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There’s nothing like finding a recipe that is fast and easy to prepare and one the whole family enjoys.  The Instant Pot or other similar pressure cooker is the secret ingredient to this meal, making it not only simple but also keeping the meat deliciously juicy and flavorful. For this meal, you’ll need to pick up one or two pork tenderloin (whatever can fit in the bottom layer or your pressure cooker pot) from The Butcher Shop, but it’s likely you already have the rest of the ingredients in your pantry.  Preparation is extremely simple and takes about 45 minutes...

Prepare a Delicious and Healthy Meal with Fresh Baked Salmon For those of us living in the Pacific Northwest, we are blessed with ample access to fresh salmon.  In 1961, the Chinook salmon—the largest of the Pacific salmons—was given the designation of the Oregon State fish.  These freshwater fish populate many of our local rivers and with so many varieties in our waters, one type of salmon or another is almost always making a run no matter what time of year. Salmon is one of the healthiest sources of protein we can consume in our diets, and luckily for us—it’s...

Start the Year with a Healthy and Delicious Dinner:  Chimichurri Shrimp After many weeks of consuming hearty, savory meals, are you ready to enjoy a delicious, light meal with a Latin twist?  This dinner is incredibly easy to prepare yet tastes like you’re enjoying a fine dining experience. While the name ‘chimichurri’ is thought to stem from the Basque word ‘tximitxurri’ meaning ‘a mix of several things in no special order’, this is certainly not a hodgepodge of flavors.  Chimichurri sauce is an Argentinian favorite enjoyed throughout South America.  Traditionally, this sauce is made of a few common ingredients:  parsley,...

Celebrate the New Year with Tenderloin Steaks Making it through the end of 2020 and welcoming the beginning of 2021 is cause to rejoice!  And what better way to celebrate new opportunities than with a delicious dinner featuring tenderloin steaks from TBS. What makes tenderloin steaks “tender?”  This cut of beef earned its name because it comes from the short loin (technically called the “psoas major”) of the cow.  This particular muscle does not bear any weight of the animal so it has less connective tissue that makes the meat exceptionally tender. Here is a simple meal you can make...

Start a New Tradition this Year with the Feast of the Seven Fishes Spend Christmas Eve with a traditional Italian-American family and you’re in for a meal that makes most Thanksgiving dinners look like a snack.  Families have come together to share a meal comprised of an extravagant seven seafood dishes since this holiday gained popularity in the early 1900s among Italian immigrant families in the United States.  There are no set standards for what makes up those dishes and can include anything from seafood pasta to baked salmon or even Manhattan clam chowder. The history of this meal is...