Emily's Pork Tenderloin

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Hello nummies fans!  It has been far too long since I've posted a recipe, but I'd say I have a pretty good excuse.... Welcome to Sweet Baby James!

born 7-27-2011

7 lbs. 6 oz.

19.5 inches

We have been having a great time, but there hasn't been much cooking going on around these parts.  People have been incredibly generous, though, and have provided us with delicious meals for the past few weeks.  My cousin, Emily, brought us this incredible pork dish {in addition to staying for several hours and cleaning my entire apartment} and mentioned that the recipe was in my Favorites cookbook {called Aunt Amy's Delicious Pork Tenderloin}.  John and I were flipping out over how delicious it was, so I looked the recipe up in my cookbook and am now adding it to our personal favs.  Thanks, Em, for everything!!

{What you need}

2 to 3 pork tenderloins

8 oz {or 50 oz, if you're a mushroom lover like us} sliced fresh mushrooms

for marinade:

1 1/4 cups vegetable oil

3/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons dry mustard

1 tablespoon pepper

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1 1/2 tablespoons parsley

1/3 cup lemon juice

2 cloves garlic, minced  

Blend the marinade ingredients in a blender.  Pour over tenderloins and marinate for 3-4 hours.  Grill pork on the barbeque at medium heat for about 20 minutes, turning and basting occasionally.  Add mushrooms to the remaining marinade and heat through.  Slice tenderloins and pour marinade over top to serve.  We had it with rice.  Delish!!

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Chocolate Chip Cookie S'Mores

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Untouchably delicious.  Really.  How can you go wrong with these ingredients??  This is a fun and mouth-watering variation on traditional s'mores.  I got the idea off a cooking segment on the Today show, but I don't know how to find it to reference... Sorry, Matt, Anne, and Al.

{What you need}

your favorite chocolate chip cookies {this recipe rocks}

peanut butter

Hershey Chocolate Bars

jumbo marshmallows

tin foil for grilling

Take two cooled chocolate chip cookies and spread your desired amount of peanut butter on the bottoms of both.  Using the two cookies as the ends of the "sandwich", stuff with chocolate bar and mallow, as you would with a traditional s'more.  Wrap the cookie sandwich in tin foil and grill on a low-heated grill for 5 minutes, or until the mallow reaches the desired meltiness.  Careful not to burn!

Grilled Pizza

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Such a fun summer party dish!  And pretty easy, too, if you buy the pizza dough ready-made at the store like I did {sell out!}.  This really is such a fun meal to entertain with.  It's a social experience putting it all together, too, and absolutely delicious!

{What you need}

your favorite pizza dough recipe {Whole Foods has the best pizza dough!!}

mozzarella cheese {or feta, goat, whatever you like}

pizza sauce {Boboli brand is delish!}

olive oil for grilling

your favorite pizza toppings, like:

mushrooms

pepperoni

chicken

bacon

tomatoes

spinach

sausage

basil

oregano

garlic

blah blah blah

Divide the dough into as many pieces as personal-pizzas you will be making.  On a floured surface, roll each piece of dough out into a circle about 1/8th inch thick. Brush some olive oil on each piece of dough and place, oil side down, on a heated grill.  Grill for about one minute or until the bottom is brown.  Flip it over with tongs and grill the other side for about 30 more seconds.  Repeat with all your pieces of dough.  Let the crusts cool.    When you are ready to eat, top your personalized pizza with the toppings of your choice and return to the grill for about 2-3 minutes, watching carefully so that it doesn't burn.  It's best to do one pizza at a time.

{Inspired by THIS recipe}

Classic Hamburgers

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I'm giving a weekly menu a go to see if it saves us money on groceries.  I'll be making a "Weekly Menu" tab up at the top of the page with each night's meal and recipes.  Maybe eventually I'll put how much money to budget for groceries each week.  This is a huge step for me, all these calculations and organizing and planning.  Usually when it comes to cooking I'm pretty impulsive.  So here we go--Monday night dinner:

{What you need}

1 lb. lean hamburger meat

1 egg

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 Tablespoon steak sauce

your choice of buns

cheese

tomatoes

onions

avocado

ice burg lettuce

ketchup, mustard, mayo, ranch, whatever you like

Preheat an outside grill or some variation of a George Foreman grill.  Combine the meat, garlic, egg and steak sauce.  Mix thoroughly.  Divide the meat into 4-6 sections and form patties, with the edges of the patty being a tad thicker than the middle.  The middle will plump up and even out.  Grill until the center of the meat is cooked through.  Serve with your choice of toppings and condiments.

Serve with red roasted ranch potatoes and corn bread with honey butter.