1 Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. 2  Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large ovenproof skillet over high heat. 3  Add the pork chops and cook until beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. 4  Transfer to a plate. 5  Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil to the pan. 6  Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes.
Follows 40-year-old Liza (Foster), a suddenly single mother who tries to get back into the working world, only to find out it's nearly impossible to start at the bottom at her age.
In 1933, eleven-year-old Annie is in the Municipal Girls Orphanage, along with Molly (age 6), Kate (age 7), Tessie (age 10), Pepper (age 12), July and Duffy (both 13). When Molly awakes from a bad dream, angering Pepper and Duffy, July tells them to hush up and eventually gets into a fight with Pepper.