Pork Chops and sweet potatoes, that's swell!

The grilling season has begun. MMMMMM grilled pork chops and grilled sweet potatoes, yum!
Here's how:

Sweet Potatoes;
Stab repeatedly with fork and partially cook in microwave about 5 minutes.
When they are cool enough to handle cut up into steak fries, lightly cover in olive oil and sprinkle with Penzeys *Forward spice ( http://www.penzeys.com/ )
Grill on medium grill until perfect, about 10-15 minutes minutes.

Pork Chops;
Rub the pork chops with your favorite rub I like 33rd & Galena from Penzys spices (I swear they are not a sponsor. I just really like them) now rub your chops good! Sprinkle a little salt and pepper too. Let them sit out to room temperature. Grill on medium hot grill for about 5 minutes each side for 3/4 inch chops or until internal temperature reaches 145-160 degrees depending on whether you like nice tender juicy chops or nice safe jerky.

I served this with a balsamic reduction and of course ice cold beer always goes well with grilled foods. This time it was a my old stand by Bud Light. Sigh

Reuben Pizza

A Reuben pizza sounds crazy right?! It is so good. I had a hard time thinking about putting pickles on top until I found out Thousand Island dressing has pickles in it.

Here is how I made it:

Ingredients:
Pizza crust- Ready made or make your own
8oz package of shredded mozzarella cheese
Thousand Island dressing
4oz Sauerkraut well drained
8oz Corned Beef cut into chunks
2 pickle spears chopped

Use ready made pizza crust or make according to package directions. I used a good old Jiffy mix.

Spread a thin layer of Thousand Island dressing on crust.

Layer sauerkraut, corned beef, and mozzarella cheese.

Bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes until crust is golden brown.

Top with chopped pickles and drizzle with more Thousand Island dressing. I also like to add some red pepper flake and grated Parmesan.

Yum.

Really.