Comments on: NYC to Santa Fe and a side of pork

By: Anjuli

Anjuli — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:21:35 +0000

MSH: I find thongs to be more flexible than tongs. But I guess tongs would work as well.

By: MSH

MSH — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:18:40 +0000

“Once hot (around 250 degrees), add the loin and sear on all sides, about 6 minutes, turning with thongs.” I don’t have any thongs; can I use tongs instead? :-D

By: Anjuli

Anjuli — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:26:41 +0000

Snottyboy: Thanks for the comment. It seems us small town folk get distracted from all the bright lights. I am exceedingly glad to have lived there, feel a veteran of sorts, and now have moved on to things that I will hopefully grow to appreciate more. Savannah is beautiful. We were there in a rain storm last year and walked around for an afternoon. The drooping trees, cool stone, and flickering candle light do make for an old feel one could grow accustomed to.

By: Anjuli

Anjuli — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:19:10 +0000

Susan: Thanks! I watched Pixar’s Cars on the way there which was adorable, sad, and also enriched the experience of driving along, weaving back and forth along the highway, etc.

By: Anjuli

Anjuli — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:18:58 +0000

Dawn: We’ve had the pork loin three times in the last couple of weeks. So I guess the flavors don’t disappoint. We poured some beer into it the last time and it made for an even deeper, more complex flavor.

By: Anjuli

Anjuli — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:17:07 +0000

Elizabeth: There probably aren’t many times in life where you look around and say, most of the important loose ends in my life have been tied up. I CAN MOVE! So I took advantage as quickly as I could.

By: Snottyboy

Snottyboy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:11:11 +0000

I really appreciate this post, it speaks directly to my situation both in travels and food. I grew up in tiny southern IL town (populations 300), in a family that had moved to IL from Kentucky and Tennessee to work in the coal mines.
I dreamed of moving to a real city, shaking off the dust of rual IL, living in a 2 flat, spending time on the stoop talking to my neighbors, slowly reading the newspaper in a busy cafe… Sound familiar?
After many years of moving in, out and around Chicago my partner and I are ready for severe change and will be moving to Savannah, GA in the next year or two. I can’t wait to hear frogs and crickets at night.
Oh – and the pork loin looks really, really tasty.

By: Dawn Hutchins

Dawn Hutchins — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:29:37 +0000

What a great mix of flavors. Delicious!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:15:00 +0000

Wow, great post. Love the photos and the recipe sounds to die for. Your story is great too, I wish I could just pick up and leave like that without somewhere to ultimately be. Congrats!

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:58:03 +0000

Congrats on making the plunge into new adventures! I love driving through small town america. America at it’s best really. A whole lot interesting then the super highways!