Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This is my first month participating in Taste and Create . The recipe of hers that I picked for inspiration - Honey Orange Pork Tenderloin - would have been easier if I remembered to bring orange marmalade. I was making this while we were out of town last week. Instead of going to the store, which certainly was an option, I decided to make some marmalade with the citrus I had: pink grapefruit. 1/2 C grapefruit marmalade (thinly sliced grapefruit, organic granulated sugar, and water) 3 T pear vinegar 3 T soy sauce 1 1/2 T minced fresh garlic 1 1/2 t organic raw honey 2 T olive oil 1 lb pork tenderloin freshly ground salt freshly ground pepper Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 5 ingredients, whisking well and reserving 2 T marmalade mixture for later. Heat an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and swirl to coat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add pork to pan; cook 5 minutes or until nicely browned on all sides. Brush with 1/4...

For our honey-infused, pollen-dusted picnic, I roasted a pork tenderloin, using both honey and pollen.  I used 4 T minced garlic, 2 T honey, and 2 T Sambuca. I rubbed the mixture over the entire tenderloin, sprinkled it with fennel pollen, placed it in a baking dish, and covered it with foil. I roasted it in the oven at 350 degrees, covered, for 50 minutes, then finished off the hour uncovered. This is great warm or cold!

Heather of girlichef is hosting a double feature this month. To kick of 2013 we're reading The Hunger Games  for Cook the Books and watching the film version for Food'N'Flix . Click to read her invitation to the fun and games . I initially planned to only watch the flick, but despite my best attempts to not overextend myself - see, I first created the image only referencing Food'N'Flixers! - when researching recipes I found quotations from the book that captivated me. And, just in case you're wondering, yes, that really is me with my son's recurve bow. Here's the undoctored shot... Thankfully I didn't have to actually shoot anything to feed myself. I would starve. Okay, that's enough time wasted with PhotoShop. Time to get into the kitchen. I decided that since this movie was the focus of two events, I should at least cook two dishes, right?  Panem is the location of this story set in a dystopian future. The name refers to the Rom...