One of the keys to keeping at-home cooking interesting is knowing how to put meals together, combining flavors in a variety of ways. Tonight’s dinner was grilled on my Mario Batali Grill Pan. For these great thinly cut pork chops I used Penzey’s Northwoods Fire, a nice smoky and spicy blend. I brushed the chops with a light layer of Sweet Baby Ray’s Hickory & Brown Sugar BBQ Sauce, my absolute favorite sauce.

Pretty much any variety of Sweet Baby Ray’s gets added to my list of favorite things. It’s just incomparable to other sauces, in my opinion. It’s not too runny like some, not too smoky like others. Every type I’ve tried is pure perfection, though my favorite is the Honey Barbecue Sauce.

I paired dinner with some baked curly fries and a mix of green beans and Trader Joe’s Roasted Corn. The smoky sweetness of the corn is the perfect complement to the spicy pork chops. Just writing about it makes me want more!