Really easy pork chops

I went to the store yesterday and bought some butterflied pork chops. They were delicious. I didn't do any measurements, but I don't think the recipe below needs to be precise. The kids loved them, and so did Jim and I.

4 butterflied pork chops (you could probably use regular ones)
2 eggs
2 handfulls of dried breadcrumbs
a couple of shakes of garlic powder
a few sprinkles of shredded parmesean cheese
a few drizzles of extra virgin olive oil.

In bowl #1 mix the eggs to make an egg wash.
In bowl #2 combine breadcrumbs and garlic powder
Dip pork chop in egg, then breadcrumb mixture. Lay in 9x13 greased pan.
Drizzle olive oil over the top of all pork chops.

Bake 375 for 45 minutes. Sprinkle with the shredded parmesean cheese. Bake 15 minutes more.

Delicious. I served with roasted asparagus, fresh strawberries and some white rice.

Salmon Burgers...just keep swimming, just keep swimming..

So, Andrew was in a for a brief weekend visit, and when I say brief, I picked him up at midway at 730pm friday and he had to fly out at 330 on sunday, so itwas like a day and a half. Not much time after being apart for 4.5 weeks, but much appreciated nonetheless. We'll see each other for five days in 3 weeks, so we can't be too sad. However, me trying to look on the bright side doesn't seem to keep me from getting mildly depressed anyways. So upon returning from the airport and moping around the house for a few hours, I decided to get my cooking on. It seems to cheer me up and certainly puts my mind on something else. Or at least it satisfies one craving...

I usually put music on when I cook, but this tiime, I needed more visual distration, so I put on Barefoot Contessa. Watching TV and cooking is a tad tricky...but salmon burgers are easy.

Salmon Burgers - makes four patties
1 can (15 oz) salmon
3/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
3 cloves garlic, chopped
Fresh parsley chopped (or shredded, whatever your method)
2 egg whites

Mix all ingredients in a bowl with hands. Make patties. Put in a frying pan with a little olive oil and cook till browned.
that's all folks. easy as pie. i really hope I am not forgetting an ingredient...i'm doing this from memory at work.

Side notes: We happend to have fresh grilled salmon that needed to get uesd up so I used that instead of canned, which is perfectly acceptable. The egg whites are what keep the patties held together, make sure you get as much egg white as your can without getting the yolk. Yes, it's a lot of garlic, but man does it taste good...

In case you're wondering, in the Barefoot Contessa I was watching while cooking, she made bleu cheese burgers on the grill, east hampton clam chowder (which I am going to attempt to make as well...) guacamole salad, and ice cream shakes.