Time to create.or Creating time........

I need to take a break. I enjoy keeping up with my friends and family, and I will be checking your blogs regularly, but I have so many projects that I want to get done. Summer Vacation Album. Samantha's Birthday Album, several other things, yet I been spending waaaayyy too much time on the computer lately. I don't Twitter, I rarely Facebook, just lurk and frankly my blogging is boring even me.

So I am taking the rest of the summer off. If you can hardly stand it and you really want to talk e-mail me. Or if you have my digits call me. Summer Love to you all, see you in the Fall. It's only a couple of weeks, don't cry......

Recipe # 331

Rosemary-Lemon Pepper-

Pork Tenderloin

with Lemon Parmigiano Dressing-

Greens and Garlic Croutons

Ingredients:

2 1/4 pounds pork tenderloin


2 lemons, zested and juiced1/2 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper, coarsely ground4 cloves garlic, chopped2 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped7 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)Coarse salt3 slices country style bread , thick slices, cut into cubes3 tablespoons mayonnaise, heaping tablespoons1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated2 large romaine lettuce hearts , chopped (or 8-10 cups mixed greens)



Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 500°F.


2. Trim the silver skin or connective tissue off the tenderloins with a thin, sharp knife.


3. Place the tenderloins on a rimmed nonstick cookie sheet. In a bowl mix together all of the lemon zest, the juice on 1 lemon, the coarse black pepper, 3 cloves of the chopped garlic, the rosemary, 2 tablespoons of the EVOO, and some salt. Thoroughly coat the tenderloins in the rosemary-lemon-pepper mixture, rubbing it into the meat. Roast in the hot oven for about 20-22 minutes. Once roasted remove to a cutting board to rest for a few minutes, loosely tented with aluminum foil.


4. To make the croutons, preheat a medium skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of the EVOO and add the cubed bread; toss to coat in the oil. Add the remaining clove of chopped garlic, salt, and pepper and toast the bread crumbs, stirring frequently until golden brown. Remove from heat and reserve.


5. While the croutons are toasting, in a bowl combine the mayo and the juice of the remaining lemon. Whisk in 3 tablespoons of EVOO, season with pepper and stir in the grated cheese.


6. Once the pork is out of the oven and resting, put the salad together. In a salad bowl combine the croutons with the greens. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Thinly slice the rested pork tenderloins and serve alongside the salad.

*The attached picture is not my actual dish, I did not take photos of my food. However I did pre prep all the ingredients and that made it alot simpler. And I had my assistant Sam to help me along the way.

This dish was delicious, Mark tried it, but did not think it was very good. Samantha would not try it at all, she did try the salad and hated it. You definitely have to eat the pork and salad together, something about the combination of the two melded the taste together to create a Pork party in your mouth. Needless to say Mitch and I finished off all but just enough for him to take for lunch today.

Yummo!

Happy Monday!

Cooking is the theme

Sometimes they surprise you, your children I mean. Mark has been working for my mom this summer and had his eye on some shoes, so he has been saving his money. When he got home tonight from the mall he had this for me....................................He's the sweetest

By some small miracle Samantha will not be home today, so after I clean my nasty house, mom and I and possible Carol will be going to see Julie & Julia with Meryl Streep. Mom and I haven't spent any free time together in quite some times, so I am excited.

I am off to make sure I have plenty EVOO! What's for dinner at your house?

Friends Award

I am so honored to receive this wonderful award from my forever friend Izzy. As most of you know I met Izzy at a T!@#C convention and we were fast friends, she has a Fabulous smile and a heart as big as Canada.
So I pass this award onto the following friends......
My sisters Carol & Judi
Mandy
Missy
Michele

Here are the rules for this award:

- To pick up the Circle of Friends Award cut and paste the award logo & use it on your own blog

- Nominate 5 other bloggers you feel have become part of your circle of friends.

- Link to your nominees within your blog post.

- Include these instructions on how to pick up the award in your blog post.

- Link back to the person who gave you the award in your blog post, to show your appreciation.

- Comment on their blogs to let them know they've received the award.

A few more photos from Sunday

Thought I would share a few more photos from Sunday.

I set the camera up on a timer for the one of her and I.

Happy Thursday!

A New Life

Our Sundays are usually the same at South Quay, but yesterday morning was Exceptional!

Pastor John baptized 8 young people. Samantha was one of those 8 and the first one at that. She was very nervous, but she did just fine. She was ready and had been for a while, so it was no surprise when she made her wishes known during VBS. Carol and Buck came straight from the airport, and mom and Jack were there as well, it meant alot to Sam even though she seemed kind of shy, she is anything but shy. Then we had a Fantastic Southern Baptist Lunch! YUMMY!

God is Good