Fruity Grilled Pork Tenderloin

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup plum jam

3/4 cup Cherry Coke

2 pork tenderloins (about 1 lb. each)

In a small sauce pan, mix together soy sauce, brown sugar, and jam over low heat until sugar has dissolved. Combine sauce with soda in a large plastic resealable bag; place meat in bag, and seal. 

Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or overnight.

Grill about 20 minutes on each side or until cooked through.

Allow to rest at least 10 minutes before slicing.

Makes 8 servings.

Weight Watchers PointsPlus value: 5 points per serving

This recipe came from allrecipes.com

Honey Mustard Chicken

1 ½ lbs. boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins

Salt

Black pepper

½ c. honey

½ c. barbeque sauce

2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard

¼ tsp. minced garlic

1-2 lemons, thinly sliced (seeds removed)

Spray bottom of 4 ½ quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Salt and Pepper the chicken and place in slow cooker. Mix honey, bbq sauce, mustard, and garlic together and pour over chicken, turning meat to coat. Lay lemon slices over top of chicken.

Cook on LOW for four to five hours.

Discard lemon slices, Serve chicken with sauce.

Sloppy Joes

1 ½ lbs. ground beef
1 large bell pepper, any color, diced
1 medium onion, diced
1 c. ketchup
½ tsp. minced garlic
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp. prepared yellow mustard
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
Hot sauce, such as Tabasco, to taste
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

½ c. water
Sandwich buns

Brown and drain or steam the ground beef. Set aside.

In a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray, sauté the green peppers and onions until softened. Add beef to vegetables in skillet. Stir, and then add ketchup, garlic, brown sugar, chili powder, mustard, red pepper flakes, hot sauce, Worcestershire, salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine. Add ½ c. water. Restir. Then simmer over medium-low heat, about 15 minutes.

Serve on sandwich buns.

This is a modified recipe from Ree Drummond’s Blog, The Pioneer Woman Cooks.

Cheese-Garlic Biscuits

2 c. Bisquick

2/3 c. milk

1 c. shredded white cheddar

Dash of garlic powder

Additional milk for brushing

Heat oven to 450 degrees.

Stir Bisquick, milk, cheese, and garlic powder until soft dough forms. Drop by 9 spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Brush tops with milk.

Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

Cinnamon Rolls

1/2 c. sugar

1 ½ c. warm water

1 c. white bread starter

1 Tbsp. salt

½ c. corn oil

6 c. Pillsbury bread flour

Mix all ingredients well in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with Pam. Let rise overnight (at room temperature). Punch down and pour onto floured surface and knead a few times.

1 stick butter, divided, softened (one half stick for filling, 2 Tbsp. for tops, 2 Tbsp. for icing)

½ c. brown sugar

¼ c. granulated sugar

1 Tbsp. cinnamon

Mix sugars and cinnamon together. Roll out dough into a rectangle. Spread ½ stick of softened butter on top of the dough (reserve 4 Tbsp.). Sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar mixture over the butter. Roll up and slice. 

Place rolls in sprayed cake pan and spread 2 Tbsp. butter over the tops of the rolls. Cover pans with sprayed plastic wrap and let rise about 4 hours or until doubled.

Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.

Remaining 2 Tbsp. butter, melted

1 c. powdered sugar

½ tsp. vanilla

+/- 2 Tbsp. hot water

Whisk icing ingredients (except water) together. Add water, a little at a time, until icing reaches desired consistency. Pour over warm rolls.

White Bread Rolls

1/3 c. sugar

1 ½ c. warm water

1 c. white bread starter

1 tsp. salt

½ c. corn oil

6 c. Pillsbury bread flour

Mix all ingredients well in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with Pam. Let rise overnight (at room temperature). 

Punch down and pour onto floured surface, knead a few times and cut into two equal parts.

Shape as desired. Place in sprayed pans. Brush tops with corn oil. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap. Let rise another 4-6 hours or until doubled. Loaves tend to take a little longer to rise.

Bake at 350 degrees. 20-25 minutes for 9 x 5 in. loaves. 12-15 minutes for rolls.

This recipe is from my friend Rexanne.