Grilled Hawaiian Pork Chops

Ingredients:
4 boneless pork chops (at least 2/3 inch thick)
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon cooking sherry
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
juice of 1 lime
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions:
Place the pork chops in a large ziploc bag. Whisk together the soy sauce, garlic, sherry, cayenne, lime juice and ground ginger and pour into the ziploc bag with the pork chops. Seal the bag and place in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
Preheat the grill to medium-high heat and cook the pork chops for about 3 minutes on each side until done. If using a meat thermometer, it should reach 170 degrees internally.
Serve with grilled fresh pineapple, if desired.

Tropical Smoothies

Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups vanilla frozen yogurt...or ice cream
1 3/4 cups vanilla yogurt
1 small banana
1 cup pineapple chunks
1/4 cup angel flake coconut
1/2 cup milk
a little splash of vanilla

Directions:
Put everything in the blender and mix until smooth.
Pour into pretty glasses and serve.

Fluffy Lime Jello Salad

Ingredients:
1 (3 oz.) pkg. lime Jello
1 c. hot water (Heat up drained pineapple juice for part of liquid.)

Mix. Stir until well dissolved. Set until jelly-like consistency then carefully whip with electric mixer.

1/2 pkg. (4 oz.) cream cheese
1 can (15 oz.) crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1 c. whipping cream

Whip cream until stiff. Add cream cheese. Mix in Jello and blend thoroughly. Fold in pineapple and nuts. Put into a serving bowl and chill for at least 4 hours.