i saw the recipe you shared for sooooo juicy chops ... LOL
Before the Italian crumbs to you do a milk or egg wash dip?
What thickness are your chops? Do you use a meat thermometer to tell when done?
Its been many years since I ate meat.. but I was an adult and recall going to an outdoor BBQ. chops were on the grill. They were like leather with the rib sauce taste prominent.. surely no meat taste. I think I do pretty well with beef; poultry; seafood..and speciality ethnic cooking but I am far from mastering good pork skills (other than crockpot)
Jenny how troubling about your job situation. Believe me I know all about no income..The stages of grief kick in.. ya know, denial, anger, etc.
I dont recall if you are married and have the second income to fall back on. The added stress surely is not good for you. Your housing situation in Calif seems terrible also from what you described. Can you leave California? again if you are married and hubby has a job that doesn’t work from home, you are in a bind
NIKK.. think about you and your multitude of open windows. IF I ever am able to get my Mac Notebook operational, Id like to pick your brain on how you do that. I just have usually one window open in past and many tabs (many to me is 8 or lower) Do you ever get into WV? Near Ripley I have a friend who is into Cat rescue.. big time.. she also has a dedicated back porch for her and her “feline family” to enjoy. I think youd like her. She is on Facebook and I recall you mentioning you aren’t active with it much any longer. She’s also a strong Conservative and definately into 17. I signed up with Paler but then it was shut down & did reopen but I haven’t gone back.
Time and problems being issues..
No egg wash, we cut our own pork, buy the loin and butterfly the chops, normally about 3/4” thick and freeze them.
So when I thaw a pack out of the freezer, they are moist enough that they will just hold onto the Italian bread crumbs, bake them at 350 and usually done in 20 min.
Actually just had them for dinner tonight with a broccoli casserole.