Pork Chops

Quick Dinner for the Busy Porklover

by Jess on July 7, 2011

Now that we’ve reached the middle of the summer, some people seem to be enjoying the hot days on vacation and others are relaxing next to the pool.  On the other hand, I’ve been busy trying to keep up with the all of the daytime activities of summer.  Coming from a large family, I often find myself being pulled between helping my younger siblings with 4-H projects, trying to catch up with friends and surviving the necessary chores that come along with wedding season.  I’m sure most of you can relate to this hectic lifestyle, which makes cooking seem like a challenge for all of us pork lovers.  I was beginning to forget what it was like to sit down for a nice juicy piece of pork, so enough was enough; this weekend I discarded some of my more cumbersome tasks and took a little “me time” to enjoy a delicious meal…starring pork!

Not only was I determined to cook myself a good summertime meal, I found a delicious recipe at porkbeinspired.com that took less than an hour to prepare!  When I saw the positive ratings the recipe received from viewers, I decided to grill up a delicious pair of Bacon-Wrapped Pork Chops.  No kidding, this recipe certainly deserved its high reviews!  After cooking it to 1450 and adding the Garlic-Mustard Butter for taste, it was like “pork chop heaven!”  This easily falls into my list of all-time favorite ways to enjoy pork chops, plus, it only took me forty minutes to prepare from start to finish!  Considering that I have never been known for being a speedy chef, this was quite a feat for me.  Give it a try, and then let us know what you think of it!

Bacon-Wrapped Pork Chops With Seasoned Butter

Anything wrapped in bacon is bound to be great

My new favorite pork chop recipe

Do you have a favorite summertime recipe?  We’d love to hear about it!

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Taste of Elegance

by Bethany on March 1, 2011

A few weeks ago I went to help the Ohio Pork Producers at the Taste of Elegance.  The Taste of Elegance is a food competition like the Iron Chef America but in downtown Columbus!

 

 

The secret ingredient for this cuisine showdown was pork of course!  There were some absolutely gorgeous and delicious dishes prepared by the chefs.

Delicious pork dish created by our contestants

 

 

Our judges and winners of the night!

Congratulations to our winners!

Chef Par Excellence: Chef Todd McDunn of Lakeview Café at the Scotts Co.

Superior Chef: Chef Dave MacLennan of Latitude 41

Premier Chef & People’s Choice Award: Chef Michael Delligatta of Michael Anthony’s at the Inn in Versailles

Participants:  Chef Tim Franks of Flavorseal

                        Chef Scott Pierce of the Refectory

                        Chef Michael Thompson of The Hideaway Inn

To see more pictures take a look at Ohio Hog Farmers on Facebook!

P.S. I tried to get all the leftover pork from the competition and it was all gone because it was so delicious!

P.P.S. Since the pork was quickly devoured, there was a lot of cupcakes left.  I did manage to walk out with around 20 cupcakes so I didn’t walk away empty handed :)

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Cooking Pork Chops- Victorious!

July 13, 2010

Catch up on my story! I.   Introducing Jamie II. Cooking Attempt Number One Let us begin where we left off.  Introducing pork into my cooking repertoire! Using the America’s favorite pork chop recipe from the Super Pork Recipes guide distributed by OPPC, I made eight pork chops, which I marinated for 30 minutes in reduced-fat Italian dressing. [...]

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Pork Chops and Bacon, My Two Favorite Animals

March 12, 2010

Today we would like to take a few moments to salute television’s biggest fan of bacon and everything else pork, Homer J. Simpson. Ok, so he doesn’t know that pork comes from pigs, but he sure has eaten a lot of it and is quite possibly responsible for keeping all of Springfield’s invisible hog farmers [...]

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The Most Important Day of the Year

March 1, 2010

Today is the most important day of the year. It is a day to stay home from work. It is a day of celebrating with family and friends. It is bigger than Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year’s and the Fourth of July combined. It is a day to honor the reason there can be [...]

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Porktastic Family

December 1, 2009

Often times standing in front of the meat counter in the grocery store is like going to a family party… The pork chop you see behind the meat counter would probably suit Great Uncle Vern*, a true gentlemen.  Both of them are classy and never go out of style.  And there’s the pork tenderloin, which [...]

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CHOP! CHOP! Porktastic Pork Chops in 10 Minutes

July 21, 2009

Pizza delivery: 30 minutes. Porktastically grilled pork chops: 10 minutes. Hang up the phone, light the grill. We’ve seen this scenario time and time again: You’re hungry.  You don’t have a lot of time to prepare a meal. You’re capable of lighting the grill. That means you’re half way to flavor country…so let us reacquaint you [...]

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Honey, if you want that pork chop…eat it!

June 1, 2009

Celebrity cook Paula Deen has heard enough of the myths and misinformation surrounding the safety of pork since the H1N1 flu virus was detected in Mexico recently (PR Newswire, 5/7/09). You go, Paula! “There’s a lot of people that’s been affected by this,” Deen said. “It also affects our pork farmers, our truck drivers, our [...]

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