I’ll admit it, I was afraid of the grill. Why, might you ask? I think it was due to a widely-held belief that guys are better at grilling. Which is about as dumb as saying guys are better at math. But even still, I always made Nate do the grilling. I wouldn’t even heat the grill up before he got home. What a wimp.
So, the other night, when I had some beautifully-marinated pork chops (thanks to Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce) ready to go and found out that Nate would be late…well, I had to step up to the plate. And boy did I step. Homerun, people! I did a little research online and fired up the grill to great success.
How did I get these pork chops to come out so beautifully? Sadly, I didn’t write it down. I think I cooked them over medium heat until they reached 140 degrees. But don’t quote me on that. Regardless, they came out perfectly. We’ll just say it was intuition.
I am woman, watch me grill!!!
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I was craving shish kabobs a couple of weeks ago, but I had to grill them myself. I was pretty suprised how fun it wasx to grill and enjoy the fruits of my labor. Good job on the pork chops- they look marvelous!
Comment by Kristen — November 7, 2008 @ 11:53 am
The pork chops look delicious. I wish we could grill, but it’s in our contract that we can’t have one. Blerg. Maybe I’ll fire up the torch instead.
Comment by Melissa — November 7, 2008 @ 12:32 pm
I also never seem to do any grilling. Maybe I’ll be brave!
Comment by Liz — November 7, 2008 @ 1:55 pm
Yes this was me word for word a while back! I can say I am now a BBQ queen! Now only if I can remember to shut the propane valve off when im done…
Comment by Allison — November 7, 2008 @ 2:26 pm
My husband actually refuses to grill. Fortunately I am happy to play with fire and it is really easy (which is probably why it is traditionally a man’s job).
Comment by Marie — November 7, 2008 @ 2:42 pm
your comments are all making me smile…
allison, it’s funny, when I grilled these pork chops, I couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t get it to light…I hadn’t opened the valve. for all I know I forgot about it at the end and it’s still open.
right on, marie!
Comment by Jane Maynard — November 7, 2008 @ 4:49 pm
With my husband’s work schedule (Trader Joe’s) I do ALL the grilling Tuesday through Saturday. I must say…I’m better at it than he is, although that might be because I get so much practice! Very liberating.
Comment by Collette — November 11, 2008 @ 3:56 pm
I love pork chops. Looks delish!
Comment by mycookinghut — November 14, 2008 @ 3:15 pm