Poor Richard's Tavern Spruce Pork Chops

This recipe combines some of my favorite things: Ben Franklin, Philadelphia, and pork. Yards, a local brewery, brews a beer from Ben Franklin's recipe called Poor Richard's Tavern Spruce. It's part of their Ales of the Revolution series, which are all delicious. I'd drink Tavern Spruce no matter what, since it's Ben's beer, but I also happen to love it. I had some pork chops I needed to use and wanted something other than a boring baked pork chop. A friend suggested marinating them in hard cider and brown sugar and making a glaze with the liquid. Sounds good, right? Well, I didn't have cider when I got home, but I did have Tavern Spruce. It made for some great pork chops.

Long time no see!

I know I disappeared for a while. Since it's mostly friends who read this blog, you'll know I was busy falling in love and starting law school. The bf is not much of an eater, which inhibits my cooking adventures, and my new kitchen is awful, but I'm going to try and blog a bit again here and there. It won't be anything too fancy or extreme, as most of my exciting kitchen gear is packed up in storage, but we'll see what I can come up with.