Pork Tenderloin

Crockpot Style! 

1 (2lb) Pork Tenderloin

1 Envelope Dry Onion Soup Mix

1 Cup Water

3/4 Red Wine

3 T Minced Garlic

3 T Soy Sauce

Pepper to taste 

Hey Crew - The First time I've posted in FOREVER, so you know this recipe must be good if I am dying to share it with you all.  I've never been confident with knowing when a good tenderloin is done aka mom's meat thermometers are all older than the hills so you never know!  But the slow cooker reassured me after 4 hours, we'd be good to go! 

1. Put all ingredients in crockpot, on LOW, for 4 hours. 
2. Use the liquid for au jus or I even took a bunch, heated it on the stove, and added some flour to make gravy.  The wine, soup mix, and seasonings make for an AMAZING sauce/gravy. 

Funny Sidebar about Dad - He jumped up and volunteered to get wine for the recipe.  Two seconds later he comes in with Blackberry Arbor Midst.  I didn't have the heart to send him back, so we made this delicious recipe with the nastiest wine and it was still to DIE for.  Once dad realized how crappy the wine was (when he had some at dinner), he agreed he wanted me to make it again but with legit wine instead of jungle juice.

*I served with Garden Canned Green Beans and Garlic Mashed Potatoes 

Cream Cheese Cupcakes, Moms (Family Picnic Staple).

1. Bake cupcakes at ___for ___mins (call Mom?).
2. Fill cupcake cups with chocolate batter; spoon in a clump of the white mixture to each.

Mix chocolate part using CRAZY CAKE batter recipe:

Mom's Crazy Cake Link

White Mixture:
8 oz. cream cheese
1 egg
dash salt
1/3 c. sugar
1 bag (12 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Crazy Cake, Mom's.

***DON'T GREASE PAN.***

3 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. soda
1/3 c. cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. vinegar
3/4 c. salad oil
2 c. water

1. Beat well.
2. Bake 40 mins. at 350 degrees.

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1. Blend 2 1/2 Tbsp. flour into 1/2 c. of milk.
2. Cook to thick paste and cool
3. Cream into bowl 1/2 c. oleo and 1/2 c. sugar.  
4. Beat until fluffy.
5. Mix into paste and beat real hard (??That was hard to read!)
6. Add 1 tsp. vanilla. Cool.

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2nd Icing:

1. Boil together 1 c. of chocolate chips (small pkg.), 1/2 tsp. butter, and 1/4 c. milk.
2. Boil 3 minutes.
3. Dribble with fork.

Popcorn Cake. Mom's, aka, from Kathy Platkowski.

1 c. butter
1 # pkg. marshmallow
4 quarts popped popcorn
1 c. peanuts
1 c. M&M's
1 c. gumdrops (Skittles?  Raisins?)

1. In large saucepan melt: butter and marshmallows.
2. In large bowl, mix the other ingredients: popcorn, peanuts, m&m's, gumdrops.
3. Pack in greased tube pan; cool in fridge.
4. Remove from pan.