bigger cuts. Baste at least twice with the cider reduction during the last 20 minutes of cooking. Remove from oven, baste with remaining cider reduction. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. 8 servings, 200 calories, 6.6 grams of fat (2 are saturated) Annie

Maybe this is too close to what you usually do but it's my favourite roast pork recipe. Pork With Herb Crust Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 (3- to 4-pound) racks of -pork 3 -tablespoons olive oil 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 7 garlic cloves -- minced 1/3 cup fresh basil -- Chopped 1/3 cup fresh thyme -- Chopped 1/3 cup fresh parsley -- Chopped 2 tablespoon pepper -- Coarsely Ground 1 1/4 cup butter (or margarine) -- cut up -1/3 cup all-purpose flour 2 can chicken broth 1 tablespoon tomato paste 2 tablespoon fresh sage -- Chopped 1/4 teaspoon pepper Rub pork with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt. Stir together garlic and next 4 ingredients; press onto pork. Place pork on a rack in a lightly greased broiler pan; cover bone tips with aluminum foil to prevent burning. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 150max, I prefer 140-145 ! Transfer pork to a serving tray.Cover and let rest while making sauce (even if you don't make the sauce let the pork rest for at least 10 minutes to redistribute juices and let the internal temp climb a bit more) Pour pan drippings into a skillet.Add butter to drippings; cook over medium heat until butter melts. Whisk in flour until smooth. Cook, whisking constantly, until caramel colored. Gradually whisk in broth and next 3 ingredients; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Serve with 'pork. Garnish, if desired. Yield: 8 serving

My favorite asparagus recipe: Mustard-Dressed Asparagus Cooking Light, April 1998 4 lbs asparagus (I used 1 bunch) 2 Tablespoons Dijon mustard 2 Tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 Tablespoon mustard seeds Snap off tough ends of asparagus. Bring 4 qts water to a boil in an 8 qt stockpot. Add half of asparagus; cook 3 minutes. Remove asparagus from stockpot. Rinse with cold water; drain and pat dry. Repeat procedure with remaining asparagus. Combine the Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and salt in a small bowl. Place a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add mustard seeds; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add asparagus and mustard mixture, and cook 2 minutes of until thoroughly heated. Yield: 8 servings

Darn, I got impatient and just took a guess, though I should've waited for your good advice bc I don't think this'll be ready for tonights dinner anyway. lwo, thanks! I bet a smoker would make it perfect. I don't have one though, and I'm not trying to win any contests tonight just feed hungry mouths! And most recipes I found online said to use a dutch oven & said nothing about a rack. I just got this new pot & wanted to try it out. I ended up searing it, pouring some apple cider vinegar and 1/2 a beer over it, choosing "convection roast" on 275, and now its def sitting in all its fat slowly roasting away. I guess itll be fatty but it does smell good! Next time I'll do a rack on a sheet pan. So you don't cover it when you do that? My real question that I need to explore is what the difference is between all those settings on my Bosch oven... topic for another thread or someday finding the time & desire to sit down with the oven manual... thanks!