Some recent eats out of my kitchen

Since having a kitchen again I have been in the mood to cook again, and take pictures! Some of my recent foods include an Amaretto pork Tenderloin, Barbequed hamburgers and a light dessert of Pain du Chocolate. Recipes and pictures to follow.

Hamburgers:

The Ingredients:
2 lbs hamburger
1 pkg Liptons Onion soup mix
Seasoning Salt and Pepper to taste
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup bread crumbs or cracker crumbs



Mix it all up in a bowl.


Form your little patties on some wax paper.
and barbeque on a hot grill until done.


Enjoy the yummy goodness. Mmmmmmm



Pain du Chocolate: A fabulous little dessert that is easy, takes little time and you will wow them with your cullinary prowess.

Take a package of frozen puff pasty from the freezer (all grocery stores sell it near the frozen pie shells) Let it thaw for a few hours until you can unroll it easily. Save the paper it's on.



You will need a few chocolate bars. I like the cadbury thins, they are perfect for this dessert but you can use any kind of chocolate you prefer. Unwrap them and resist the urge to eat one, or buy enough to cover your shortfalls. :)



Slice the puff pastry into 8 equal rectangles.


Place a slice of chocolate on one end of each of the rectangles.


Fold over one end and pinch the seams closed. PLace on a cookie sheet. Paper uner them and all. It's parchement paper and prevents sticking. It's fabulous. Bake in a preheated oven until done. About 12 minutes at 350 degress in a convection oven and about 15 minutes in a regular oven at 400 degree. Watch these little suckers there is a fine line between done and burned. The bottom can burn easily.


Drizzle with a bit of melted chocolate, heat chocolate in microwave watching that it doesn't burn. Drizzle with a teaspoon over each slice. Dust with Icing sugar and Voila! They are ready to eat. Good served warm or cold.




Amaretto Pork tenderloin:

I used 2 pork loins and added:
1 cup of amaretto (the booze burns off leaving a fabulous flavor)
1/2 cup of brown sugar
the Juice of 1 lemon
1 tbsp soya sauce
1/4 cup of fresh parsley
1 tbsp chopped garlic

Mix it all up, pour over the pork and let it cook in the oven at 350 degrees for an hour or until done. Being careful not to over cook as it will dry out.




Garlic and Butter Asparagus
We had the pork with some fresh Asparagus

I took a bunch cleaned it and snapped off the ends cause I'm a freak like that.
Threw it in the fry pan with a good glob of butter
a teaspoon of fresh garlic
a bunch of pepper
seasalt
and a little garlic salt
Sautee for a few minutes until warm, you really only want to heat up the Asparagus, it's best still crispy and fresh. Me no likey mushy asparagus.


So that's that for now. Look for more good things to follow!