Grilled Hawaiian Pork Chops

This recipe is one of my absolute FAVORITES! It's so full of flavor and screams summer! My mom found this recipe in a tiny "grilling" cookbook YEARS ago. They are truly delicious! So here it is...

Hawaiian Pork Chops

2 packages of thin cut boneless pork chops

1/2 cup of soy sauce

1/4 cup of vegetable oil

1 clove of garlic (minced)

1 small onion, sliced thin

2 TBSP brown sugar

1 can of Pineapple slices in juice

What I do, and what my mom did was this:

Mix soy sauce, vegetable oil, a splash of the juice from the can of pineapple, garlic onion and brown sugar in a 9x13 Pyrex dish. Then simply trim the little bit of fat that may or may not be on the chops off, and toss them around in the dish to  coat them.

 

After that, I like to take the slices of pineapple and put them on top. That way some of the marinade gets on them which makes them so very delicious when you grill them!

 

At this point, it all smells so delicious

Then cover them up tightly with plastic wrap and stick them in the fridge for a good hour or two.

(the longer the better)

Once they have marinated and are basically the color or the marinade itself, throw them on the grill!

Don't mind my grill, it gets used A LOT! (photo bomb of the zucchini!)

Since they are thin, they do cook quickly. I do just a few minutes on each side until they are marked well by the grill. As soon as I flip them all over, I put the pineapple slices on the grill for about 2 minutes each side just to heat them a little. (I spoon on the juices from the marinade several times throughout the grilling process to add flavor) Once the chops are cooked and the pineapples are charred a little bit, place the pineapple on top of the chops, and pour some more juices on top to finish them off! These are so yummy I promise!

Don't mind the cheesy paper plate, I wasn't feeling dishes last night!

I made these a few nights ago! They were delicious as usual! I grilled some local zucchini that I tossed in olive oil and sprinkled with garlic pepper and made some brown rice. I've made these with corn on the cobb and pierogies. Or boiled red potatoes and asparagus. The possibilities are endless!! Just trust me on this recipe! It is insanely good!!

When I Grow Up ~

Show & Tell Tuesdays

Linking up with Andrea today...  

 

For as long as I can remember I've wanted to be a mom.

When I was little, I had baby dolls and played with my kitchen set.
For a minute I wanted to be a teacher, but that thought flew out the window.

All I wanted was to be a mom and wife.

And now I'm half that!

I got married this past September...

And now we've been discussing starting a family...

Once that happens, I'm done working, at least for a while....

 

 

I know I said at some point before that I even wrote it in my elementary school yearbook.

It's the truth though.

Some women can't leave their job, I will have no problem with that.

Some women crave "adult interaction" I'm good on that.

I dunno, just something about being the mom/wife to a baby and husband and that being your sole responsibility totally appeals to me.

I've had so many random jobs in my life, it's kinda crazy actually.

Currently, I work for the special education department of the school district in our town.

I don't love it, but I don't hate it.

It's a paycheck.

I do love all the sweet kids I see every day and my co-worker friends, but the job can go.

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So right now I work full time and am a full time wife.

Like most women are in the world....I get that.

It's a lot of work because your work day doesn't stop when you leave work.

House work awaits, and I'm not talking about the cleaning and what not I do on the weekends typically...but all the other stuff.... you all know.

My husband is spoiled, but I choose to spoil him.

Typically a day in my world looks like this:

I get up around 5:00

(Ted is up at 4:40 and in the shower..)

I make his breakfast & pack his lunch (almost everyday)

We chat a little bit while he gets dressed and ready

He leaves for work (5:40ish)

I feed the cats and let Jake out/in

I put my lunch together if I didn't do it earlier

I get in the shower...then get ready (makeup/hair/dressed)

I give Jake a cookie and grab my stuff and head out (6:35)

I work from 6:55am-3:00pm

After work I head home to get dinner together, sometimes I have to stop at the grocery store, sometimes I go on my lunch break if I need to grab something.

Ted gets home at 4:00

We chat a little, then usually eat around 5:00/5:30

We clean up
Then I do laundry or whatever and we watch a little tv or walk Jake or now that it's warm out we do some yard work or hang out in the yard.

Then after I scoop the liter box and get the house situated and Ted locks up and we head to bed. Super glamorous I know.

But that's my life and I love it.

It's a little overwhelming at times because working full time and then having to do all the wife things and house things on top of that gets to be a lot, but I manage it.

 

I'll be happy when I can quit my job.

 

#amen

 

 

So anyway.... At almost 33 years, I'm almost where I want to be and where I wanted to be when I "grew up"

 

Life is a pretty crazy ride...

 

See ya tomorrow for WCW :)

 

~Tiffany~

 

 

 

 

 

 

June First

So after a significant two week hiatus, I'm back to blogging.

I've been dealing with a few personal things, nothing bad -

and needed some time to re-group.
So I did just that.
Sometimes we need to take a break and re-evaluate a few things.
Or sometimes just stop the crazy and relax.

Here's what's been up over the last two weeks:
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We looked at a house and fell in love, we thought long and hard about how to make it happen but then decided it ultimately wasn't the right choice.
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We talked about going to Aruba again
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We did some summertime shopping
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We saw Katfish Lucy play at our favorite summer bar
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We went to Atlantic City to see The Who
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Spent Memorial Day Weekend with both families all weekend
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Did landscaping at our house two weekends in a row
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Went Kayaking in the creek
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Spent time with my Mama
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Lots of bike rides
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Started acupuncture and LOVE IT
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Celebrated my Nephews 3rd birthday!
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Organized myself for June - set some goals
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Went to see Ted's friends' band play in Asbury
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Went to a friends baby shower
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Relaxed a lot

Tomorrow I'm linking up with Andrea for Show & Tell Tuesday

Have a great day!

~Tiffany~