Beef Tenderloin Stuffed with Mushrooms, Spinach, & Blue Cheese

Justin and I made a Beef Tenderloin Stuffed with Mushrooms, Spinach, and Blue Cheese and Roasted Brussel Sprouts {<– LOVE these} for dinner last night.  It was extremely messy but so much fun.  It was one of those times cooking where I realized how much I love not only cooking, but cooking with my husband.  I have never really worked well with others in the kitchen, but Justin and I seem to operate like a well oiled machine.  I go left, he automatically goes right.  I need a mixing bowl, he hands it to me before I even say a word.  I can’t find something, he knows where it is.  Maybe we fell in love in the kitchen, who knows…

Cooking that tenderloin together is a perfect example of how far I feel I’ve come in my life.  I have a wonderful husband, an adorable pup, a house that I have made a home, and family and friends that I adore.  I know…that I am lucky.  But my life wasn’t always this way.  I can remember back to when I was 25 years old and living in a 12 x 8 attic {real dimensions} with 37 dollars in my bank account {no joke}.  I lived paycheck to paycheck and my constant concerns always revolved around my ancient Honda Del Sol that I’d had for 10 years.  I put more money into that car than what I paid for it.  I was a danger trap in that car only able to get up to 40 MPH before it finally died.  Have you ever had to drive anything for 6 months that would go no faster than 40 MPH?  Let me tell you, it is not fun.

The year I was 25 was one of the most emotionally draining I can remember.  I was broke, heartbroken, constantly moving, and my life had no direction.  So even though I may be lucky now and I want for almost nothing {stainless steel appliances couldn’t hurt} I feel that I have earned my life.  I have had to make incredibly hard decisions in my early twenties and I feel that although I am lucky now, my luck is something that I worked for.  I deserve my happy life, I deserve my luck, and I deserved that tenderloin last night.

So get in the kitchen with your loved one.  Make this tenderloin and spend some time together {it has nothing to do with the fact that you almost need 4 hands to make this} and feel your happiness.  I bet you deserve it too.  Have a happy weekend!

Beef Tenderloin Stuffed with Mushrooms, Spinach, and Blue Cheese
Click HERE for the recipe!