The Adventures of a Frustrated Baker

I just love sliders, don't you?  They are all cute and tiny and if done right you can pack a pretty good wallop of flavor into those teeny tiny 2 bite burgers.  A few weeks ago, we had some beautiful weather in which I decided to make these little gems.  They came to me early in the morning as I was getting up, or maybe they were the remnants of a dream, not sure that it really matters.  All I know is that morning when I woke up and saw the gorgeous sunshine, I decided I had to have sliders with jalapenos and shredded cheese mixed in.  My sister-in-law of course mightily agreed (she's got a thing for everything peppers...) since this sounded like the perfect summer meal on such a perfect summer day. Assemble all of your ingredients and throw them all into a large bowl and mix them together.  Let sit a about half an hour to let the flavors blend. Grab your slider press if you have one, and place down some foil or parchment paper for...

So I was standing at work yesterday, enjoying the fact that is was not too hot outside, when the desire to grill hit me.  From then on, all I could think of was running out the door, hitting the grocery store for some great veggies to grill and opening a beer as I waited for the grill to warm up...too bad I still had like 4 hours till I went home!  So instead, I spent my breaks and most of my lunch pouring through the recipes I had saved on my Epicurious and AllRecipes apps on my iPhone.  I finally found what I was looking for on my last break, a recipe for pecan-crusted pork tenderloin pinwheels with carolina mustard sauce.  The picture looked amazing and the recipe did not seem too time consuming or difficult, perfect for a shift that ended at 5pm.  As soon as I clocked out, I drove straight over to the grocery store, grabbed everything I needed and was home in record time.    Now, I must admit that I did not exactly follow the recipe l...