Yummy French Food!

Here are the recipes from last night.

Classic French Chicken in White Wine Sauce.

Butter
4 lbs of thin chicken breast
salt pepper

1 medium onion chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
4 oz. diced prosciutto
1 c. dry white wine
2 c. chicken broth

1/4 c. light cream
2 T. cornstarch

Melt butter in large skillet over med. heat(approx 2 T.) Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Cook in skillet until both sides are brown, approx. mins per side. Remove chicken from pan and set aside..

Add onion, carrot, celery, and prosciutto into pan with additional tablespoon of butter. Saute until onions are browning. Approx 8-10 mins. Add the wine and chicken stock to the pan and stir to combine with vegetables. Put the chicken back in the pan, reduce heat to simmer, cover skillet with lid for 20-25 mins.

Remove chicken from pan. Turn heat to high and bring remaining liquid to boil. Combine cream and corn starch in bowl and whisk together. Pour into boiling liquid and stir to thicken.

Place chicken on plates and cover in wine sauce...serve with preferred sides.


Pork Tenderloin with Gremalata Marinade.

2.5 lbs pork tenderloin
Olive Oil
Cavender's Seasoning

2 cans. chicken broth
1 orange, peel grated and orange sliced
1 carrot, coarsely chopped
1/2 c. chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
2 bay leaves
3/4 c. honey, divided
1/4 c. brown sugar
2 T. fresh thyme chopped finely
3 T. fresh rosemary chopped finely

Turn gas grill on and warm to medium heat. Rub tenderloin with olive oil, season to taste with Cavender's seasoning or similar. Place on grill for 10 mins. each side.

While tenderloin is cooking.....In sauce pan bring the chicken broth, 3 orange slices, carrot, onion, garlic, bay leavces, 1/2 c. honey and pepper to boil. Let simmer for 20 mins.

In small bowl, Combine grated orange, thyme, rosemary, 1/4 c. honey, and 1/4 c. brown sugar. Mix together well to make orange Gremolata.

Take pork tenderloin off grill and place in grill safe dish(aluminium roasting pan)....pour herbed brother over tenderloin. Cover tenderloin with gremolata.

Cover pan with lid or foil and place back on grill at low setting.....roast for approx. 35-40 mins.

Slice and serve with bread to soak up juices....YUMMY!

French Food

We are hosting our dinner club tomorrow night. Be back with recipes, if they turn out well.

Classic French Herb Chicken with Prosciutto. (wow, I spelled that right!)
Orange Herb Pork Tenderloin.

I'm going to roast some apples and potatoes to go with. Others are bringing the bread, salads, and desserts.

Mommy - 0, Nora - 1

So, the whole plan to give Nora cold milk is not going well.

She told me it was yucky last night after only 40 secs in the microwave. The thought of warm milk gives me the barf shivers and SHE thinks this is tasty!

The ladies at daycare used to joke about her milk being 1 degree off boiling for her to like it...baby had a mouth of steal.

I digressed.

My mind was on getting the smallest kidlet to bed so I said, 'I'm sorry, that's the way it is tonight. If you don't like it, then no milk.' This statement kills me because at $4 a half gallon Lactose Free milk is like liquid gold in this house.

Not liking my answer she must have snuck downstairs.

Proud little girl saunters back thru the stair gate and proclaims..''AHHHH, that's good milk! Mommy, I put it in the microwave all by myself and shut the door. The buttons went Beeeeeep, then it went round and round.''

''really?''

''I stuck my finger in like you, it's not too hot. I checked, I was careful.''

Now thinking of a new strategy...

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Adding a small story here.

Nora just found a new way to lead brother up the stairs in the morning...one cheerio per stair, he eats them as he goes. She is completely amused.