Easy BBQ Pork Sandwiches

Earlier this week I made one of my family's favorite meals- BBQ Pork Sandwiches.

Here is the recipe:

A 4-5 pound Pork Shoulder cut into about 4 thick slices

1 Med Sweet Onion, cut in half and cut into 1/4" slices

1 Cup of Apple Juice (I used a box of Juicy Juice because that's what I had)

2 TBSP of Apple Cider Vinegar (I use Braggs)

One bottle of Your Favorite Brand of BBQ Sauce (I tend to use whatever is on sale-Winco had Kraft for 88 cents)

Take 1/2 of the onion slices and lay them in the bottom of the crockpot/slowcooker.

Place the pork shoulder slices in a single layer on top of the onions.

Top with the remaining onion slices.

Combine the Apple Juice with the Apple Cider Vinegar and pour over the Pork and Onions.

Cover and cook on high for about 6 hours or until tender enough to shred.

Remove the pork from the crockpot then remove the remaining juices and set aside, shred the pork with 2 forks, return to the crockpot and add your BBQ sauce. If needed you can further moisten the pork with the reserved juices.

Serve on buns with your favorite accompaniment, I love to top them with homemade coleslaw.

Pin of the Day

French toast that cooks overnight in your Crock-Pot. I can't wait to try this one, waking up to breakfast on Sunday morning would be just wonderful!

Crock-Pot French Toast

It's Grilling Time!

These are the pork chops I grilled! They were delicious!

The hubster found the original recipe in a magazine, I just tweaked it a tiny bit by using *boneless pork chops instead of bone in. 

Grilled Pork Chops with Basil-Garlic Rub

Recipe adapted from PorkBeInspired.com

Times:

Prep Time: 30 minutes prep, Cook Time: 10 minutes cook

Ingredients:

*6 boneless pork chops that are 1/2 inch thick

Basil-Garlic Rub: 

2 cloves garlic , peeled
1 cup fresh basil, packed
2 tablespoons lemon juice , fresh
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Cooking Directions:

With machine running, drop garlic through feed tube of food processor to mince. Stop, add fresh basil, and process until chopped. Add lemon juice, oil, salt, and pepper and process to make thin wet rub. Spread both sides of pork chops with basil mixture. Let stand 15 to 30 minutes.

Prepare a medium-hot fire in grill. Grill chops, over direct heat, turning once 3 minutes per side, or until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees Fahrenheit, followed by a 3-minute rest time.
Can also be made on stove top grill pan.

Found

I happened across this blog today, it's by a woman who lost 135 pounds. She lost it 5 years ago and has been able to maintain it ever since. She has good, sound advice, a few entertaining stories and some tasty looking recipes such as this Low Calorie, Low Carb Spaghetti Alternative.

The blog is called "Can You Stay For Dinner". Stop by, you won't be disappointed.

One Pot Mac and Cheese

I came across this recipe over at Pinterest:

It's a Crock-Pot One Pot Mac and Cheese

It looks delicious! My daughter wants to give this a try so one day next week I'll have HER gather the ingredients and make dinner for us. Did I mention that my daughter is 17 and is leaving home next year to go to college 90 miles away? She's already a pretty good cook and like me, she prefers to make meals from scratch as much as possible. Can't wait to see how this turns out. Based on the ingredients, I expect it will be scrumptious! I'll let you know.

Ham...now and then.

I came across this recipe for Jack Daniel's Glazed Ham. It sounds divine! I'm not baking a ham this year but I may just pick one up at the grocery store and give this recipe a try.

And since we know leftover ham is inevitable, here are some ideas on what to do with the leftovers:

• Au Gratin Potatoes with ham
• Ham and Beans (A family favorite here at Casa de Lyndie!)
• Ham and Cheese Omelets
• Navy Bean Soup
• Ham Sandwiches
• Ham Croquettes

It's a beautiful day here in sunny Southern California so I think I'll wrap this up here and head outside and work in my yard and garden.