Balsamic Pork Tenderloin, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and Roasted Aparagus

Finally - a non- Weight Watchers recipes (well, 3 to be exact). There will be no nutritional info listed for this one. Truly, the only "bad" thing on the menu would be the potatoes. Eat at your own hip's risk. We had this for dinner tonight. I had to cook while the little man was napping so that we could run dinner to a friend. This was whipped up in no time at all. You just have to make sure that you marinate the pork at least 4-24 hours in advance. Here are the recipes:

Balsamic Pork Tenderloin

2 pork tenderloins (if you only use one tenderloin, just

   cut recipe in half)

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

1/2 cup olive oil

3-4 cloves garlic, minced

pepper to taste

1 1/2 tsp chopped rosemary

1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire



Put ingredients in ziploc bag and marinate for 4-24
hours. Grill on low to med-low heat until internal temp
reaches 160 degrees. I usually take off grill at around
140 degrees, wrap, and let rest. The meat will
continue to cook after being taken off grill.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Peel most of outer shell off garlic bulb and drizzle
with olive oil.

Wrap in foil and roast at 350 degrees for about 45
minutes. Let cool. You will be able to squeeze garlic
out of each clove.

Boil red potatoes until tender and drain.

Add cream or milk, butter, salt, pepper, and roasted
garlic. I wish I could give exact measurements, but
this is one of those times where you just have to keep
mixing and tasting until you get it right. I bought a ricer
the other day to do mashed potatoes. You can use
potato masher, hand mixer, ricer, or whatever you
want to mix the potatoes.

Roasted Asparagus

Hold asparagus near top and hold at bottom. Bend
pieces and the asparagus will naturally break at the
point where it is tough. Discard the tougher bottom
pieces. Drizzle olive oil (about 2 tsp), zest from one
lemon, and the juice from half lemon along with
salt and pepper into a large bowl. Toss asparagus
in lemon/oil mixture. The above amount was for 2
bunches of asparagus. You may adjust as needed.
Line on a foil-lined baking sheet and roast at 350
degrees for about 15-20 minutes until tender.