Winter Dining for Two!

I started a crockpot dinner and the house already smells delicious!    I set the table for two and centered my ruffled bowl loaded with a pot-pourri of pine cones, wood chips and pieces of cedar.  It smells good too!  Notice the new goblets….they were a Christmas gift from my daughter and hubby.  I fell in love with them at Williams Sonoma.  I've always wanted some etched stemware with a floral
design and these have a vintage look which is what they are also called "Vintage"!  I hope to add on to this collection with more pieces. I have 12 of these now so I'm off to a good start!

The old aerial view!  The white dishes are my everyday ones by Mikasa called Antique White.

Last week I made a trip out to a favorite local store and found these placemats.  They're made by C & F Enterprises.  I googled it and found tons of styles.  This one grabbed my attention because of the colors- perfect for my setting.  It reverses to a beige/white stripe.

Waiting for dinner!

This is a recipe I found on Facebook through a group called FOOD52 but then I went to the actual person that they copied it from which is at this link "HERE" at laurassweetspot.com . The recipe is called "Crockpot Brown Sugar Balsamic Glazed Pork Tenderloin".  Towards the end of cooking she has you baste the meat with the homemade glaze she gives the recipe for.  

I carefully lifted the pork tenderloin onto a baking sheet and drizzled more glaze on it. Then I put it under the broiler to caramelize it and it came out perfect.  Her recipe suggests 6 to 8 hrs. on a low setting.  I went the full 8 hrs. but I could have quit at 6.  I read through some of the comments people made about it but I didn't have any issues with it like some complained about.  This is a keeper recipe as far as I'm concerned!

I also made baked potatoes and cooked up some of the green beans I froze up last summer.  A little slice of artisan bread and yum!  We'll have leftovers for a couple more nights.  These pictures were taking with my iPhone.  I didn't do any staging for it- just reality!

The meat fell apart and the glaze was delicious!  

We're also making sandwiches with it.  I toasted some bread, buttered it with miracle whip, added some stone group mustard, shredded some of the cold meat, making sure to have some of the glazing included and wow what a great sandwich!   Just click that link I gave earlier for the recipe.  

I'll be joining

Between Naps On The Porch

for 

Tablescape Thursday

and

Rattlebridge Farm

for

Foodie Friday and Everything Else