A monthly cooking challenge to spice up your kitchen… Try something new! Each month, pick up a FREE spice sample and simple recipe.

December’s Spice: Sage

Recipe: Pork Tenderloin

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tablespoon dried sage
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pound pork tenderloin
• 2 teaspoon vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 425° F.
• Add the sage, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to a bowl and mix well.
• Drizzle t
  he tenderloin with oil and rub all over. Sprinkle the spice mix all over the pork and rub well with hands. Preheat a large cast iron skillet or oven-proof skillet on the stove over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.
• Add the pork and seer on each side for 3 minutes each.
• Transfer the pan to the oven and roast for 15-17 minutes until a meat thermometer measures 140° F. Remove from the oven and allow the pork to rest on a cutting board 10 minutes before slicing. The pork will continue to cook when it comes out of the oven and 145° F is the final temperature it needs to reach using a meat thermometer.

Cookbooks with other sage recipes:

• Cooking with Mary Berry by Mary Berry
• Five Ingredient Dinners by America’s Test Kitchen
• Skinnytaste Air Fryer Dinners by Gina Homolka and Heather K. Jones
• The Green Barbecue: Vegan & Vegetarian Recipes to Cook Outdoors & In by Rukmini Iyer

Intro to Mammalogy
Thursday, Dec 1 @ 4PM
Columbus Library

Join us for an educational program with the North Carolina Arboretum to learn all about the mammals that call Western North Carolina their home! Come ready to hear about the ecoEXPLORE program, discover some new mammal facts, and get an up-close encounter with animal artifacts, like tracks, scat, and fur samples. This program is designed for grades K-8.