Maple Glazed Pork Chops

Yesterday was a very busy day! It started with an early morning Bar Method class. Amanda did pretzel so I was in a great mood the rest of the morning (even with 20 minute train delays)! Bar Method helps me feel stronger mentally and physically and even though waking up and working out early on a Saturday morning seems crazy sometimes, I feel like I can take on the weekend after I workout.

For breakfast Ryan and I had egg white and oatmeal pancakes topped with powdered peanut butter (Ryan added Nutella), flax seeds, and coconut. We made a nutribullet filled with kale, pineapple, cucumber, goji berries, and pumpkin seeds. This was the perfect breakfast and kept us full and energized all day!

After breakfast we went into the city to go furniture shopping for our new apartment!!!!! It's so exciting to be able to furnish a new apartment and start fresh as a married couple. I feel like a real adult! Our current apartment was our first home living on our own as a couple. We have a lot of amazing memories in the apartment but it is time to move on and get a new start. The apartment is so much bigger so we need a lot of furniture that we don't have. We bought a couch, entertainment center, bedroom dresser an rugs! We still need a dining room table and chairs and some other small things. It's really exciting and I want everything right now but Ryan keeps reminding me that it will all come together slowly and work out. I'm just so anxious!!

We then went to see St. Francis College vs. Sacred Heart men's basketball game. It was bittersweet because it was our last "home" game living in Brooklyn. The games are so much fun to go to and they are right around the corner from home - I hope we still come to a game even when it's not so close! We have LIU vs. St. Francis Battle of Brooklyn at the Barclay's Center next month and we have court-side center seats!

We got home from the basketball game at 7:00pm (my day started at 7:00am). Ryan joked that it was getting close to my bed time and we still hadn't had dinner! So we whipped up a quick and delicious meal. We've been eating a lot of chicken lately because it's easy and quick to make during the week. Tonight we decided on french cut, bone in pork chops - something different! This recipe was so easy and after getting home late, we wanted something that would be quick. By 7:30pm we were eating, so Ryan was very happy!!! We ate and watched the SAG awards before making homemade granola bars for dessert. It was a fun, busy day and today we are taking it easy waiting for the New England Patriots football game this afternoon!

Maple Glazed Pork Chops
Servings: 2
Weight Watchers Points: 15

2 Bone-in Pork Chops
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 tbsp 100% pure maple syrup

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees

2. Season both sides of pork chops with salt

3. Heat pan over medium heat and add coconut oil. Allow oil to melt and get warm.

4. Add pork chops to pan and sear on each side for 3 minutes.

6. While pork chops cook, mix cinnamon, vanilla extract and maple syrup in a small bowl.

7. Transfer pork chops to a baking and evenly spread maple syrup mixture over both pork chops.

8. Bake chops for 15 minutes.

Serve and Enjoy!

We had vegetables and Amy's Gluten Free Cheddar Broccoli Bake on the side!