We couldn't let the holiday season pass without heading out to Long Island to check out the Bernardin Winter Village. It looked absolutely beautiful on the windowsill as always, right next to a quaint tabletop tree complete with red ribbons and ornaments. So relaxing to look at!
And before settling in for a rousing game of canasta, we enjoyed a delicious meal of spaghetti with meat sauce.
Paired with salad and fresh toasted bread, it was a perfect meal on a cold afternoon.
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The next day we did our cooking for the week at home. We wanted a break from our usual cycle of meat, so we ordered a pork tenderloin and found a simple recipe online.
It's pretty basic. You rub the loin with olive oil and salt and sear it on all sides to seal in the juices. Then you rub it down with Dijon mustard and thyme and let it sit for a minute.
Meanwhile, you sautee onion and apple slices until brown. The tenderloin is then placed on top of them and you put everything in the oven for about 20 minutes (less if you prefer slightly pink pork). Once you take the pork out, you cover it with foil and let it rest for about 10 minutes. As it's sitting, you add chicken stock to the apple and onion mixture and simmer out some of the liquid until you have a nice thick and chunky sauce.
We made whole wheat pasta and spinach to create a bed for the protein...
and placed the sliced pork with the apple onion sauce on top. Yum! We loved every bite.
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