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adventures in the kitchen at 9:49 PM

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my first love is cooking. Cooking is my release and i just seem to know instinctual what to do with food. I can taste a dish in a restaurant and know every ingredient and make it exactly as it was served . I love shopping for fresh produce and herbs and meat and imagining all the things i could create with them. Last night i made my first pork tenderloin, I've never been a big fan of pork except bacon of course and so i decided to be a bit adventurous.

Pork tenderloin in blackberry sauce and lemon balsamic spinach salad.

I made a blackberry sauce using red wine, balsamic vinegar, onions, honey and blackberries of course. While that was simmering into a reduction i rubbed the pork tenderloin down with salt and pepper and browned it on both sides in a skillet. After i put the pork in the oven at 450 degrees i tossed an onion bagel broken into bits with melted butter and i threw that in the oven to make croutons. As the pork and croutons cooked (croutons only take a couple minutes) i strained the sauce with a mesh sieve and places the solids in a bowl, i put the liquid back on the oven to cook some more.
When the pork was done cooking i took it out and placed it on a cutting board and let it sit 10 minutes to retain its juices. I then cut it into thick slices and placed it back into its pan with the pork juices. Ii drizzles half of the blackberry sauce liquids onto the pork and let it set a minute while i made the salad.
For the salad i tossed fresh spinach with lemon oil and juice, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. I then tossed in walnuts and raisins and added croutons on top.
For the presentation i put pork slices on a plate and drizzled them with more blackberry sauce adding a spoonful of the solids on the side. Place a healthy serving of salad on the plate and serve. TA DA! a healthy delicious dinner for 3 with plenty of leftover for under 20 bucks and about 45 minutes cooking time.

Oh and desert was a raspberry ale and chocolate. it literally lasted like raspberry cheesecake together.

Healthy dinners do not have to be time consuming or expensive. By buying a share in a co-op, using coupons and buying in bulk healthy eating can be cheaper than the alternative. Most nights I don't like to spend a lot of time cooking as i have a hungry girl child and a hungry husband pacing around me asking for samples. I plan ahead before shopping and create quick and delicious meals that take under and hour. Its easy! You can do it too! If you have a favorite recipe you'd like to share, ill try it out and post about it here!

NOW on with the show-
Today is Thursday one more day until Friday, but don't fret this Thursday is going to be plenty of fun to get you through until tomorrow.

Utah Symphony- Stravinsky's Pulcinella
Keith Lockhart returns to conduct two brilliant works: Bizet's Carmen Suites and Stravinsky's witty Pulcinella. You'll also enjoy Adamo's beautiful and virtuosic Harp Concerto

A FAYLENE SKY
A Faylene sky is an incredible Electronica/Metal/Screamo band from Rhode Island. Come and support them as they play their first ever show at The Basement. also featuring- Risen For Revenge, Merry Go Grunt and Minus-Steven.

Open mic night at Mojos
Come and get on stage with some of Ogden's best musicians. Carlos Emjay Hosts this weeks open mic and its definitely going to be amazing. Bring your kids and bring your friends because Mojos is always family friendly.

Labels: basement, calendar, events, historic 25th, indie, mojos, ogden, recipes, sundance, utah, utah symphony

ladaisi said on January 27, 2011

blackberry sauce . . . yummm.

mama mouse said on January 27, 2011

blackberries are magic

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I saw santa riding a mountian bike. at 9:09 PM

My what a busy weekend its been. I got hella crafty, explored my neighborhood and got my daughter a puppy- swoooooon! I also redesigned the blog- what do you think? I am so excited about this upcoming week because I've been doing a bit of plotting and have started organizing an amazing giveaway! Starting on December 25Th and going until the new year 3 lucky readers will have the chance to win some super awesome LOCAL swag to reign in the new year.
here's a clue about our giveaway sponsors- our sponsors are neighbors and love this great city and one keeps you awake and one makes you pretty one fills your tummy and one can make you a friend and all of them want you to enter
and win!

Tonight is going to be a christmas cheer filled night! Don't have any holiday traditions well start one now by going to see The Nutcracker, a Christmas classic, at the Egyptian Theater or
The Holly, a celebration of beloved secular Christmas music, at SJCHS Black Box Theater. Both are at 7:30 but there is also a 2:00 matinee on Dec 18th of The Nutcracker and The Holly plays all week at 7:30 and 2pm.

On Tuesday try taking a class at Eccles community arts center. Zuhra Zakiyah (Candace Baker) will teach Middle Eastern (Belly) Dance Techniques at the Eccles Community Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Avenue, Ogden on from 6 to 7 p.m. December 21st through January 18th. All ages and levels are welcome. Tuition: $35. To register for this workshop, please call a member of the art center staff at 801-392-6935.

The Audubon Society presents a different speaker or slide show every month and this tuesday you can go and see for your self. Please visit www.wasatchaudubon.org or call the Ogden Nature Center for details at 801-621-7595.

Want to just hang out and relax? Free Texas Hold-em at Teazers Every Tue, Wed and Sunday! Multiple Tournaments and Cash Prizes!

And don't forget about brewskis heavy metal karaoke! Unleash your inner metal head and rock out !

also yes, i did see Santa riding down the street on a mountain bike haha

Besides chasing my toddler, wearing shiny pants and blogging i love to cook. I am saving up to go to the Weber tech culinary school just so i can learn how to make more food to eat. I am a foodie hence my love of yelp and i don't think my family has any complaints. I try and make sure i make a good home cooked meal several days out of the week and i love to experiment. i have a complete inability to follow recipes and i love to substitute and make it my own. Last night i forgot to pull out the chicken breast from the freezer so i had to come up with a plan b for my chicken Parmesan. I had some eggplant that needed to be cooked and i really wanted to make Israeli couscous so i thought id play with an old eggplant parmeseana recipe i knew. Earlier in the week i got a bunch of tomatoes from a great produce sale and made some marinara sauce with yellow peppers and tons of garlic. I grilled the eggplant with onions and added the marinara sauce and put it on top of the Israeli couscous with some fresh Parmesan cheese. It was frigging delicious, i wish i had leftovers but ALAS with a good meal there are often no leftovers. Here are some pics and i would love to hear about and try out your favorite homemade recipes.

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