tonight's meal: grilled pork chops with cherry tomatoes and garlic butter

(adapted from real simple, sept 2009)

appx 25 min from start to finish

ingredients:

4tbsp (1/2 stick butter)

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 teaspoon fresh rosemary (1/3 tsp dried)

4 bone-in pork chops

salt and pepper

1lb cherry or grape tomatoes

1. heat grill to med-high. in small bowl, combine butter, garlic, rosemary; melt and set aside.

2. season pork with salt and pepper and grill until cooked through.

3. meanwhile, heat tomatoes in skillet on medium heat. add appx 1/2 tbsp olive oil and season with salt and pepper. toss and allow to cook 3-5 min.

4. top pork chops and tomatoes with garlic butter just before serving.

served with: fresh green beans and corn on the cob

*notes: um....yum. YUM! everybody comes back for seconds with this one! super easy, super quick, and super good!