Pot & Cover

Southwestern Pork Tenderloin Pot Roast  The windows are open, cool breeze flowing in the air...Fall is officially here! I don't know if its because I was born in the fall or if it's just my personality, but Fall is hands down my favorite season. It's refreshing, holds the promise of celebration of the upcoming holidays, including my bday. The air today is reminiscent of the coast. I am 15 again, just waking up in my tent just off the beach in CA. I feel inspired in this weather...and relaxed. Well Scott was inspired to make a pot roast with the pork tenderloins we had in the freezer...he defrosted them yesterday and after church this AM, we came home and cooked it together. It's been a perfect day so far...waking up together after a great nights sleep...church, breakfast, shopping for groceries for dinner...cooking together, then him off to watch football, and me to write. The windows are all open, the air smells of fall...and every pleasant memory I've ever had i...

Leftovers are so wonderful...all the enjoyment for a fraction of the work...yum beans, pilaf, guacamole, shredded lettuce, cilantro and shredded pork tenderloin...yummy!

Braised pork tenderloin, with carmelized onion, bellpepper and mushrooms the Joneses...a family of four with two little munchkins...we love them so.  I'd decided to make something that could basically cook itself, so I wouldn't be in the kitchen (Scott either).  We bought a pork tenderloin at Market Street for the occasion and all the fixins and I braised it in the oven in our Big Red dutch oven.  Here's the recipe...which little Kayton deemed "not bad"...high praise for a picky 1st grader!  Lyssy's Braised Pork Tenderloin Around 2 lbs pork tenderloin (one package of tenderloin from a regular grocery store) 2 oz pancetta 1 lb baby bella 'shrooms, sliced in thick slices 1 roasted, skinned and peeled red bell pepper 2 med yellow onions (next time I'd add more onions and peppers...hatch or poblanos too) olive oil S&P and ground Cumin to taste (to season the pork) 2-5 Cups water or low sodium stock (or chix base) 4 cloves garlic, smashed Preheat oven t...