Hey Dawg,
You don’t say how old the daughter is, or the like or favorite flavors of your fiancee…
So I am going to give you a couple of quick idea’s. These are not recipes per se, so be liberal with them… enjoy the moment.!
You say the pork “loind” are beautiful. I am going to assume that you meant to say loins, again (you said it earlier, and the “d” and “s” are next to each other. We in the states call these “Boneless pork Chops. If they are these, they will be a little smaller than the palm of your hand and just about as thick. If these are what you have, then try this:
In a heavy skillet, add a little oil, saute some onions and maybe some mushrooms while you brown the seasoned meat on both sides (season with salt and pepper). When the meat is fully browned, cover with canned cream of mushroom soup and simmer on to of the stove (covered) for 35-45 minutes (you can cook in oven (covered) for 30-40 minutes at 350 (f). Meat is done when you can easily pierce with a fork. Serve with potatoes of your choice and maybe some green veggies. The soup/sauce that the pork cooked in makes a wonderful gravy.
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If you have true loins they will be about the size of large ear of corn or the body of a striped bass. These you would prepare a little differently:
Season both sides with salt and pepper. Slightly tie these about every 3 inches (7 cm) with butchers twine (you can use cotton kite string). If you want, using a sharp knife, you can put some slits in the sides of the loin and stick a few cloves of garlic into the holes. Add some oil to your skillet/dutch oven. Sear all sides on Medium to Med. High heat. When all sides are brown remove the pork, set aside. Then you can:
a). Add any veggies you want to the pan (I would suggest onions, leeks, celery, diced carrots, turnips, jicama, red potatoes, or any thing that stirs your heart.) AS WELL AS SOME (2 to 3 ea) SLICED ROME OR OTHER CRISP APPLE. Season with salt and pepper. When the veggies look glossy, add some diced garlic and cook a few minutes more. Using 2 pints of Apple Cider (USA calls it apple cider, you may call it juice, unfiltered would be best.) , deglaze the pan by pouring cider around the pan. Scrape the bottom and sides to get all the bits off the bottom and sides. Add the pork back in and a few handfuls of Golden Raisins. Cover and Cook over Low to Medium Low heat for 45 minutes ( Or in oven, 350 (f) for 30-40 minutes. When meat is tender, set aside and rest. Turn the heat up until you get a low boil. Add a couple handfuls of brown sugar and cook down until sauce is thicker, add a few tablespoons of butter and stir until melted. Serve with pickled Red Cabbage and rolls. Pour some of the gravy (veggies, apples and raisins included) over your sliced pork loin.
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b). Heat your grill up to a Medium Heat ( you can hold your hand above the grill for 4-5 seconds). Put your loin on the grill and turn it about every 10-12 minutes. In a saucepan, saute up some onions, Diced apple (any kind) and chopped garlic. Add a few cloves and salt and pepper (cracked peppercorns would work nicely). When onion is limp add a few tablespoons of Dijon or Grainy mustard (not powdered) to the pan, add a handful of brown sugar and melt down until it is thick (like a barbecue sauce). Baste your pork loin the last ten minutes while on the grill on all sides. Slice and serve with a little more sauce spooned over the meat. Would work well with Au Gratin or Scalloped potatoes. Maybe even some grilled white or yellow corn.
Like I said, you don’t need to follow these instructions to the letter. Cooking should be fun! If there is a flavor that you think would work well with the pork, use it. I personally like a little bourbon in the barbecue style sauce (If you add it, do so away from the fire). Balance your flavors, if you have something mild, balance with something salty, if you have something spicy include something sweet.
You’ll do fine! Congratulations to you for having a Fiancee and a soon to be new Daughter.
Good Eating!
James in San Diego
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Hey Lator,
Slow up on the conspiracy thing. You are starting to scare the bugaboo’s out of Robert and I here in our bunker! I was just finishing my copy of “The Unseen Hand” and was willing to put all of this world strife on to the Jewish Bankers, but now you’ve thrown ‘Ole Huggie Bear into the mix…!
