Monday Night Dinner

First - I would like to thank you for reading the blog and providing positive feedback and helpful information. I am so happy that on my first night there is interest in healthy eating and cooking.

Tonight's dinner was a "thumbs up". It's amazing how after 5 1/2 years, I still don't get used to Nick's inherent first impression of "I don't want that for dinner". However, our motto is "at least take one bite to try it, if you still don't like it then we'll figure something out". Sure enough, he took one bite with the sauce and liked it so much that we had to cut him off after his second slice. He even poured a little sauce on the side of rice to give it a little more flavor. Just keep insisting that they try something different and the kids will come around.

I cooked pork tenderloin in whiskey sauce, sauted kale and brown rice. I provided the pork and kale recipes below if you'd like to try any of them. When you cook any of these recipes, please let me know if the directions were detailed enough for you to get through the recipe easily.

Note of cooking veggies without fat: It is helpful to saute vegetables covered for the first few minutes when you are cooking without fat so that the natural juices come out and avoids sticking in the pan. Also, you may want to lower the heat because the higher the heat, the more likely they will stick.

Here are the recipes...Happy Cooking!!