Cooking with Mom

GOURMET GIRLS: In May we invited our Mothers to join us for cooking club. It was a nice change to share our yummy recipes and crazy conversation with "outsiders." HA! Our theme was Fruit Frenzy and all of the dishes had to include fruit. My aunt volunteered her home and she had the table set up real nice. The food was good, of course, and I think that we all enjoyed ourselves. I love all of the girls in our group and it was nice to meet their Moms!

Avacado Mango Salsa (Amy) & Raspberry Salad (Brittany)


Cranberry Pork (Cindi) & Cilantro Lime Chicken (Vanessa)

Avacado Bean Salad (Amber) & Strawberry Wonton Salad (Kathryn)

Grape and Shallot Foccacia (Christy) & Caramel Apple Salad (Heather)

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Grilled Cranberry Pork
By Cindi Amador “Fruit Frenzy”

1 pkg. pork tenderloin

1 pkg. onion soup mix
1-16oz. can whole cranberry sauce

1 teaspoon garlic powder
2/3 cup chili sauce

2 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 Tablespoons cider vinegar

Combine all marinade/sauce ingredients. Marinate pork over night.

Remove pork from marinade, but do not discard the leftover marinade. In a small saucepan reduce marinade by about a ¼ or more. This will cook out any raw pork in the sauce and also thicken the sauce. Grill pork loin for approximately 7 minutes on each side. Baste with reduced sauce. Let the pork rest at least 5 minutes before cutting. This sauce is also yummy on chicken. Both the pork and the chicken can be done in the crockpot.