Pork in Pear Sauce

The pork in pear sauce is not in the book. Yet.

I had several problems with the recipe, the first being that one step: Poach for 20 to 25 minutes, wasn't readily apparent to me. What's poaching? Elvo googled it on his phone and came back with the reply "to cook in liquid". Hm. Wow. Thanks a lot, Google.

I muddled through and it was edible. Elvo really liked the warm pears. I should experiment with halved pears and brown sugar in the slow cooker. I'm always worried to use the slow cooker when I'm not home, though. I'm paranoid the house will catch fire and the cats will be trapped inside.

Speaking of cats, Pollo loves steak, Ane thinks it's ok, and Emily does not care for it. So if you're curious if your cat likes steak, I cannot help you, but I can reasonably guarantee that they will like salsa and cream of mushroom soup.

Right, I promised not to be random. My second problem with the recipe was that the pork really didn't take on much flavor. I want to experiment more with marinades.

I actually have a third misgiving: I don't like pork. I don't like turkey either, and I don't really love beef but I will eat it readily enough. So I made two pork tenderloins but one of them is still in the fridge, covered in foil. I just ate the pears. So I don't think this recipe will go in the book, but it's an interesting experiment with canned fruit that I will have to pursue later on. Maybe put some canned peaches and brown sugar in the slow cooker with chicken?

Since this week's meal plan was shorted I'll be making Monday-Thursday's dishes later, probably next week. The great thing about those is that they don't require anything I don't already have on hand. I should make a list of things I keep in the pantry to give you some ideas.

Tonight's dish will be cucumber chicken. But cucumber chicken was struck from the plan by Elvo, who claims cucumbers are gross. So I am substituting zucchini, which is seriously the only green thing he will eat! Shouldn't make much difference... I sure miss cucumbers though.