Pork

I had two firsts this weekend related to pork. Interesting, I know.

Cafe Rio pork. Tyson took me to dinner on Saturday. We set a goal for 1 date a month and we've already had two this month! Anyway. We went to Cafe Rio because I've always heard so much about it and I'd never been. I ordered pork, because that's what everyone always raves about. And...it was delicious. The restaurant as a whole wasn't quite what I had expected, but my burrito was yummy. Next time I'll order a salad so I can try the famous dressing. Any other recommendations?

Pork chops. Albertsons has a great price for pork chops right now- $0.99/lb. I'm usually pretty boring- chicken and beef are my meat of choice. But I decided to try it after some encouragement from my sister-in-law, Brooke. Plus, I'm always looking for ways to save on the grocery budget. So for my first time serving pork, I cooked a couple of pork chops in olive oil and bbq sauce in a frying pan. I served it with twice-baked potatoes and brown sugar muffins. It was pretty good! I found a recipe for homemade pork and beans with cornbread here. I'll be trying that later this week using Sharee's amazing cornbread recipe. Yum, I can't wait! I went back to Albertsons and bought more pork chops, so I'm still looking for more ways to cook it.