Fail: 1, Success: 1
April 2, 2025
Batted .500 on the week in the dinner category.
This should have been great..
…it’s a seared pork tenderloin, laid upon a sheet of puff pastry slathered in mustard and honey, sprinkled with thyme and rosemary, then wrapped, slitted, eggwashed and baked. But it was a big fail! I’ll know next time to roll the puff pastry flatter so that it has a chance to cook through. I won’t over saturated the veggies (in this case broc, though the recipe called for Brussels sprouts) with balsamic reduction. And I won’t overcook the tenderloin (as I try to finish off that damn puff pastry).
I was very bummed.
But redeemed the next night with this!
That would be a sheet pan Greek chicken dish. The marinade was the key to this one: olive oil, mustard, lemon juice, salt, garlic, oregano, thyme and lemon pepper. Both the chicken thighs and the veggies (red onion, yellow pepper, cherry tomatoes, zucchini) were tossed in it. After 30 minutes, I added a cup of kalamata olives and a 1/2 cup of feta and returned it to the oven for 10 more minutes. Tossed with garden parsley. So so good.
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