Goat Cheese Salad

Fried wontons

Bacon

Goat cheese (or Feta)

Strawberries (blackberries or raspberries also work well. Apples in the fall)

Red onion
Chopped romaine lettuce

Candied almonds (melt 3T. butter then add 1/2 cup sugar and let it get melty for a few minutes, then throw in sliced almonds and stir it around for a few minutes on medium heat until it turns light golden brown. Then spread on parchment paper until it cools.)

Dressing

1/2 cup canola oil

1/2 cup to 3/4 cup blackberry or raspberry seedless jam

1/3 cup red wine vinegar

1/4 cup to 1/3 cup sugar

plop of mustard

1 tsp. kosher salt

couple dashes of Louisiana hot sauce

Combine all ingredients and blend.

Pork Tenderloin

2-3 lb. pork tenderloin

3/4 cup lemon juice

1/2 cup soy sauce

6 T. honey

1 small onion

1 tsp. garlic

2 bay leaves, crumbled

2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. pepper

1 tsp. dry mustard

1/2 tsp. ground ginger

Puree all marinade ingredients in a blender and pour over meat. Marinate overnight. Grill meat and save marinade. During the last 5 minutes of cooking the meat, boil the marinade. Use to pour over meat and potatoes or as a dip.