Pork Wellington

A few weeks ago I was watching The Food Network with a few good friends and we happened to run across an episode where Alton Brown was making Pork Wellington. We all agreed that it looked amazing and that we should try it soon. Soon didn't take too long to come around either, because we actually made it just recently! 

Check out the original recipe here and take a look at Elina and I making it!

Trim the Pork Tenderloin.

Lay the Prosciutto out on Plastic Wrap.

And the Puff Pasty on Flour.

Sprinkle Salt, Pepper and Fresh Thyme on the Prosciutto.

And put the trimmed Pork Tenderloin on top - about halfway in the middle. 

Stuff the Pork Tenderloin with the Apple Pieces. 

And make sure everything is nice and secure inside.

Now start to roll the Prosciutto over the Pork, tucking it in so everything stays in place.

Wrap it in the plastic wrap until you get the Puff Pastry ready.

Spread Whole Grain Dijon over half the Puff Pastry 

And then start to wrap up the filled Pork Tenderloin.

Keep rolling until you're almost at the end. 

Then brush the edge with egg wash to seal it all up!

Almost all done!

Pinch the ends closed to keep all the goodness inside. 

Transfer  it to a foil lined baking sheet. 

And bake according to the recipe. 

Check the internal temperature to make sure it's done.

And let it rest for a few minutes. 

Then slice right in and be amazed! 

Slice it up for your guests. 

Add a nice green salad.

And dig in!!!

This recipe was amazing and I cannot wait to make it for more people to enjoy in the future! It seems like it'd be pretty heavy, but in reality it wasn't. I didn't have it for leftovers, but from what I'm told, it was great even the next day!!!

Oscar Food

I know The Oscars were a week ago, but I'm finally getting around to posting about all the yummy goodies I enjoyed that night! I don't usually watch The Oscars from start to finish, but this year I did. And I enjoyed some amazing food with a great friend!

We started out enjoying some Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip with Celery and Baby Carrots

Then moved on to some bubbly when the awards got started!

And finished the night with an amazing dinner: 

Roasted Butternut Squash with a GIANT Green Salad and Buttermilk Biscuits! 

YUM!!!

While I enjoyed watching the awards, I think I may have enjoyed the food a little more... :) 

Biscuit Donuts

Since I just posted about frying chicken wings, I thought I'd continue the fried food post trend and tell you about the easiest donuts you can possibly make! 

For awhile, I'd wanted to try to make donuts at home, but hadn't because they seemed a little time consuming. Plus, donuts are best enjoyed fresh and I don't need to eat a full batch myself... 

Then one day, while browsing Facebook, I saw a friend post pictures of donuts she'd made using a can of Pillsbury Biscuits.  I was very intrigued, so I did a little more research. I found this recipe, realized how simple they were to make and couldn't wait! 

Soon after, I purchased a can of biscuits and convinced my neighbor's that they too wanted to enjoy some fresh hot Biscuit Donuts. I'd planned on making the Cinnamon Sugar version, but they convinced me that we should try to make some glazed ones too! It didn't take too much convincing either. :)

Now let's get to the good stuff - making these tasty treats! 

The Goods:

Canned Biscuits

Butter

Sugar

Cinnamon

Milk/Cream

Powdered Sugar

Vanilla

Vegetable Oil

Melted Butter and Cinnamon/Sugar Mixture

Making the Glaze

Almost done!

And done!

Now, let's make the DONUTS!!!

Cut the centers out of the biscuits.

We didn't have a biscuit cutter, 

but that would have made the processes a little easier!

Heat the oil in a large pan.

Begin the frying process with two biscuit donuts. 

Flipping over after they start to brown.

Those look about done!

Lay the cooked biscuit donuts on paper towels 

to absorb excess oil and grease. 

Once everything is fried and looking delicious, 

make 'em look even better by coating them in either...

 The Cinnamon Sugar mixture!

Or the Glaze!

The donut holes were just soooo cute!

So cute, I almost didn't want to eat it...

JUST KIDDING!!! 

We may very well make JUST donut holes next time. While both the holes and the normal donuts were delicious, the donut holes were just a little better!

Buffalo Chicken Wings

In my Superbowl Food post, I showed you the AMAZING Chicken Wings and told you I'd post about how to make them soon. Well...soon is here folks! So without saying much more, let me show you how to make these wings! And if you're like me, you won't want to eat store/restaurant bought wings after trying these!!!

Make the sauce...

Throw a stick of butter in a saucepan.

And 1/2 Cup of Franks's Hot Sauce

Melt the butter into the hot sauce. 

Turn off heat and set aside.

Now, onto the wings...

Remove the wings from the package 

and set on some paper towels.

Heat oil in cast iron skillet.

Once oil is about 375 degrees, start adding the wings!

Fry those wings. Flipping a time or two.

They're almost done!!!

Remove from the oil and set on a cooling rack 

to let the rest of the oil drip off.

Toss the wings in the sauce and cover completely.

Serve with Bleu Cheese and Celery.

This recipe is so simple. You'll only need a few things: Party Wings, Franks Hot Sauce, Butter, Vegetable Oil, Bleu Cheese Dressing (Optional), Bleu Cheese Crumbles (Optional) and Celery (Optional). The hardest part is being patient while the wings fry up and get nice and crispy!!!