Pork Chop with Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Now that Summer is over, I thought I'd get in the spirit of the new season by serving up some Fall flavors.  This is a seared bone-in pork chop on a bed of mashed sweet potatoes.  I flavored the sweet potatoes with garlic (whole clove dropped in the pot to boil with the potatoes, then pulled out before mashing), butter, milk and maple syrup.  I finished it off with a pan sauce made of the drippings from the pork chops, Dijon mustard and apple cider vinegar.  The tangy acidity of the pan sauce was a perfect counterpoint to the savory pork and buttery sweet potatoes.  Can't wait for Thanksgiving!