I finally got a date night out an OTCC recipe! 
I made this Friday night and DH ended up getting home an hour earlier than usual from work so he was able to help. I poured him a glass of wine and put him in charge of the mashed potatoes because he is the master at making them. He also is king of the lemon zester! (DH is actually a much better cook than I am.) The pork and mashed potatoes were a success. DH loved the tartness of the sauce. I am not a big fan of tart or of pork, but I liked it too and will make it again. I would probably add some wine to the sauce and reduce it a little more to make it thicker.Things I learned from this recipe:
1. Not to be afraid of capers. I don’t think I’ve ever eaten them before. I’ve always pushed them aside. I ended up using non-pareil capers. My supermarket had 4 different kinds (and even though they were all called non-pareil, they were two different sizes) and then one jar of humungous caper berries (I don’t like olives much and they looked too much like olives!)
2. Nutmeg and potatoes are a tasty combination. We usually just put lots of butter in and mash the potatoes on the lumpy side but DH said since we were adding nutmeg, we should add a little milk too. I love good mashed potatoes (not the wall paper paste variety) and these were really good. We liked the nutmeg in it.
3. How to deglaze. With several mentions in these threads of deglazing the pan, I added some wine and deglazed the pan after I took the pork out.
4. I really need to get the Le Creuset pan that I’ve wanted since Starshine’s recipe. Here’s another stove top to oven dish that I could use it for! 
DH likes pork a lot and I told him about Tummy's Jagerschnitzel and spaetzle dish and I think I’ve talked him into making it while I tackle the spaeztle. I never made the recipe because the spaetzle part freaked me out. (Or I could just buy a box. I have recently learned that you can find it on the “German” shelf of my grocery store! )
Thanks MC – this was an easy yet different way to make pork and thanks to all the other peeps for their ideas and comments. I am learning so much.
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