"Gloria P" > wrote in message
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> Had our usual Friday night dinner with daughter's family and a few extra
> guests.
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> I had found a nice looking package of pork tenderloins at Costco and
> decided to grill the four of them with a different marinade/rub on each.
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> --brown mustard and brown sugar
> --sea salt and fresh ground pepper, lots
> --homemade teriyaki marinade
> --rubbed with homemade spice blend which I may have posted here
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> With the pork I served:
> --small new potatoes, oiled and tossed with butter and parsley
> --broccoli just blanched till tender-crunchy, with lemon juice
> --ensalata Caprese with some nice native tomatoes, mozzarella, fresh
> picked basil (I LOVE having basil just outside the door!) and a drizzle
> of olive oil
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> Dessert was a choice of three fruit sorbets and homemade ginger cookies.
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> Everyone seemed to enjoy the meal and the ensuing poker game which DH had
> planned. I don't enjoy playing cards so I cleaned up the kitchen with the
> help of Dear Grandson who is about to turn 8 years old and is interested
> in cooking.
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> A successful dinner but too many leftovers in the fridge between dinner
> and the card game snacks.
>
> gloria p

Your dinner sounds wonderful, and who doesn't love a good game of poker on a
Friday night. It is this kind of night in that will be in your
grandchildren's memories when they are old. I have great memories of the
families around the table eating and playing games.

Dale P