Passionate Cooking with Sharon Kleve

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Besides writing, cooking is my passion, and I spend a lot of time in my kitchen. A few years ago we remodeled it, and now I have a large kitchen that inspires me to do even more.

A couple weeks before our sixteenth wedding anniversary, this year instead of going out I created a romantic dinner for two. We drank a couple of glasses of Chardonnay and looked longingly into each other eyes. My husband says that’s cheaper than an upgrade on a diamond ring. Ha ah!

I thought I’d share the rest of the dinner menu, minus the looking into each other eyes –  you’re on your own with that one.

Lip Smacking Pork Roulade is a main dish in the Passionate Cooks cook book. Below are the two side dishes I served with it.

New Red Potatoes with Parsley

Ingredients

• 1 (1-pound) new red potatoes
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 bunch fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Wash and cut the new potatoes into quarters and dry.
3. Put the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and new potatoes in a bowl and toss.
4. Add salt and pepper and toss again.
5. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper and spread the potatoes in a single layer.
6. Chop the bunch of parsley and set aside.
7. Bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until tender.
8. Put alongside the Pork on a pretty platter and top with the parsley.

 

Sautéed Garlic Broccoli

Ingredients

• 1 (1-pound) fresh, washed and dried broccoli
• 4 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoon of butter
• 4 large finely chopped cloves of garlic
• 1 lime
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Preheat the olive oil and butter in a large non-stick pan.
2. Add the garlic and slowly soften it, but don’t burn it.
3. Add the broccoli and sauté until tender.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste.
5. Cut the lime into quarters.
6. Put alongside the pork on a pretty platter and top with lime juice.

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