My dearest friend Tracy is not a shortcut chef. In fact, were I a superhero, she would be my nemesis. She bakes. From scratch. She makes sauces and breads and even makes her own damn brown sugar. But this is one of the many reasons I love her. Her food is always amazing and nobody but nobody bakes like she does.

So when she told me she wanted to unload some of the curried apple chutney that she made and canned, I jumped at the chance. Then I had to figure out what to do with it. Pork seemed like a good idea, so I paired the curried apple chutney with some pork chops, cauliflower and carrots and baked it all.

The result was interesting, and I mean interesting in the best possible way. The flavors were unexpected and fantastic,  sweet and savory all at once. We’ve still got more chutney for experimenting with, but this was definitely a winner.