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PORK CHOPS IN CHAMPAGNE GINGER SAUCE

8 pork chops

Salt & pepper to taste

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil

2 shallots, minced

1/2 cup brut champagne

1/2 cup half and half

2 Tbsp. chopped crystallized ginger

1 tsp. Dijon-style mustard

1 to 2 tsp. lemon juice

2 Tbsp. butter, cut into bits

Chopped green onions, to garnish

Bean Recipes from Jeane Wharton, U S Dry Bean Council

Banana Bean Muffins

Make these moist muffins once and you'll always keep pureed beans in the freezer for quick baking.  Yields 20 muffins.

3          egg whites

1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp. Splenda brown sugar blend

1/2       tsp. vanilla extract

2          large ripe bananas mashed (about 1 cup)

1/4       cup vegetable shortening

1          cup water

1          cup of pureed cooked white beans, no salt added