Apple Bourbon Pork Tenderloin

Tonight I pan seared some Apple Bourbon pork. It came in the marinade so I cannot take credit for the sauce. It was good, but a tad too salty. On the sides I had steamed asparagus with butter and lemon juice and brown rice. It was a delicious meal accented with a sparkling wine (Dolce Veritas) from Coronado Vineyards.
There would have been baked potatoes instead of rice, but my oven started smoking like crazy. The kitchen and living room were filled. Oops, hehe

Beet Onion Pasta?

Every October, Art in the Park sets up in our town's main city park. Every year our goal is to buy pasta and garlic from 2 specific vendors. This year we purchased beet onion pasta. I thought, "This will either be really good or just plain awful."
Last night, I boiled it up and by the end it had lost its red hue, but had a wonderfully light onion flavor. I poured the pasta over some roasted brussel sprouts. To this I added some mild Italian sausage. I used the drippings from the sausage to make a sauce with about 4 tablespoons of whipping cream, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, and pepper to taste. It was delicious!

Blogging Again? We'll See.

So a friend of mine mentioned today that I should be blogging about all my cooking and baking I have been doing lately. Apparently, several of my Facebook friends have been following my food related status updates. When I see them in the real world they ask me what I've been cooking for dinner lately. Now, I wouldn't say that I am any where near Julia Child or the blogger, Julie, who recently had a movie released about her foodie adventure. No, I just love cooking and happen to like writing recipes and now find myself dabbling in cake baking. Just today I was paid $30 for a trio of mini cakes I baked for a friend's mother. When she asked me if she could purchase a cake from me I thought, "Oh my gosh! Someone actually wants to pay me for what I love doing?!" The next day I was substituting in a 5th grade classroom which contained perfectly lovely students. Really. I am not being sarcastic, I promise! However, I found myself thinking, while supervising a Social Studies quiz, "I could be baking cakes right now." The thought surprised myself. I love teaching, but to get paid for baking sounds wonderful as well! So I guess, I will just continue to blog about my cooking/baking and see where this path leads. I would love to become a baker.