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A6 NEWS Wallowa County Chieftain Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Elk tenderloin makes a great weekend treat The County COOKERY Slow Food Wallowas Elk with bacon and blue cheese sauce Makes 4 to 6 servings This is a family favorite. The recipe will work with either deer or elk. I usu- ally make mashed potatoes with it, and I always double the sauce because we end up wanting to put it on the potatoes too. [Sauce is doubled already in the recipe.] I also usually make steamed green beans with toasted almonds and butter. —Melanie Crenshaw Talking venison and elk with Melanie Crenshaw: Who are the hunters in your family? Jason and Kellen and Camille. I am not. Kellen has been doing mentor youth, so this year he fi nally was able to have his own tag, and he got an elk in August. Then Jason had one of those damage tags, but he wasn’t able to fi ll it. We just were so busy that it didn’t happen this year. Where did you get this recipe? From Jason’s sister, and I can’t remem- ber where she got it, but we’ve shared elk meat for years. She’s kind of a foodie too, so shared it with me. It’s delicious. And you know, my son [Kellen] doesn’t like blue cheese, but he loves this recipe, which is kind of amazing. 2-pound whole elk tenderloin Salt and pepper 4-6 slices thick-cut bacon or pepper bacon 2 tablespoons butter ½ cup chicken stock 1 cup half and half 6 ounces crumbled blue cheese Pat the roast dry and season with salt and pepper. Wrap the bacon completely around the tenderloin and secure with toothpicks. Melt the butter in a large skil- let over medium heat and sear the meat on all sides until the bacon is nicely browned. Discard some of the excess fat, add the chicken stock and cover the pan. Simmer over low heat until the tenderloin is rare to medium rare, about 125 degrees. Transfer the meat to a warm platter and cover with foil. Place the skillet on the burner over medium-low heat and scrape up the browned bits on the bottom. Add the half and half and simmer until it is reduced and coats the back of a spoon. Stir in the cheese until it melts to make a smooth sauce. Season with pepper to taste and pour over the meat before serving. Do you always make it with tenderloin? I do, just because you want it really tender. It’s taken me awhile to fi gure out Lynne Curry the temperature. You’ve got to get the bacon cooked crispy on the outside, but you don’t want to overcook the meat. So, you just have to gauge how thick the tenderloin is because you know with elk it’s different every time. Some tender- loin roasts are quite large and thick, and then sometimes, depending on where it is on the animal, you could have a smaller roast. I think we’ve just got to jump in and do it and then you start to feel more comfortable with what you’re doing with meat. Do you serve it for the holidays? It’s always on a weekend when it’s just a nice evening that we don’t have vol- leyball or basketball, late fall and win- FFA Dashboard Dinner will be Tuesday Event to fund scholarship for Wallowa senior Wallowa County Chieftain WALLOWA — Tick- ets are now on sale for the annual FFA Alumni Dashboard Dinner that funds scholarships at Wallowa High School, said Charissa McCulloch, one of the organizers. The dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5. The $10 tickets can be purchased at the event or early by calling the school at 541-886-2021. On the menu for this year’s dinner are pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, broccoli salad and a cookie, McCulloch said. Participants drive behind the Beth John- son Room at Wallowa Elementary School, give their tickets, receive their meals and drive on. McCulloch said one $1,500 scholarship is usually awarded in the spring to a graduating senior. However, she said, the donors have divided it into two schol- arships, depending on who applies. ter. We’ve never fi xed it on the holidays. I think it’s just the satisfaction that my family has because they were the ones that hunted. It’s their animal, and I think it’s just that enjoyment because it’s a lot of work to go hunting. And so, to have that fi nal fi nished product that you can just sit and enjoy is very satisfying. Editor’s note: Do you have a spe- cial recipe for a dish made with locally produced foods? Slow Food Wallowas encourages you to contact them. Please call Lynne Curry, chair Slow Food Wal- lowas 541-263-0347 for more informa- tion. Your recipe may appear in a future column! ‘Slaughter House’ dares trick-or-treaters By Bill Bradshaw Wallowa County Chieftain Trick-or-treaters are warned to beware — and be ready — come Hallow- een at the McNall Slaugh- ter House and Petting Zoo at 500 Depot St. in T HE B OOKLOFT AND Skylight Gallery Finding books is our specialty 541.426.3351 • 107 E. Main • Enterprise • www.bookloftoregon.com Church Directory Church of Christ Grace Lutheran Church 502 W. 2nd Street • Wallowa 541-398-2509 409 West Main -Enterprise SUNDAY WORSHIP at 9am Worship at 11 a.m. Mid-week Bible Study 7 p.m. St. Katherine’s Catholic Church Fr. Thomas Puduppulliparamban 301 E. Garfield Enterprise Mass Schedule Sundays: St. Pius X, Wallowa - 8:00 am St. Katherine of Siena, Enterprise 10:30am Saturdays: St Katherine of Siena, Enterprise 5:30pm Weekday: St. Katherine of Siena, Enterprise – 8:00am (Monday – Thursday and First Friday) Mission Project WC Heating Assistance phone (message): 541-426-4633 web: gracelutheranenterprise.com St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church 100 NE 3rd St, Enterprise NE 3rd & Main St 541-426-3439 Worship Service Sunday 9:30am Enterprise. Bodies, skulls, ghosts, skeletons and all the tradi- tional are out in front of the house and more are com- ing, said Misty McNall, mistress of the house. “I’m not done yet,” she said. McNall, who shares the house with ghostmas- ter Dwayne Harvey, three children and a grandchild, glowed when discussing the holiday. “I love Halloween,” she said. “It’s my favorite holiday.” She dares trick-or-treat- ers to return on Halloween after she has completed decorations – and to get some candy. “I’ll take the grandkid to Trunk-or-Treat and leave a big bowl of candy out front,” McNall said. She said she also is set- ting up a website where she offers to make Halloween decorations and props — “not the cheap dollar-store stuff that blows away or melts in the rain,” the site states. This service is par- ticularly aimed at those who have diffi culty dec- orating for themselves — and taking them down later. The website is www. mmminternetventures. com. All are welcome CLUES ACROSS ACROSS 1. Soda flavor 5. Duck-foot feature 8. Heroic poem 12. Like Darth Vader 13. Tree chopper 14. “____, Nanette” 15. Mortgage, e.g. 16. Job for a musician 17. Husk 18. Inaccuracy 20. Oompah horn 22. Largest continent 24. Lump of gold 28. Soap cake 30. Interfere 32. Wait on 33. Opera melody 35. Road covering 37. Elk 38. Prepared 40. Saloon 42. Elbow site 43. Guitars’ cousins 45. Surpass 21, in blackjack 47. Military division 49. Swiss call 52. School groups: abbr. 55. Perched 57. Underground chamber 58. Relax 59. Schuss 60. “The Man Who ____ Too Much” 61. Acorn bearers 62. Nope’s opposite 63. Transmit CLUES DOWN 1. Give up 2. Done 3. Book minder 4. Low female voices 5. Move to and fro 6. Door sign 7. Started 8. Angered 9. Hawaiian food 10. “Holiday ____” 11. Atlantic food fish 19. Parachuter’s cord 21. Commuter vehicle 23. Museum display 25. Large dog 26. At all times 27. Word 28. Thorn 29. Length x width 31. Bark 34. Adapts 36. Chafe 39. Hither’s partner 41. Purchase 44. Ms. Spacek 46. Anklets 48. Seize 50. Consistent 51. Bawdy 52. Major-leaguer 53. Oolong or pekoe 54. Request 56. End Joseph United Methodist Church Summit Church 3rd & Lake St. • Joseph Pastor Cherie Dearth Phone: 541-432-3102 Sunday Worship Service 10:00 am Gospel Centered Community Service time: 10:30 am Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise 541-426-2150 Pastor: David Pendleton JosephUMC.org facebook.com/ Wallowa www.summitchurchoregon.org Enterprise Christian Church Christ Covenant Church Time for a Computer Tuneup? 85035 Joseph Hwy • (541) 426-3449 Pastor Terry Tollefson Church Office: 541-263-0505 Spyware Removal • 541-426-0108 113 E. Main St., Enterprise Worship at 9 a.m. Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship at 6 p.m. (nursery at A.M. services) Family Prayer 9 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. “Loving God & One Another” David Bruce, Sr. - Minister 723 College Street, Lostine Lostine Presbyterian Church Enterprise Community Congregational Church Discussion Group 9:30 AM Worship Service 11:00 AM The Big Brown Church Childrens program during service Blog: dancingforth.blogspot.com Pastor Archie Hook Bible Studies: Thurs, 6:30 pm Sundays 9:30 am 541.398.0597 Hwy 82, Lostine Stephen Kliewer, Minister Wallowa Assembly of God 702 West Hwy 82 Wallowa, Oregon 541-886-8445 Sunday School • 9:am Worship Service • 10:am Pastor Tim Barton Visit Us on with an open door Sundays 11:00 am Children’s program during Sunday worship 301 NE First St. • Enterprise, OR Find us on Facebook! 541.426.3044 Seventh-Day Adventist Church & School Warm & Cozy New Arrivals! Sweaters Sherpa Jackets Puffer Vests CC Beanies Blanket Scarves $12 Fleece Lined Leggings Stop by today or shop online Temptingtealboutique.com 305 Wagner (near the Cemetery) P.O. Box N. Enterprise, OR 97828 541-426-3751 Church 541-426-8339 School Worship Services Sabbath School 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Worship Hour 11:00 a.m. - Noon Uptown Clothing & Accessories in Downtown Joseph 12 S. Main St. • 541-432-9653