Grilled Pork Tenderloin

 

Grilled Pork Tenderloin

Tasty succulent grilled pork tenderloin with mediterranean rub. There are never any leftovers at TGIF!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time16 minutes
Let Rub Infuse the meat and bring tenderloin to room temperature30 minutes
Total Time56 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Keyword: gluten free, Pork
Servings: 4 per tenderloin
Author: Jim McClave

Ingredients

  • 1 Pork Tenderloin for every 3-4 people

Rub for 2 tenderloins

  • 2 tbsp finely chopped rosemary
  • 2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Zest of one lemon
  • Enough olive oil to make a liquidy paste
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped garlic we use it from a jar

Instructions

  • Add rosemary, black pepper and salt to a small bowl and stir thoroughly.
  • Add the lemon zest and stir
  • Stir in the garlic and olive oil, making a thick liquidy paste
  • Coat the tenderloin thoroughly in the rub
  • Leave to infuse for 30 mins
  • Pre heat the grill to high (550F) (around 10 minutes)
  • Approximately 16 mins grill time on high, turning every 4 mins so all sides are charred. Until internal temperature is 150F (note if grill temperature can’t reach 550F it will take longer)
  • Let it rest for 10 minutes loosely tented with foil
  • Carve on a diagonal, 3/8” slices and serve
  • Drizzle the juices that are released during resting time over the slices

Devils Delight Chili

 

Devils Delight Chili

A hearty Chili that will warm you inside and out
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 45 minutes
Total Time3 hours 15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bacon, chuck steak, italian sausage
Servings: 6
Author: Jeri Brooke

Ingredients

  • 5 slices bacon crumbled
  • 8 oz. hot Italian sausage links sliced
  • 2 medium onions
  • 1 green pepper
  • 1 ½ lb. beef chuck steak diced
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 2 jalapeno peppers seeded and chopped
  • tbsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • 1 12 oz. can tomato paste
  • 2 ½ cup water
  • 1 16 oz. can pinto beans drained
  • 1 16 oz. can garbanzo beans drained

Instructions

  • In large pan, cook bacon till crisp; drain and crumble. Put in large Dutch oven.
  • Brown sausage in same pan; drain and reserve 2 tbsp. drippings in pan. Place cooked sausage in Dutch oven.
  • Add diced onions and green pepper, with cubed beef and garlic in pan and cook until browned. Add to Dutch oven.
  • To Dutch oven, add red chili peppers, jalapeno peppers, chili powder, oregano and ½ tsp. salt. Stir in tomato paste and 2 ½ c. water.
  • Cook on medium high heat until it boils, then turn it down and let simmer covered for 1 ½ hours. Stir occasionally.
  • Add beans 30 – 45 minutes before the end.

Lemon Supreme Pie

Lemon Supreme Pie

Prep Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cream cheese, lemon, pie
Servings: 8
Author: Jeri Brooke

Ingredients

  • Dough for single-crust deep-dish pie

Filling

  • 1 cup sugar
  • cup corn starch
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • cup water
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • tbsp Lemon zest
  • ½ cup Lemon juice
  • 4 large egg yolks

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 11 ounce Cream Cheese softened
  • ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • For lemon filling, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a small saucepan. Stir in water until smooth. Bring to a hard bubbly boil over medium-high heat. Cook 1 minute longer, (count to 60 slowly) until the filling thickens. Remove from heat; stir about ½ cup of hot mixture into egg yolks then scrape warm yolks back into pan. Bring to boil again and cook for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter, then lemon zest and lemon juice. Cool to room temperature.
  • For cream cheese filling, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Whip heavy cream with vanilla and small amount of confectioners' sugar until stiff. Fold the whipped topping and lemon juice into the cream cheese filling. Spread over pie shell.
  • Cover cream cheese filling with lemon filling. Refrigerate pie overnight.
  • If desired, dollop additional whipped topping over lemon filling. Refrigerate until serving.