I tried to follow your Cit-go ownership through it’s logical course but ran into a problem with the majority ownerships. Turns out a ton of the stocks are owned/controlled by Retirement Plans and Investment Hedge Funds… Damned Huggie bear must be voting by proxy! Now if you are talking about PDVSA, I wonder who sold Cit-go, or even approved the sale. Naw, couldn’t be our government, they would never put such a company into unstable hands!
And then, I was aghast that a president of a country and the majority coalition would ever think about stacking courts in their favor, you know with pro-business, anti-rights judges! That sounds so Communist! Thank God our president and Republican controlled Congress haven’t tried to do that!
Now, you are on to the press! Can you imagine a government that tries to regulate and control the media. What’s next? Are you going to tell me that Valerie Plume is a spy? SHUT-UP! Are you going to tell me that the government is even going to threaten the exercising of expression by outlawing burning a piece of cloth, like a flag? What crack are you smoking?
Well Thank God I live in a country that doesn’t do those things! Thank God it’s over there and not over here!
Thank you for showing Robert and I the complete hypocrisy of our thinking! We are going back into the bunker now!
Tap on the door if you need anything!
James in San Diego
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Sorry Mr. Capp,
First off — they are RANDOM!
The only thing that the NYC LU or even the ACLU do is simply defend the Constitution, nothing more, nothing less.
Let’s say that tomorrow, the government outlaws pornography (they tried to during the Reagan Administration) and your next door neighbor gets popped for a traffic stop. Neighbor says, “Hey, Andy, my neighbors got porno”. Seeing a bigger fish, the cop goes to your house, opens the door and searches your house and Voila, you get arrested and hauled off to prison. You spend the next 60 years there, waiting for your trial. You die and they find you innocent or at least “Not Guilty”, Your family is destitute and would like to sue the U.S. Government, but they can’t because there is no provision to re-dress the government.
Andy, that constitution is in place to protect your rights, my rights and Yes, the god dammed rights of the freakin terrorist. As long as he is a citizen, he has rights guaranteed!
I don’t mind them profiling, I don’t mind them infiltrating and I don’t mind them listening to my conversations/e-mails. But Damn-it, I want them to follow every bit of that constitution!
Keep one thing in mind! The greatest domestic terror attack occurred in Kansas, carried out by a White, Ex-Military clean cut guy! I am sure those 100’s of people killed or maimed in that bombing would have liked a little eaves dropping!
But in that same vain, I will do everything in my power to make sure that your rights are not trampled!
That, My Friend, is what they call Freedom!
Just my opinion,
James in San Diego
Hey Robyn,
Can it be the SOHO school for dramatic arts?
James
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Hey Cab,
I have to argue with those that say that the effect on Lakes is minimal and hardly noticeable. I lived in Chicago for many years and Lake Michigan’s tide would come and go more than 6 feet!
So Yes, lakes do have High and Low Tides!
James in San Diego
Hey Tony,
I seem to side with TJ as having the most coherent answer.
I have often said, we stick our noses and our arses where they don’t belong!
We are in the Middle East for one reason and one reason only:
OIL! We need it and they got it!
For MANY years there has been strife and civil war throughout the continent of Africa. Are we there? Nope!
If we piss off all Muslims in Arab countries, why don’t we ever hear about Jordan. They’re in the thick of it and not even a peep!
Today, they re-opened the Beirut airport! the first two planes in, The Royal Airlines of Jordan.
We should take their approach, do nothing, say nothing and let them blow each other up. USA has been a country for 230 years. Iraq and Iran have been countries for 5000 years. During this time they have been in more wars then we’ve even helped with.
400 years ago, we were putting up Tee Pee’s.
200 years ago, we were putting up Log Cabins.
3000 years ago, Europe and the Middle East were building mountains of carved stone!
And we are superior?
Nope, I am with Jordan. Sit down, Shut up and reap the rewards when they are all gone!
Sorry to be so cynical,
James in San Diego
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