Monthly Archives: July 2013

Roasted Stuffed Pork Tenderloin- Our Date Night Dinner

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Roasted Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

1 pork tenderloin (approx. 1 pound)

6- 8 bacon slices

1 tbsp. butter

1 small onion, finely chopped

6 oz bread crumbs

1/4 cup of cranberries

1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese

1 egg, beaten

Preheat oven 350 degrees F.

Slice tenderloin in half lengthwise, then slice each half again lengthwise (do not cut through meat)
Flatten down tenderloin into even thickness

In a sauté pan melt butter on medium heat add onions, sauté until tender, remove from heat

In a large bowl combine breadcrumbs, cranberries, goat cheese and beaten egg. Add onions to mixture

Place stuffing on top of flatten tenderloin

Re-form tenderloin and wrap with bacon slices

Roast for 1 hour

Serve with favourite vegetable and salad

Troll Cupcakes

Posted in Cupcakes, DESSERTS by

troll collage
We had a lot of fun and laughs making these Troll Cupcakes.

White cake mix – make batter as instructed and divide batter into 3 and add food colouring (we did blue, pink and yellow)
Pour a little of each colour into greased muffin tin
Use a toothpick and swirl it thru the cupcake- not too much you don’t want a grey cupcake!
Bake according to directions
While cupcakes are baking – make cotton candy, we have a cotton candy maker
If not just buy it
Once cupcake are cool -ice the cupcake place cotton candy on top and use 2 candy pieces for eyes
So fun!

Natural Weed Killer

Posted in NATURAL, Solutions by

weed killerI do not like weeds. Nothing, will sell me on the beauty of weeds. However, I do not believe in dangerous poisons to kill them and potentially harm people. My husband purchased Natural Weed Killer and it does the job but it is expensive.
Tried, tested and true – this formula will kill weeds at a fraction of the cost!

4 CUPS OF VINEGAR
1/4 CUP OF SALT
2 TSP OF DISHWASHING LIQUID

Watermelon, Tomato, and Feta Salad

Posted in MEALS, Salads by

What a great summer salad! I am making it this weekend.

Sleep is a Hot Commodity

Posted in Drinks and Smoothies, MIXOLOGY, NATURAL, Remedies by

sleepIt looks easy, for some lucky individuals, it is. For years I have been hoping for consistent good night sleep, its like searching for the Holy Grail! I have tried honey or warm vanilla milk before bed. They are suppose to boost melatonin, a sleep promoter. Sometimes they work. Most recently before bed I have been drinking a smoothie that contains cherries. I have learned cherries have multiple benefits, one being it is a source of melatonin. I have been sleeping well! So here it is:

1 Cup of Tart Cherry Juice (sometimes I use black cherry juice)
1 Banana
1/2 Cup Light Vanilla Soya Milk
Some Ice Cubes
Blend
So good, so Ezzzzzzzasy!

Lisa’s Pasta Salad

Posted in MEALS, Salads by

Pastas Salad

We were just at a Canada Day BBQ – The most popular salad was Lisa’s Pasta Salad. There was not even one piece of pasta left in the bowl.
So here it is:

2 cups dry Scoobi doo pasta – this is a must!- cook pasta as directed, let cool
3-5 strips of your favourite cooked bacon
2-3 celery stalks chopped up
Generous amount of miracle whip (1/3-1/2 cup)
Sprinkle with paprika

This recipe can easily be doubled and probably will be!
so easy, so good!

Adult Fish Bowl Punch

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ADULT FISH BOWLADULT Fish Bowl Punch

10 ounces vodka
10 ounces coconut rum
6 ounces Blue Curacao liqueur
12 ounces sweet-and-sour mix
20 ounces pineapple juice
32 ounces lemon- lime soda
blue food coloring, if desired
3 small fishbowls (each holding 4-5 cups volume)
1 box (6 oz) Nerds candy
12-16 Swedish fish candies
ice
fruit slices (3 each, lemon, lime and orange)
9 drinking straws
Directions

1 Mix liquors, sweet-and-sour mix, pineapple juice and soda in a large container. Cover tightly and refrigerate until ready to serve
2 To serve, divide the Nerds candy between the three fishbowls and place at the bottom of the bowl.
3 Add ice. Arrange the fish around the outside of the fishbowls – use the ice to hold them against the sides.
4 Carefully add the punch mixture, dividing equally. Top with the fruit slices and straws.
5 Top with a little lemon-lime soda, for bubbles
6 Enjoy!

Thanks JW