This dish goes great in winter or summer. The fresh rosemary in this dish can be found in most grocers or grown fresh in a windowsill garden. JollyCook doesn’t suggest using dried rosemary unless absolutely necessary.

8 oz Ditalini, Orzo or Alphabets, uncooked
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 lb lean, boneless pork loin, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
1/8 tsp ground red pepper
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
3 13 1/4-oz. cans fat-free, low-sodium beef broth
1 1/2 Tbs minced fresh rosemary or 1 1/2 tsp. dried rosemary
1/2 tsp salt
2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 3 cups)
2 cups chopped fresh spinach
2 Tbs lime juice

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or pot until hot. Add pork; cook until no longer pink, about 4 to 5 minutes. Drain well. Toss pork with red and black pepper in a bowl; set aside.
Add 1/4 cup beef broth to pot; add onion and celery, and cook until tender. Add pork, remaining beef broth, rosemary and salt. Bring to a boil. Add pasta and sweet potatoes and boil, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes or until pasta is done. Stir in spinach and lime juice. (Stew will continue to absorb liquid.) Serve immediately.

Carefully pull back the corn husks from each ear taking care to not remove them from the base. Pull off and discard the silks. Rinse the ears under cold running water. Reshape husks around corn to ‘wrap’ them. Then place them into a bowl or sink bath of water for 15-20 minutes to saturate the corn husks and to help keep it moist during grilling. Drain, then wrap tightly in grill suitable aluminum foil.

Place each ear onto grill rack about 4-5 inches above heat source. Rotate 1/4 turn every 4-5 minutes. Grill for 15-20 minutes depending on heat. Test one by checking for doneness by inserting fork, the kernels should be tender.

JollyCook loves good food, and loves simple foods even more. A crisp Iceberg Lettuce Wedge Salad with Blue Cheese on a hot Summer day just can’t be beat. A hot Pork Roast on a cool Autumn night helps melt away the day’s stresses. This section of JollyCooks blog will be for simple, but healthy meals you and your family will love.

I’m not the best cook on the planet, but I know what my family likes and I know my way around a kitchen..  Occasionally I come upon an idea that I just love, and when JollyCook loves an idea he wants to share it with his fellow chef’s. This section will be for tips I find to be indispensable in the kitchen.

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