Roast Pork Tenderloin with Quick Chipotle Cream Sauce

 This is a great, easy recipe that takes only half an hour. One awesome thing about pork tenderloin is that it takes only 20-25 minutes to roast, and you can make the smoky-spicy sauce in a saucepan which takes minutes while the pork is a-cookin' away in the oven. You can use plan pork tenderloin or one of these flavored pork tenderloin like peppercorn-garlic -- I won't judge you. :-)  Note: if you can't find La Costea diced chipotle sauce (Walmart and supermarkets catering to Hispanic customers should have it), you can use canned chipotle instead. Take 2 or 3 peppers out of the can along with some of the sauce and mash them altogether in a small bowl.

Easy Pot Roast

 It is tradition at our house to cook pot roast instead of turkey for Thanksgving. One reason is I'm not a big fan of turkey -- I like turkey bacon and turkey jerky, but that's aobut it. Another is that turkey would be too much for just two of us. Besides, pot roast is relatively easy to do, and at around 3 hours or so, doens't take as long as turkey. Oh, and you can count on it being juicy and very tasty. (Note: most recipes for pot roast usually calls for 3 to 5 pound chuck roast which is too big for a small household, so this recipe below uses a 2.5 lb chuck roast.