DailyInbox: DIB Presents - 11-18-04 - Pork Medallions au Poivre

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If you can't read this newsletter or the formatting seems incorrect, click here to view our online version. . DailyInbox Presents Knowledge, Insight, Fun and Food for November 18, 2004 .         DailyInbox Also Presents: * Chicken Soup for the Soul * Heloise's Hints * From the Masters * America in Uniform * Bible Verses Good Housekeeping's Site of the Day Degree Confluence Project http://www.confluence.org "The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location" is the introduction to today's feature.  Here's your opportunity to get an 'organized sampling of the world.'  Interestingly enough, "there is a confluence within 49 miles (79 km) of you if you're on the surface of Earth; discounting confluences in the oceans and some near the poles, . . . there are still 12,618 to be found."  Come find the confluence nearest you; you might even want to help document your confluence by submitting your own photographs.  Revisits are definitely in order to track the changes that take place; this is indeed a 'changing world!' To submit a specific site for us to review in Site of the Day (or to make a suggestion for a site topic), please click here. Click here for the Good Housekeeping Site of the Day Archive. Bits & Pieces LOVE . You don't ever have to do anything sensational to love or to be loved. Fred Rogers (1928-2003) TV personality and parenting specialist Love is a choice--not simply, or necessarily, a rational choice, but rather a willingness to be present to others without pretense or guile. Carter Heyward Theologian Bits & Pieces has motivated readers with a unique combination of wisdom and inspiration for nearly 40 years. Every month, for less than the price of a cup of coffee, true-life stories that will lift your spirit. Order today and learn why over a million subscribers have enjoyed Bits & Pieces. Reader's Digest CyberSmiles There were only two cars at the end of my exit ramp, but no one was moving. Clearly the first driver was too timid to blend into the flow of traffic. Opportunity after opportunity passed her by, and cars piled up on the ramp. Finally, the driver moved, spurred by an exasperated motorist at the end of the line, who yelled, "The sign says yield, not surrender!"  --Contributed to "Life in These United States" by Rick Shambroom Smiles, grins & humor from the files of Reader's Digest! The Recipe File Meat and Poultry: Pork Medallions au Poivre from Great Lake Effects...  Buffalo Beyond Winter and Wings INGREDIENTS: 1-1/2 pounds pork tenderloin   Salt and pepper to taste 3 Tablespoons butter or margarine 3 shallots, minced 1/2 cup dry vermouth 1-1/2 cups chicken stock 1 Tablespoon drained green peppercorns in brine 1-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1/2 cup whipping cream TO PREPARE:   Cut the pork into sixteen 1-inch medallions; flatten slightly with palm of hand.  Season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 Tablespoons of the butter in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat until melted.  Add the pork. Cook for 3 minutes per side or until brown, stirring frequently.  Transfer the pork to a platter. Heat the remaining 1 Tablespoon butter with the pan drippings in the skillet until the butter melts.  Add the shallots.  Saute for 2 minutes.  Stir in the vermouth.  Bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes or until reduced to the consistency of a glaze, stirring frequently.  Stir in the stock, peppercorns and thyme.  Bring to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes or until reduced to 1/4 cup.  Whisk in the Dijon mustard; whisk in the whipping cream. Season with salt and pepper.  Return the pork and any juices to the skillet. Simmer for 3 minutes or until the pork is cooked through and the sauce thickens slightly, stirring constantly. Spoon the pork medallions and sauce onto dinner plates. Garnish with additional minced fresh thyme. . SERVINGS:  4 Copyright 1997 The Junior League of Buffalo, Inc.  All rights reserved.  Visit The Junior League of Buffalo web site (http://www.jlbuffalo.org) to purchase copies of Great Lake Effects: Buffalo Beyond Winter and Wings, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call (716) 884-8865.   Print this recipe Send this recipe to a friend Subscription Information You are subscribed with e-mail address:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] To modify your subscription information visit:  The Subscription Center To unsubscribe immediately, click here:  The Remove Page To unsubscribe using email, forward this message to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mail your unsubscribe request to:   DailyInbox P.O. Box 913 Wimberley, TX 78676 View our:  Privacy Policy Contact email address:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]