Beets ready to roast!
I started the beets early, and I'd say that part counts toward my goal of cooking slower, because beets take forever to roast. Then I stuffed the raspberries and put them in the fridge. Since hubby wanted to cook with me, I waited until he got home to start the rest. We got the sweet potatoes going, and then he started on the pork. He did such a great job making the sauce, and I think the pork was my favourite part of the meal! I used a quick dressing for the cucumber salad. We also had Tilia malbec wine.
Our supermarket didn't have blackberry juice, so I bought a blend, but saw later that the pork sauce recipe recommends blueberry juice if blackberry isn't available. I don't think it mattered too much. The sweet potatoes added a Thanksgiving feel to the meal and were so delicious. I didn't put very much maple syrup in, but I think that can be added until desired preference is reached.
Delicious!
The only part that we didn't perfect was the balsamic glaze for the beets. We either had it too hot or left it on too long because it turned into balsamic rock candy immediately after we poured it over the beets and it cooled. So, unfortunately, not much of it made it onto the beets. Good thing beets are delicious on their own!
A display in honor of the day.
We made the biggest mess our kitchen has ever seen, I think, and it was totally worth it (even the rock candy stuck to our pans). We've decided that port, onions and berries are some of our favourite foods. I'm so thankful for a great meal and a sweet, foodie, adventurous husband to share my life and love!
Wine and candles to set the mood!
Balsamic roasted beets sound delicious! Too bad that glaze didn't work out...cooking sounds hard. I like pork chops with blackberry port sauce too! Its one of my favorites! Have you ever had parsnip puree? Its one of the few things I can make (ridiculously simple) and I think it tastes so good with blackberry pork :-) also, I don't know what your recipe is like but I think you can just put regular blackberries in a pot with some other stuff and make a sauce instead of trying to find blackberry juice. The blackberries burst and are pretty.
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