Sweatshirts and Pork Loin Recipes

Sweatshirt weather is better weather! I love the changing of the seasons. All of a sudden, the greens aren’t as bright and vivid as they were the day before but they haven't changed to the orange and yellows yet. The wildflowers have stopped blossoming. The humingbirds are no longer in evidence, they've migrated away. Ducks, and geese are gathering up into large groups before their migration away from the West Virginia winter.The wind kicks up. and when you go out you feel the chill that sends you scurrying back into the house for a sweatshirt. Sweatshirts to me are comfort clothing. The more ratty the sweatshirt the more comforting it is to wear.The recipes below are perfect for autumn.Cooked in the crock pot the aroma fills the house.The nice thing about the crock pot is that you can snuggle into the corner of the couch in your sweatshirt, read a book and forget about dinner for hours! Before that though I'm going to pull on a sweatshirt and walk lady.


I ran into a friend who asked me if I had any recipes for the crock pot. I hope these are different from the ones he's already tried. Please feel free to share your own favorite pork loin recipes!

Ingredients

1 (2 pound) pork tenderloin

1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix

1 cup water

3/4 cup red wine

1/2 cup diced onions

3 tablespoons minced garlic

freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Place pork tenderloin in a slow cooker with the contents of the soup packet. Pour water, and wine, over the top, turning the pork to coat. Spread garlic and onions over the pork, leaving as much on top of the roast during cooking as possible. Sprinkle with pepper, cover, and cook on low setting for 5 hours. Serve with cooking liquid on the side. *The original recipe had 2 tablespoons of soy sauce. I've never used the soy sauce.

I've never made the below recipe but found it while I was looking for pork crock pot recipes. I must have liked it since I had a copy. The cola was a surprise..

Ingredients

1 boneless pork loin roast aprox.3lbs

1/2 cup of water

1 teaspoons seasoned salt

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon of oregano

1 cup barbecue sauce

1 cup cola

Directions

Cut roast in quarters; place in crock pot with water. Sprinkle with seasoned salt and garlic powder, oregano. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until meat is tender. Remove meat; skim fat from cooking juices. Shred meat with two forks and return to crock pot. Combine barbecue sauce and cola; pour over meat. Cover and cook on high for an additional hour or so the sauce should thickened. Serve on rolls. Yield: 10 servings.

Enjoy the day!