Tomato Pork Tenderloin

This was a random creation. It turned out pretty good. I took a pork tenderloin and cut it into slices then placed them in the bottom of a baking dish. I sprinkled basil and oregano over them, and poured diced tomatoes over the top. Cook it in a 400 degree oven for about 20-30 min or until meat thermometer reaches 160. Tastes wonderful on top of noodles.

Chocolate zuchini bread

Mmmm what better way to use up a GIANT zuchini than in bread? It was a fairly quick recipe, I decided to try the new dark chocolate chips instead of the semi-sweet called for. I had both kinds on hand, just thought darker would be better. It turned out perfect. I'll be keeping this recipe on hand for future zuchini invasions.

Apricot...er orange stir fry

Why the strange title for this one? Well the previously mentioned substitution in the german short rib recipe caused a substitution in this recipe because I used all the apricot preserves and that was the apricot in the recipe. So after some looking around I decided to try orange marmalade and hoped for the best.
I also decided against buying a prepackaged stirfry veggie bag as the recipe called for. Simply because I was worried water chestnuts would be involved, and I don't care for those. So I looked at the picture on the recipe and just made my own. I added asperigus, celery, green onions, carrots, and mushrooms.
This turned out wonderfully. I made some coconut jasmine rice to serve it with and you can never go wrong with that!


Original recipe can be found here:
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Apricot-Beef-Stir-Fry

Stuffing coated chicken

This dish was delish and so easy to make. I couldn't find cream of chicken soup mix, so I substituted onion soup mix and it turned out just yummy. It also went well with the moms vegetable medley since that uses onion soup mix as seasoning. I keep onion soup mix on hand these days as it seems to be used in many recipes.


find the recipe here:
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Stuffing-Coated-Chicken-2

German short ribs

This was a super yummy dish that cooked up in the crock pot. It called for bone in ribs, which is rather funny because the meat just fell off the bone when they were finished making the bone useless. Rather than a tomato based sauce, this called for red wine.
It also had chutney, which I didn't find where I shop, and never made it to albertsons this week to get some. So I substituted apricot preserves and it worked out great.


find the recipe here:
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/German-Style-Short-Ribs

Cran-orange pork medallions

This recipe was a bit interesting overall. First I couldn't find orange flavored dried cranberries. But really the cranberry just needs to be it's self. So I had no problem subbing regular cranberries. Then I missread the recipe a bit. It called for crushed coriander. All I had was whole coriander. So using a bowl and the meat mallet I proceded to crush the coriander. Now it was quite the pleasent smell when you do that!
All in all it turned out really well.


find the recipe here:
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Cran-Orange-Pork-Medallions

Pepperjack chicken

Such a simple recipe. Seriously. Grill chicken, slap a slice of cheese on top. You can add salsa and put it on noodles if you want. Obviously I didn't want. But I did throw a potatoe in the microwave and called it dinner.