PAN-ROASTED FILET MIGNON STUFFED WITH ENGLISH STILTON SERVED WITH POTATO WALNUT CONFIT AND PORT WINE REDUCTION 

• 1 pound red bliss potatoes, quartered

• Cracked black pepper

• Salt

• 1 tablespoon dried thyme

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 cup veal stock

• 3 ounces bacon, chopped

• 1 cup veal stock

• 2 tablespoon chopped shallots

• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic

• 1/2 cup walnut pieces

• 4- 8-ounce filet mignons

• 1 cup crumbled Stilton cheese

• 1/2 cup port wine

• 1 cup vegetable oil

• 4 whole shallots, cut into 1/4-inch rings

• 1/4 cup flour

• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a mixing bowl, toss the potatoes with thyme and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season with salt and cracked black pepper. Place the potatoes in an oven-proof sauté pan. Roast the potatoes for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the potatoes from the oven and turn into a mixing bowl. Place the sauté pan on the stove. Over medium-high heat, deglaze the pan with the veal stock. Reduce the stock by half, about 8 minutes. Set the veal reduction aside and keep warm. In a hot sauté pan, render the bacon until crispy, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Stir in the shallots, garlic, and walnuts. Saute for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. In a mixing bowl, toss the potatoes with the bacon mixture. 

Set the potatoes aside in a warm place.

On the side of each filet make a 2-inch slit forming a pocket. Stuff each pocket with 2 tablespoons of the cheese. Season the filets with salt and cracked black pepper. In oven-proof sauté pan, add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, sear the filets for 2 minutes on each side. Place the pan in the oven and roast the filets for 6 to 7 minutes for medium-rare. Remove from the filets from the pan and set aside.  

Place the sauté pan on the stove. Over medium-high heat, deglaze the pan with the port wine. Reduce the wine by half, about 5 minutes. Pour the vegetable oil in a sauce pan and heat the oil. Dredge the shallots in the flour, coating the shallots completely. Fry the shallots in the hot oil until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove from the oil and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season the shallots with salt. To assemble, divide the potatoes by four and mound the potatoes in the center of each plate. Lay each filet on top of the potatoes. Spoon the veal reduction over each filet. Drizzle each plate with the port wine reduction. Garnish each plate with the remaining Stilton cheese, fried shallots and parsley.

After looking at over 45 homes in the Camas - Vancouver area and picked out our dream home.  

Can you believe it!  We own our own home.  We are still in a state of shock.

We must say that we feel rather blessed for being 1st time home buyers.  There was absolutely no way that we could have ever afforded a home like this in the Bay Area.

The house affectionately called "The White House" is 4 minutes from my work and 2 blocks away from I-14 and the Columbia river gorge.  Jeff has a 2 block ride to catch public transportation to Beaverton.

HOUSE SPEC'S

The house has the following features:

• 4,900 Sq Ft total lot
• 1868 Sq Ft home
• 4 Bedrooms
• 2.5 Bath
• Formal living/Dining room
• 30 foot vaulted ceilings, 9 foot ceilings throughout.
• Sunken tub in master bath
• Wood burning fireplace
• All white kitchen w/appliances
• Extra large windows to bring in the light (even in winter!)

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The boys from the Bronx defeated the Oakland A's, then the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets in a 4-1 series win.

Barbados was expensive and hot. The diving was fantastic.  Kim pet a puffer fish and saw sea turtles. Kim and Vic dove 4 ship wrecks and 2 coral reefs. Both agree that diving was the best part of the trip.

Now I have re-joined the establishment by going back to work - I have joined the First Consumers National Bank team in Beaverton.

Why is it that we can't be paid for staying at home while our clones do all the work for us?  Let's face it guys, our recliners and remotes miss all day long!

Why can't we paid to think deep thoughts?  Why can't we be paid to stay with our families all day?  Or why can't we be like documentary filmmaker Errol Morris?  

Well, that's just my opinion.

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