Super Target Blues

Hope all three of you guys get some much needed sleep soon Peanut. Don't worry just keep thinking to yourself that the end of crib training is on the horizon. I am childless at the moment so I cannot say that I feel your pain but if you need some support in the middle of the night I am only a phone call away since it is in the middle of the day here! And by the way keep the photos coming of the little butterball......he is way too cute!!
Today I had a verrrrry looooong day at work finishing up late and was dreading doing the weekly grocery shopping.....I know a little odd for me right seeing as how I am one of the crazy few that loves to go and browse the fresh veggie stand or go and pick out my favorite cut of meat from the local butcher but yes Peanut it seems you do not have to have a case of the sleepless child syndrome to become incredibly tired. And the whole way home all I could think about was how much I missed SUPER TARGET.....yes I said it...I miss Super Target and all its convenience. I miss being able to grab a pair of socks, maybe a cute T-shirt, milk, butter, and ice cream all in the one go. It is genius! So end of story....I did not end up going grocery shopping opting for a rummage through the freezer instead. Praying that I had some sort of meat in there frozen that I had long forgotten about I went freezer diving. It was my lucky day because tucked away in the far back of my never ending freezer was a piece of frozen beef tenderloin woooohoooo!!!!



Every Spice in the Pantry Beef Tenderloin:
1 beef tenderloin
1 tbls cumin
1 tbls paprika
1 tbls mustard powder
1 tbls black pepper
1 tbls celery powder
1 tbls dried oregano
1 tbls dried thyme
1 tbls Salt
1 tbls Chilli powder
2 cloves of garlic chopped
EVOO for coating around the beef tenderloin

In a bowl mix all of the ingredients above together (except for the beef tenderloin and EVOO)
Then coat the beef tenderloin with the spice mixture and put in zip-lock bag and sprinkle EVOO into the zip-lock back and let sit in the frig while you prep the salad and salad dressing or let sit for 30-45 mins. Then remove from the zip-lock bag and wrap the beef tenderloin in foil with all the ingredients from the zip-lock bag and grill.




To Die for Salad Dressing:
Juice of two limes
1 tbls of sweet asian vinegar
1 tbls of freshly grated ginger
3 tsps of brown sugar
Healthy pinch of salt and pepper
1 tbls of EVOO
1 heaping tsp of seeded mustard

Mix above ingredients together until smooth and dress salad


Arugula Salad with broiled cherry tomatoes
Arugula Salad
Cherry Tomatoes (roast these in a pan under the broiler until charred, for a little deliciousness)
Mushrooms
Fresh Basil
Sugar Snap Peas chopped with ends chopped off
1 Fresh Fig

Mix all the ingredients above into a bowl and serve