Snow Panda and something others--Maple Apple-cider brined pork tenderloin and polenta

(immature photographer’s bad day)

I am leaving Boston again, every time when you were complaining about Boston’s winter, I just couldn’t get you, now I realize that I actually haven’t spent the holiday time in Boston so far, I always get away. So I hope during I am away, you will stay happy, stay warm, with your family, stay with friends, stay with hope,with peace, with love...but not with loneliness. It snowed, unbelievable coincidently around the same time as last year, the same weekend, the exactly day before I was about to leave. It was just the very first snow for the last year, and my snowman was staying there lonely. But this year, my snow panda was luckily enough to have some audience.

lonely snowman in 2008

 

Muddy Snow Panda 2009( I am not pretty, but I got a little bit applaud

This weekend was very productive, especially on the cooking side. I made brined pork tenderloin and am very satisfactory with it this time.

Maple Apple cider brined pork tenderloin
Apple, Fennel, Orange peopper salad with apple cider reduction vinaigrette dressing
Acorn squash polenta
( Camera was run out of battery—immature photographer’s bad day!)

Leftover meal:
Polenta cake topped with pork and salad