Notes & Info

Pork Tenderloin

Recipes to try Barefoot Contessa, recipe with lemon, herbs, and mustard Successful, 2018 1/2 cup soy sauce 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 (1 lb) pork tenderloin Combine all ingredients and marinate several hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 500°. Place meat in a foil-lined dish for easy clean up. Cook meat for 6 minutes per […]

Dried Montmorency Cherries

40 ounces pitted pie cherries Cherries are less tangy if they have been frozen and defrosted before drying. Once defrosted, place cherries and their juice in a large strainer. I use my pasta cooking pot with the strainer insert. DO NOT RINSE! Take handfuls of the defrosted berries and squeeze to remove as much liquid […]

Potato pancakes

1/5 – 2 cups leftover mashed potatoes (cold) 1 egg Salt and pepper to taste 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for coating pancakes Optional: grated cheese, finely chopped green onion Butter and oil Stir the egg, salt and pepper into the cold mashed potatoes. Add 1/4 cup flour bit by bit, whisking so it […]

Balsamic Fig Vanilla Salad Dressing

120 grams dried Black Mission figs 120 grams water 1/4 – 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 3/4 tsp salt vanilla bean paste, or vanilla extract to taste (1/2 tsp?) Chop the dried figs and place them in a 2-cup pyrex measuring cup. Add water to cover. Microwave on high until they come to a boil. Let […]

Spiced Rhubarb Sauce

2 tbsp butter 8 cups thinly sliced rhubarb stalks 1/2 cup white or brown sugar 1 – 2 tsp fresh ginger paste or grated ginger 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon Heat the butter in a large skillet. Add the sugar, ginger paste, and rhubarb. Cook, stirring often, until the rhubarb is completely soft and broken up. […]