Jay missed out on dinner tonight. Everything was really good, and very quick to make. Loved the sauce for the pork chops. The green beans were so simple, I hesitate to even call it a recipe. Perfect use of the last of the sun sugar cherry tomatoes from the garden.

The cake is the first recipe I’ve made from Pure Dessert, a cookbook I’ve been eyeing. Larry picked it up for me from the library and I have a bunch of recipes I want to try. I love olive oil in cakes, and this one doesn’t have any butter. The flavor of the sherry really comes through.

• Pork Chops with Mustard Sauce (Fine Cooking #95, November 2008, p. 94a)
• Roasted Green Beans with Cherry Tomatoes and Oregano (The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great, p. 268)
• Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes (A New Way To Cook)
• Olive Oil and Sherry Pound Cake (Pure Dessert, p. 86)