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Traci and Jesse Teudhope, of Fairview<br />
Township, leave Penn Shores Vineyard,<br />
in North E<strong>as</strong>t Township, one of their<br />
stops along the Lake Erie Wine Country’s<br />
Wine & Chocolate Weekend in February<br />
2011. Erie Times-News file photo<br />
in the know:<br />
WINE & CHOCOLATEWEEKEND<br />
When: Feb. 15-17<br />
Cost: $35; available online<br />
Info: www.lakeeriewinecountry.org<br />
Ticket includes:<br />
<br />
wineries<br />
<br />
Chocolate recipes<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
participating restaurant<br />
Tip: The flavors of wine and chocolate<br />
are not always compatible. Look for<br />
fruity, intense wines that match the<br />
intensity of the chocolate. A dry red or<br />
light white can leave a bitter t<strong>as</strong>te. If<br />
the chocolate is sweet, serve it with a<br />
<br />
February2013<br />
Tenderloin at <strong>this</strong> year’s event along with<br />
their latest harvest wine, Trifection, a<br />
semisweet and sophisticated blend of three<br />
white grape varieties. The recipe at right is<br />
included in a booklet that each ticket holder<br />
will receive.<br />
Courtyard Wineries, in North E<strong>as</strong>t,<br />
partnered with Sue Mills of Crescent<br />
Catering to create a drizzle sauce for her<br />
decadent Chocolate Applesauce Cake.<br />
The sauce is made with Courtyard’s<br />
Chocopelli wine, reminiscent of Kokopelli,<br />
the southwestern flute-playing deity that<br />
ch<strong>as</strong>es away winter and brings on the spring.<br />
Kokopelli is also known <strong>as</strong> a symbol of<br />
fertility, music, dance and mischief, so better<br />
be careful.<br />
Couple that with Sparkling Ponds’ Fatal<br />
Attraction, served with Cupid’s Chocolate<br />
Droplets in their cozy, new fireplace room,<br />
and you could really be in trouble.<br />
But what’s in a label? LEL<br />
in the know:<br />
COCOA AND SPICE PORK<br />
TENDERLOIN<br />
1½ tablespoons ground black pepper<br />
(or to t<strong>as</strong>te)<br />
1 tablespoon ground coriander<br />
4½ tablespoons ground cinnamon<br />
2 te<strong>as</strong>poons ground nutmeg<br />
1 te<strong>as</strong>poon ground cloves<br />
3½ tablespoons good-quality<br />
unsweetened cocoa<br />
4 tablespoons sea salt<br />
2 (2 pounds) boneless pork tenderloins<br />
2 tablespoons olive oil<br />
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix first<br />
seven ingredients together; set <strong>as</strong>ide.<br />
Trim pork tenderloins of excess fat;<br />
rub with generous amounts of cocoa/<br />
spice rub.<br />
Heat olive oil in large frying pan<br />
over medium heat until hot. Sear<br />
each tenderloin on all sides, about<br />
2 minutes or until they reach a rich<br />
brown color.<br />
Remove from frying pan and bake<br />
in oven until fully cooked, about 10<br />
minutes or until meat thermometer<br />
reaches 160 degrees.<br />
Let the tenderloins rest for at le<strong>as</strong>t 10<br />
minutes before carving.<br />
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