Tiramisu

 

Tiramisu

Tiramisu is the ultimate Italian dessert, a true masterpiece! It's incredibly easy to make and absolutely delicious.
Prep Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Bittersweet Chocolate, eggs, ladyfingers, mascarpone
Servings: 8
Author: Jeri Brooke

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Expresso or strong coffee
  • 3 tbsp Brandy
  • 3 ounces Bittersweet Chocolate
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 4 tbsp Sugar
  • cup Mascarpone
  • 22 Ladyfingers

Instructions

  • Mix together coffee and brandy
  • Cut chocolate into small pieces
  • Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until the mixture is very pale and forms a ribbon. Fold in the mascarpone, a tablespoon at a time.
  • Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then fold them into the mascarpone and egg mixture.
  • Put a layer of ladyfingers on a dish, (1/2 of the number in the package.) Dip a pastry brush into the coffee and brandy mixture and soak the ladyfingers with it. – (I usually just pour from a measuring cup using 1/2 the amount of coffee/brandy mixture for the first layer saving the rest for the second layer)
  • Spread about 1/2 of the mascarpone over the ladyfingers and then scatter with pieces of chocolate.
  • Cover with another layer of ladyfingers, brandy & coffee, mascarpone and chocolate until you have used all the ingredients. Place the desert in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours.

Nutty Bourbon Fudge No-Crust Pie

 

Nutty Bourbon Fudge No-Crust Pie

Easy to make dessert which is good at all temperatures. Cold from the fridge it is like fudge. At room temperature it is like a brownie. Warmed slightly and topped with vanilla ice cream, it's like hot fudge cake. The splash of bourbon lends a distinctive flavor making it more than your basic bar or brownie. Use gluten free flour to make it gluten free.
Prep Time1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Cooling Time20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 55 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate, gluten free, pie
Servings: 12
Author: Jeri Brooke

Ingredients

10 Inch Pie Filling

  • ½ cup butter 1 stick
  • 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • ¼ cup flour or gluten free flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup walnuts chopped

Bourbon Whipped Cream

  • 1 cup heavy cream cold
  • 1 tbsp Confectioners sugar
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp Bourbon

Instructions

Pie Filling

  • Preheat oven to 325
  • Melt the butter and chocolate in microwave or double boiler
  • Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the sugar into the butter mixture until smooth, about 3 minutes
  • Add eggs, egg yolks, vanilla and bourbon and mix well
  • Stir in flour and salt
  • Pour mixture into greased pan
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes, just until the center is seet and the edges are crisp and begin to pull away from the side of pan
  • Set pan on wire rack and cool for 20 minutes. Serve warm or store in refrigerator

Bourbon Whipped Cream

  • In large mixing bowl combine cream, sugar vanilla and bourbon
  • Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes
  • With the electric mixer set to high, beat until soft peaks form
  • Spread on top of the pie

Apple Crisp

Apple Crisp (Gluten Free or Not)

This Apple Crisp is easy to make and turns out perfect every time! It can be made either gluten free or not and turns out excellent either way!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Amaretto, apples, Butter, Cinnamon, Flour or Gluten Free Flour, Grand Marnier, Nutmeg, Oatmeal, Sugar
Servings: 12
Author: Jeri Brooke

Equipment

  • 1 2 qt  baking dish

Ingredients

Filling

  • 5 cup apples sliced
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 1.5 ounces Amaretto
  • 1.5 ounces Grand Marnier

Topping

  • ¾ cup Oatmeal
  • ¼ cup All Purpose or Gluten Free Flour
  • cup Brown Sugar Firmly Packed
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • 8 tbsp Butter Cut into small pieces Cut into small pieces
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon

Instructions

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F

Filling

  • Place apples in large bowl
  • Mix Sugar and Cinnamon and sprinkle over apples
  • Add Amaretto and Gran Marnier and stir well
  • Spoon into baking dish

Topping

  • Combine oats, flour blend, brown sugar and cinnamon in bowl
  • Cut butter into topping mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs
  • Sprinkle evenly over apples in baking dish
  • ake 50-60 minutes until fruit is tender and topping is crisp

Bean Dip

Bean Dip

Grab a chip and dig into this simple dip that's really delicious.
Prep Time20 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: avocado, black beans, gluten free
Author: Jeri Brooke

Ingredients

  • 1 15 Ounce Can Black Beans drained
  • ¼ cup green onion chopped
  • ¼ cup red bell pepper chopped
  • ½ cup cilantro  chopped
  • 1 cup Pace Thick & Chunky Salsa HOT
  • tsp lime juice fresh
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • ¼ tsp cumin
  • 1 avocado chopped

Instructions

  • Mix together black beans, green onions, red pepper and cilantro
  • Combine Salsa, lime juice, garlic and cumin and pour into bean mixture
  • Add the chopped avocado
  • Serve with Tortilla chips