~ Love Walks In The Rain ~ Recipe

How to make it

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• Toss the shallots in two tablespoons oil in a bowl,and stir in the three fourth teaspoon salt,and one half teaspoon pepper...set aside.
• Combine together the one tablespoon salt,onion powder,garlic powder,pepper,and thyme.
• Rub the tenderloin with one fourth cup of oil,and then sprinkle the seasonings over top and sides of tenderloin,pressing gently with fingers.
• Place tenderloin in a large,rubbed with oil roasting pan...arrange the shallots around...Bake uncovered at five hundred degrees for twenty five minutes,then lower heat to three hundred seventy five degrees and bake for about fifteen minutes...I like mine medium rare...so,about one hundred forty five degrees on a meat register into thickest part of roast.
• Meanwhile back at the range...Stir together the beef broth and wine in a large skillet,bring to boil and boil down until the liquid is reduced to two cups.
• Remove the tenderloin to a serving platter and cover...reserve shallots and drippings in pan,add broth reduction to pan,and place over medium heat on cooktop,stirring to loosen particles from bottom of pan...whisk the flour and water together until smooth,stir into sauce in roasting pan,cook and stir constantly until slightly thickened,add butter,stir just until melted,then pepper...Thinly slice roast and serve with sauce...and
• Forthy eight ounces of small fresh mushrooms,two shallots finely chopped,two cloves garlic minced,one half cup walnut oil,one fourth cup,each,white wine vinegar,honey,and fresh sage leaves chopped,one teaspoon salt,one half teaspoon pepper...Whisk everything together except the mushrooms...then add the mushrooms and let stand for at least thirty minutes,stirring occasionally...then serve at room temperature in a crystal dish standing on a pedestal.
• The Curry Almond Cheese Spread...of...sixteen ounces of cream cheese,nine ounce jar of mango chutney,one cup shivered almonds,toasted,one tablespoon curry powder,one half teaspoon dry mustard as been served with endive leaves and crackers before hand to starve off the hunger before dinner time...that...and
• A Ruby Cocktail...of...two tablespoons cranberry juice,one tablespoon orange liqueur,one teaspoon grenadine,one half cup champagne...and YES!
• Cowboys do drink champagne on occasion if you don't tell em' :o)
• Combine one tablespoon orange juice and one tablespoon grenadine in a festive glass...Okay! Okay!! I will concede just this once mister! I will pour it into an old fashion,add the crushed ice,fill it three fourths full,pour in one fourth cup cranberry juice over the ice and finish with one fourth cup ginger ale...Now are you happy?
• Whats this I hear...Where is dessert?
• Okay...Stoke the fire my friend,grab that six strings,put her in your lap,and make her sing.
• SURPRISE!
• Crimson Cinnamon Pie for my guy...
• Melt one cup country butter in a saucepan,over medium heat,stir in one tablespoon instant coffee granules,add four ounces unsweetened chocolate squares,stirr about until melted,remove from heat,cool slightly...beat the crap out of three eggs,and then beat in one cup sugar,then slowly stir in cooled melted chocolate mxture,and homemade vanilla,stir in one third cup flour and one tablespoon crimson cinnamon,pour filling into a nine inch frozen deep dish pastriy shell and there they cohabitate quite well...Bake er' up in a three hundred fifty degree oven for about twenty five minutes or until set...Serve slightly warm,or at room temperature with whipped cream and more crimson cinnamon sprinkled over top.
• A Night Cap?
• Sure...
• It's a chilly night and the fire is blazing...why not?
• Pour four cups boiling water over two tablespoons instant coffee granules,stir to dissolve,then stir in one fourth cup butterscotch schnapps,pour into mugs,combine two cups warm milk,two tablespoons sugar,pour into a blender,and process at high for about a minute...its a frothy...then divide milk and froth evenly into mugs,top with a serving of dessert topping,sprinkled with crimson cinnamon.
• You need something for the road?
• Well...yes,you are my friend...and yes,I want you to be happy.
• It's a long way home and I would'nt want your to get hungry until your get to your destination...
• So here...Have a Cookie!
• No! No!! Its no bother...
• Beat one cup softened country butter at medium speed with mixer until creamy,add one cup white sugar and one cup firmly packed light brown sugar,beating well,add two large eggs,homemade vanilla,and beat until blended,process two and one half cups of uncooked regular oats in a food processor until finely ground,combine oats,two cups flour,one teaspoon baking power,one half teaspoon baking soda,one half teaspoon salt,adding the butter mixture and beating well,stir in three chilled and chopped packages of chocolate covered caramel candies...rolo's...then eight ounces chopped white chocolate bars,and one and one half cups unsalted peanuts,chopped...Shape into one and one half inch shape,place on parchment paper lined sheets,and bake at three hundred seventy five degrees for about ten minutes,or until lightly browned,cool for a minute on sheets,remove and cool on wire racks
• Now...get goin' your goin' to be late for your date!
• See ya' next time!
• ~ Stay Warm...and...Keep Your Powder Dry ~
• http://youtu.be/KagyQ0RVm1U ( Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head...The Ventures )