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Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin

Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin with Herb Roasted Potatoes

Berry-Good Pork Tenderloin with Herb Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients

  • pork tenderoin or roast- 2 lbs (Farmer John makes an all-natural 2-pack of pork tenderloins for about $11.00)
  • blackberry or boysenberry jam or preserves (not jelly)- 1 jar
  • red potatoes- 3-4 medium-large
  • STAPLES
  • Tenderloin:
  • crushed black pepper- 4 tablespoons
  • salt- 1 tablespoon
  • cooking spray
  • Potatoes:
  • olive oil- ¼ cup
  • salt, pepper, thyme, paprika- 1 teaspoon each

Instructions

    Tenderloin:
  1. Line baking sheet with foil and grease with non-stick cooking spray
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  3. Fill plate with crushed black pepper, and salt together (or use Montreal seasoning)
  4. Massage jam over tenderloins covering all sides, then roll in seasoning before placing on the greased baking sheet
  5. Cook in oven for 35-40 minutes until internal thermometer registers 160⁰
  6. Let tenderloin sit for 5-10 minutes before slicing to serve
  7. Potatoes:
  8. Clean and dice potatoes into 1-inch cubes
  9. Place in foil-lined baking dish
  10. Drizzle olive oil over the top of potatoes and toss
  11. Season with salt, pepper, thyme and paprika
  12. Bake alongside tenderloin until cooked thoroughly
  13. For a crunchy top, after tenderloin is removed from oven, heat oven to Broil and cook potatoes an additional 5 minutes under broiler
https://tonispilsbury.com/berry-good-pork-tenderloin/

Reincarnate The Leftover

Don’t throw out leftover pork tenderloin!  Instead, reincarnate it into something fabulous, like Cuban Panini’s with Black Bean Soup:

Cuban Panini’s with Black Bean Soup

 

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Peep! Skip The Frosting Cupcakes

Peep! Skip The Frosting Cupcakes.

Set your timer three minutes before baking is complete and place one Peep on each cupcake, then bake until melted- approximately three minutes.

peep skip the frosting cupcake

Peep!

 

This Easter, save time baking cupcakes by skipping the frosting and using Peeps to melt on your cupcakes.

peep skip the frosting cupcake

place Peeps on top of cupcakes about three minutes before baking is complete

 

 

I used a basic white cake mix and added food coloring:

separate white cake mix into four separate bowls

 

add a few drops of food coloring; I like Duff's Neon Food Coloring

 

vibrant

 

set timer for three minutes prior to baking being complete

 

peep skip the frosting cupcake

place Peeps on top of cupcakes about three minutes before baking is complete

 

bake until melted, approximately three more minutes

 

Peep! Skip The Frosting Cupcakes

 

If you enjoy my Skip The Frosting Cupcakes, you’ll enjoy these as well:

Skip The Frosting Chocolate Smores Cupcakes

Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe Skip The Frosting Marshmallow

Skip The Frosting Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe Skip The Frosting Marshmallow

The Original Skip The Frosting Cupcake, 2011

 

 

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Chalkboard Paint Jars

In my Snack Organizing project, I talked about how storing our snacks where they’re organized and in one place saves us time and money.  I used glass jars- 2 large and 2 small for this project to create my own home snack store.

Here’s a quick tutorial.

Chalkboard Paint Jars Tutorial

Supplies:

  1. Glass Jars with lids-  (found at Target or here on our online store)
  2. Masking Painter’s Tape
  3. Chalkboard Paint- (found at Michael’s)

 

Step 1:  Use tape to mask off jar leaving a rectangular opening in the middle.  To prevent paint from seeping through the tape, create several overlapping layers.

DIY Chalkboard Pain jars tutorial

mask off jar leaving rectangular opening

 

To take the pressure off creating the perfect rectangle, I tore the inside side of the tape to create a “jagged” look.

tear the inside-side of the tape to create a "jagged" look

 

2.  Spray opening with chalkboard paint.  You can do more than one coat, as desired for best results.

spray opening with chalkboard paint

 

3.  Remove tape after paint has dried completely.

home organizing snacks

Chalkboard Paint Jars- perfect for the Spilsbury Snack Shop!

 

For more chalkboard paint DIY ideas, visit my Pinterest board:

Chalkboard Paint Ideas For The Home Pinterest Board

 

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Cilantro Green Chile Penne

Cilantro Green Chile Penne

Cilantro Green Chile Penne

Ingredients

  • cooked penne pasta- 1 lb
  • cilantro- 1 bundle
  • diced green chiles- 3 7oz. cans DO NOT DRAIN
  • queso fresco cheese- 1 round

Instructions

  1. boil pasta in salted water, drain and return to pan
  2. pull leaves from cilantro and place in blender
  3. add green chiles with juices to blender
  4. add about 3/4 of cheese to blender
  5. blend together on medium speed until sauce forms, but do not over-blend
  6. pour sauce over cooked penne and heat until bubbly, just a few minutes
  7. serve garnished with remaining crumbled cheese
https://tonispilsbury.com/cilantro-green-chile-penne/

This recipe is perfect served with Roasted Chicken.

serve with Roasted Chicken

perfect for St. Patrick's Day dinner

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