Pork Chops & Blueberry Mango Chutney

This is a terrible picture, I know.  My children were both melting down after a day at the zoo and the wading pool, and I was just trying to slap food on plates as fast as possible and get it on the table.  I didn't even set it down to take a picture of it.  And it's alone on the plate because nothing was done at the same time tonight.  Oops.

Dinner Menu:

Pastured Pork Chops with Blueberry Mango Chutney (Olsen Farms, Whitehorse Meadows Farm)

Steamed Green Beans (Oxbow Farms)

Sauteed Zucchini (farmer's market)

Rainier Cherries (Oxbow Farms)

I did not have the chutney tonight.  After my gut-wrenching episode with honey awhile back, I've sworn off honey and high fructose foods like mango.  Chutneys in general are troublesome.  

But they are delicious, or so my three year old and husband tell me.  

My plain pork chops, though, were still fantastic.  Pastured pork is just *so* much tastier than conventionally produced pork.

And let me make an addendum to yesterday's post about my health issues: I think I am incredibly blessed.  If you saw me on the street, you would NOT think I was sick in any way.  Sure, I have to avoid a LOT of different foods right now while we're waiting to figure out exactly what is going on, but I still get to have amazing days with my children and enjoy an amazing life we've been blessed with here in Seattle with great friends.  The kids and I got to have a great day at the zoo and at the wading pool.  I just made sure I didn't eat any of the peaches we got in our CSA today.  And we spent time with friends today.  I just made sure I had a big enough breakfast with eggs, cream and butter so I wasn't needing a snack and in a tough spot because apples are off limits right now.  I just have to avoid foods.  Really, isn't that so simple compared to health problems other people have?  I should be thankful!

Bottom line: I don't mind drinking two cups of bone broth per day if it means that I can live my life.  It's just food, after all.  (Ironic coming from a supposed "food blog", no?)

So I will keep posting our dinners.  (Or Will's dinners.  I'm eating a super plain boring version right now.)  And I'll keep you all posted on my appointments, the first of which will happen later this week.  But for now, we'll just keep on enjoying our lovely Seattle summer.  Bad pictures and all.  :-)