I picked up a pork loin at the market last night because it looked tasty.

I just opened the fridge door and it was sitting there, and it occurred to me that I have absolutely no idea what to do with it. Any suggestions?

Also (and possibly relatedly; I'm tired) I was watching a cooking show last night and the chef was making Spanish-inflected chicken wings, but he - I don't have the terminology for this, but here goes - he marinated them before simmering them at very low heat in 3 inches or so of olive oil for a half-hour before lightly breading them and finishing them in a pan. It was like poaching, but in oil. I had never heard of such a thing. Am I a rube, or does that seem weird to anybody else?