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This is the place that I love to be. I like to be creative and cooking is what is doing it for me these days. It's kind of a necessity and it makes me feel accomplished. I like knowing what we are eating and where it comes from. I go out of my way to make sure this happens.
I like that I don't buy several household staples from a grocery store. I enjoy making applesauce, jams and jellies, apple butter, spaghetti sauce, spicy mustard, pickles and anything else I can.
I like getting dirty, getting my hands into things, feeling and experiencing my food from the beginning to the end. I like making things, growing things and bringing those two together to create a healthy meal. I like nourishing others and knowing that I did my best to give them the best.











Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Roast Pork Puertorriqueno for Dinner Tonight!

I got this recipe from the New Complete WW Cookbook.

You will need:
grated zest of 1 orange
1/4 cup orange juice
4 tsp. olive oil
1 jalapeno pepper, sliced (I used three slices of pickled jalapeno)
2 garlic cloves, sliced (I used the garlic press for this instead)
1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
1 (1 pound) pork tenderloin (This was on sale this week at Meijer.  I bought one and divided it into two one pound tenderloins and a bag of pork medallions).

1. To prep. marinade, in a gallon-size ziplock, combine the orange zest, orange juice, oil, jalapeno, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper, then add the pork.  Seal the bag, squeezing out all air, turn to coat the pork.  Refrigerate, turning the bag occasionally, at least 2 hours or overnight.
2. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees; line a roasting pan with foil and coat with non-stick spray.
3. Place the tenderloin in the pan; drizzle with remaining marinade.  Roast for 5 minutes; reduce the oven temp. to 350 degrees and roast until an instant-read thermometer registers 160 degrees, 15-18 minutes.  Let stand 5 minutes before cutting into 12 slices.

Nutritionals:
3 slices is a serving.  According to the cookbook there are; 194 calories, 9g fat, 4g carbs, 1g fiber.  This works out to 5 WW points or 1.6 WW points per slice.

I am serving this with a variation of the crispy goat cheese salad in the link below.  I am going to simplify it and hopefully it will turn out as great as her's looked on the show.  I will post recipe with the review tonight IF it turns out well.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/claire-robinson/crispy-goat-cheese-salad-recipe/index.html

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