Glazed Pork Tenderloin Ingredients

1 3lb boneless pork loin

2-3 TBS of apricot preserves (to your tastes)

2 TBS of Dijon mustard (again: to your tastes)

{you could add a pinch of horseradish [a very small pinch] if you weren’t serving this to children}

Glazed Pork Tenderloin Directions

Spray your crock-pot with no-stick spray and add just enough water to cover the bottom on the pot.  Add your tenderloin and cook on high for 6 hours.

After 6 hours, set your over to broil and transfer the pork tenderloin to a large roasting pan.

Mix the apricot preserves, Dijon mustard, and optional horseradish well until they form a smooth glaze.

Spread the glaze all over the tops and sides of your tenderloin and place uncovered in the over to broil.

Let broil for 5-10 minutes or until the glaze has formed a chewy crust.

To complete the meal: Just add cheesy mashed potatoes, your favorite veggie and some home-made bread to round out this non-traditional Easter meal.  Treat your family to a Easter dinner of apricot glazed pork tenderloin that will satisfy and keep them coming back for more!

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Ingredients

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Directions

Mix together and store in refrigerator.

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Since this is our first Easter in our new home, the need for tradition strikes a chord with me.  As a child, I moved around a lot and never really got that sense of tradition.  As a preteen and young adult, I attended all of my grandmother’s holiday dinners and we ate at her place every Sunday.  Perhaps it has been this bit of tradition that made me yearn for my children to have more of it.  I am determined to make wonderful memories for my girls to treasure as they grow and perhaps even carry on with their families.

One such tradition I am starting this year is cooking together on Easter.  While, yes, we will still be attending my grandmother’s Easter lunch, I desire to make Easter filled with good food and the true meaning of Easter.

To read how I plan to celebrate Easter with food and my family, hop over to Party Planning Professor!!

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We often download a ton of great coloring sheets from various site online homeschooling sites…color them as a family, cut them out and let KG and KJ pick where to hang them around our house.  It’s so much fun for them and I get to save all of the beautiful artwork for years to come.  It’s also fun because we can see how their coloring has evolved and gotten better over the years.

Note: What I fail to mention is KJ has just colored her hands blue.

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