RECIPE SWAP: Wild (and
totally unrealistic) weigh-loss for Wedding Dressing
As you are
aware, last recipe swap I got engaged. It’s been a wild and exciting ride since
… I’m very organised and have pretty much booked everything now – ceremony-
tick, reception – tick, wedding dress – tick!
Speaking of the wedding dress,
when I started showing my soon to be Mother-in-Law some photos of dresses I
liked, she turned and said to me that she thought that I should loose 15 kilos!
15 kilos?
When I mentioned this to my friends at the gym they said to me ‘Are you
serious? Doesn’t she want to see you at the wedding?’ I’m 163cm and 60kgs …
maybe I’ll drop a kilo or two before the wedding – more from stress than trying
to actually loose weight. I like the way I look. If I was to weigh 45kgs at the
wedding – a) my dream dress wouldn’t fit and b) I think I’d be anorexic and I
wouldn’t have any energy to actually walk down the isle.
So when I
saw the recipe swap for ‘Wild Rice Dressing’ I thought about going all out and
trying to include some of the craziest, fattiest, ingredients I could think of,
just to rub some people up the wrong way.
Instead, I
came up with this extremely tasty alternative.
Crumbed Pork
Tenderloin with Steamed Greens
400g pork
tenderloin
½ cup
breadcrumbs
½ cup
shredded sage
¼ cup
shredded parsley
¼ cup
shredded spring onions
½ tsp chili
flakes
½ cup rice flour
1 egg
Olive oil
Salt and
Pepper
Asparagus
Green Beans
Brocolini
Spring
Onions
Chicken
Stock
In a mixing
bowl place the breadcrumbs, sage, parsley, spring onions, chili flakes and
season with salt and pepper. Dredge the pork through the rice flour and then the
egg, before rolling it in the breadcrumb mix. Refrigerate for at least 30
minutes.
Heat some
oil in a shallow frying pan which can be placed in the oven, brown the outside
before placing in the oven for 20 minutes on 170 degrees.
Whilst the
pork is baking, steam the greens over chicken stock for 10 minutes before
removing and serving alongside the oven roasted pork. Yum, Yum!
You made me laugh and I'm certain your recipe is fabulous but I can not get beyond the soon to be MIL. What? Really...WHAT? I love your response...let's eat fat!! Stick to your guns; don't let her manipulate you like that. You sound strong and self aware and she should be so lucky to be getting you as a daughter in law.
ReplyDeleteOh my dear friend, the Mother In Law. Since you did not temper the mention of her input with 'I know she meant well' or 'she was right' I will hope for you this is not a window into what is to come! Yikes. Your dish sounds lovely in any case, weight loss intent or not. Love the chili in it. Enjoy your dress shopping and ignore your Mother In Law.
ReplyDeleteAwww, don't worry too much about losing weight-- worry about having fun on your special day! This recipe looks delicious-- I LOVE brocolini!
ReplyDeleteMILs from that part of the world usually want to fatten you up, so this is really weird:) 15 kg is a lot and no adult looks good at 45kg:)
ReplyDeleteWe eat a lot of pork tenderloin and I love when I encounter a new approach.
Good luck with your preparations!
Firstly, your mother in law is CRAZY. You're just lovely. Secondly, this looks delicious. Pork+breadcrumbs=perfect.
ReplyDeleteIs it bad to say MIL's are nuts. Seriously you do not need to lose weight nor should you due to someone else's opinion. Plus this is suppose to be your day and no one should put a damper on that. SO uncool. Love the recipe. Sorry but I got riled up. lol
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being engaged! I am in the planning phases for my wedding as well! This recipe is great - so glad to be "recipe-swapping" alongside you!
ReplyDeleteI would have had some kind of breakdown if my MIL had said that to me! You should be whatever size you want for your wedding (but I wouldn't recommend really super skinny).
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a beautifully balanced meal. I don't think I've ever had pork tenderloin cooked this way but it sounds dreamy, especially with a healthy side of green veggies!
Thank you for posting pork tenderloin. I have never cooked it, although I really like eating it...so you have demystified it for me and have given me a good recipe to experiment with! And good for you for not feeling the need to lose 15 kg!
ReplyDeleteLet's eat and be merry - stick to your guns girl! So glad you can see the humor in this even though that was not a very nice comment from the future mom-in-law. The recipe sounds very good.
ReplyDelete15 kilos! That is just out right rude! Good for you to not let it affect you and coming up with a great dish instead!
ReplyDeleteHa! I always think food be enjoyed in all it's nourishing glory - good for you for this gorgeous recipe. And congratulations again - not just on the fact that you'll be celebrating a wedding DAY but that you'll be beginning a lifetime of wedded bliss! Beautiful swap recipe!
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