Sunday, May 5, 2013

Crockpot BBQ Pork - It's A Keeper!


We're off to a good start this week!  Tonight for dinner, I made Crockpot BBQ Pork from The Happy Housewife blog.  You can find the recipe link on my weekly meal plan here.

It was REALLY GOOD.  I mean, REALLY REALLY GOOD.  I have to admit, it is such a simple recipe that I thought it would either be nothing, or SOMETHING.  It was SOMETHING AND MORE!  We all loved it.  Here's a rather snarfy picture of it (a photographer I AM NOT!):


Its deep brown color is from the Worcestershire and brown sugar sauce.  After it was in the crockpot a couple of hours, it smelled so good in the kitchen!  The aroma alone is scrumptious, or it would be if you could eat it.  On The Happy Housewife blog, she recommends shredding the roast with a fork and serving it on sandwiches.  Well, since I'm gluten free, I made a big pot of mashed potatoes and plunked the barbecued pork on top of them with some juice.  Mr. Grandma ate his on a bun, and my son joined me with the mashed potato version.  

I used a boneless pork roast that was about 3-1/2 pounds, plus another 2 pound package of cubed boneless pork for stew.  Since I had so much meat, I used 2 cups of Worcestershire sauce and 2 cups of brown sugar.  

Also, I just don't make mashed potatoes.  I make my very favorite mashed potatoes in the whole world.  I peel and cut up about 4 pounds of potatoes, boil them, and when I'm ready to mash them I add an 8 oz. brick of cream cheese, 8 oz. sour cream, 1 stick of butter, and a splash of milk.  Sometimes I add a little ranch dressing, too.  The potatoes are not stiff, rather very creamy and slightly on the thin side, but not too thin that they are runny.  They are perfect.  At least for me and my family.  And yes, I might be a tad on the chubette side, but when you get to be a grandma who cares?  It's not like I'm going to be in a swimsuit competition any time soon!  

I will most definitely put this on my monthly menu rotation, and I am updating my Pinterest board to reflect that this is a keeper.  Thanks so much to the Happy Housewife blog for this great and super easy recipe!

Happy Tummies to You!



Menu Plan for Week of May 5 to May 11

May is a very busy month here.  Lots of things going on, with school winding down and all the end-of-school celebrations.  Toss in Mother's Day and Teacher Appreciation Week, and almost every day of the month has something on the schedule.  And that's why this grandma has to be organized!

So here is this week's menu plan.  Almost all of my recipes are from ones I've pinned, or my own collection.  I've linked to my Pinterest links, and all photos are from blogs where they originated via Pinterest unless otherwise stated.  I am trying to use a lot of the recipes I've pinned.  If they don't turn out, I will let you know and I will delete the pin! If they are keepers, I will let you know that too!

Monday:

B:  Cinnamon Bun Waffles, Sliced bananas and strawberries, juice
L:  Chicken nuggets, corn, pears, milk
S:  BBQ Pork Sandwiches (crockpot), Cole Slaw, Chips, Pickles
From Hope Studios
From The Happy Housewife
Tuesday:

B:  Copycat Starbucks Lemon Loaf, Bananas, Yogurt, juice
L:  Hot dogs, Macaroni and Cheese, Peaches

From Jenn's Random Scraps
From Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen
Wednesday:

B:  Breakfast Bowls (eggs, potatoes, sausage, and cheese sauce), juice
L:  Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes, oranges

Easy One Pot K-D Taco Supper. Photo by CIndytc
From Food.com, by caillacgirl
Thursday:

L:  Soft Tacos, Rice, Pineapple Slices
S:  Slow Cooker Garlic and Brown Sugar Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Corn on the Cob

From Six Sisters Stuff

From Plain Chicken
Friday:

B:  Hummingbird Muffins, Yogurt, Juice
L:  Cheeseburger, French Fries, Apple Slices
S:  Pizza Grilled Cheese, Onion Rings, Chips, Pickles
From blogchef.net
Hummingbird Muffins
From Mr. Food.com
Saturday:

L:  Leftovers from the week
S:  Chef Salad, Breadsticks

From Food Wanderings in Asia
I will be linking up to Menu Plan Monday on orgjunkie.com.

That's all for now! Have a wonderful week!