3/50 Project

So If you haven't heard about this you need to check it out!  It is built upon bringing back local small businesses to America.

-It starts with taking 3 local businesses that you would miss.  Stop in and bring your business to these 3 businesses. Remembering that what you purchase helps keep these businesses around in your community.

-If 50% of the population spent $50 a month in local businesses, it would generate more than $42.6 billion in annual revenue.  Imagine the impact on small business...

-For every $100 that is spent at local businesses $68 stays in the local community!!!  If you spend it at a national chain, less than $43 stays here, online = 0 in the community.

So all you do is pick 3 businesses, spend $50 per month at those businesses and watch the community strengthen...

Awesome!!! Read more at http://www.the350project.net/home.html

Grilled Pork Chops and Peaches

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil plus more for drizzling
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh marjoram, divided
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
• Freshly cracked black pepper
• 4 1 1/2-inch-thick bone-in pork chops (about 1 pound each)
• 4 teaspoons kosher salt plus more
• 8 cups (1 1/4 pounds) pole beans (such as Romano, haricots verts, yellow wax, or green beans), trimmed
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced shallot rings
• 3–4 semi-ripe peaches, halved, pitted
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Preparation

• Combine 1/2 cup olive oil and vegetable oil in a measuring cup. Combine 2 Tbsp. marjoram, Dijon mustard, garlic, and vinegar in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk oil mixture into herb mixture until creamy. Season to taste with pepper. Transfer about 1/4 cup dressing to a small bowl; cover and chill.
• Season pork chops with 4 tsp. salt. Transfer to a resealable plastic bag; pour remaining dressing over, spreading evenly to distribute. Seal bag; chill for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours. Cook beans in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, 3–5 minutes. Drain; transfer to a large bowl of ice water to chill. Drain beans; pat dry. Transfer beans, remaining 1 Tbsp. marjoram, and shallot to a medium bowl; toss with enough reserved dressing to coat and season with salt and pepper.
• Build a medium fire in a charcoal grill, or heat a gas grill to medium-high. Remove pork chops from bag, scraping off excess dressing. Grill chops, turning occasionally on all sides, until browned and cooked through, about 20 minutes total. (Be sure to cook thick chops on the edges, too, and melt the thin strips of white fat; they'll cook more evenly.)
• Place peaches in a medium bowl; drizzle with some olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Toss to coat. Grill peaches, cut side down, until they begin to soften and char, 4–6 minutes. Transfer pork and peaches to a cutting board; let pork rest for 10 minutes.
• Slice peaches. Carve bones from pork and thinly slice meat. Serve pork and peaches with bean salad.

Low Country Boil

http://wrengoodeats.blogspot.com/2012/07/rodney-t-wrens-big-city-boil.html

My Dad's "Yankee" version of Low Country Boil... so yummy!!

It is so good, makes enough for 15, so invite some friends over!