Smothered Pork Chops Recipe

There's a first time for everything, and this Southern dish is very new to a California Native.

It's not often that I make gravies-- except for one of my husband's favorite recipes, "Chicken Fried Steak", or Rib-Eye Steak with Onion Blue Cheese Sauce. Most times, I make quick pan sauces, with some kind of booze and either chicken or beef stock. Good times.

Every so often, I get a "hankering" for a pork chop, bone-in. $6.00 a chop might seem pricey to most people, and I understand that (and I'm thankful that Craig and I both have jobs to indulge a bit). We enjoy eating meats once or twice a week, but I've made a decision that I'm going to buy the best quality that I can. I don't want hormone-laden meat, that's been…