crock pot asian sliders

Good Morning all, It will be a busy week so will be off schedule.  I wanted to give you an extra foodie post this week to off set the schedule.  But I promise after this week will be back on tract. I will be finally done with inspections, appointments and new doctors.  So anyways had that lovely 10 lb pork roast and I was not going to let Conor turn all of it into the German pot roast recipe.  We love the meat ball mixture with the hoisin so I decide to try my new crock pot out and make a slider recipe.  I took 5 lbs of pork shoulder and cooked it all day about 7 hours.  I shredded it with a fork and added the listed ingredients to it. 

1/2 cup barbecue sauce-you can use any kind you like

1/4 cup hoisin sauce

after your pork is shredded mix all ingredients together. You can put on bread, hamburger buns or even whole wheat bread.  Whatever tickles your fancy its tastes yummy.  

Be sure and check back later in the week.  I found a new murder mystery foodie book this time its dealing with cakes-yummy orange dreamsicle cake.

Here's the links to my other favourite Asian recipes

http://lorrainesresources.blogspot.com/2013/10/hooked-on-hoisin-meatballs.html

http://lorrainesresources.blogspot.com/2013/08/family-fun-recipe-homemade-mongolian.html

Happy New Year with a German Pot Roast

Good Afternoon all,  Conor got his wish for the New Year a German Recipe.  First off,  I wanted to wish all my readers a Happy New year and I will continue to bring you new recipes, ways to save money and help with health issues/parenting and of course the further adventures of Frankie.  Those of you who read my blog know my youngest son Conor is really into his German heritage and wants us to cook more German recipes.  Don't worry I still make my Asian recipes in fact half of that 10 lb roast is in the crock pot being turned into Asian sliders as we speak.  I found today's recipe on the taste of home website and have altered it to fit my families taste.  So without further ado here's the recipe.

calls for 3-4 lb pork tenderloin (used 5 lb shoulder roast)

4 garlic gloves, minced (used 1 tablespoon minced garlic)

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon ground mustard

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon each oregano, thyme and rosemary

1/4 teaspoon pepper (used just to taste)

4 potatoes peeled and cut (used more and cut into chunks)

2 onions cut and quartered

called for yellow tomato we omitted this item boys don't like whole tomatoes

Get a nice sized bowl and mix oil, lemon juice and all seasoning together.

Put roast in shallow pan or roasting whichever you have

Cook 20 minutes by itself at 375 degrees

Add potatoes and onions and cook them with the meat for an hour 

It took the meat another hour to cook did not want the vegetables to burn so set them aside and kept warm until roast was done.  Roast will be done when thermometer reads 160.

Voila you have dinner we served with a cake from the store bakery wasn't up to doing a cake today and of course the sparkling holiday cider.  Want to make sure you don't miss any post follow me on facebook or bloglovin would love to have you. Please send me some comment love if you love the recipes always love reading every ones comments.

                                                                     

Frankies corner-Decorating for the New Year

What Do You Think He's Saying With His Photos?  Would Love Your Comments And Thank You For Reading.

after christmas thrifting haul

Good Afternoon all, I went to do a preliminary look at the thrift shop before the 50% sale.  They had some Christmas items already marked at 50% and even the snow globe I've been wanting so I picked it up for a song.  Here's the pics of what I got and how much I paid.  It pays to thrift.

                                                   
                                         Only paid $2 for made in 2006 yes its made in America

                                                 Frankie had to get into the act

Total for the books and 2 videos $3.52

Be sure and check your local thrift stores for clearance on Christmas items and getting ready for the new year.

Reposting The Housing Experiment-- looking ahead for your kids

Good Evening, I was reading joy's post about looking ahead and here's one involving your kids and getting them ready to be on their own.  Basically its about how you can help them prepare to be on their own.  It's called the housing experiment and here's the link.

http://lorrainesresources.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-housing-experiment.html

frankie the yahtzee playing cat

Wasn't going to post but he was just to cute not too.  He watched the boys and I play Yahtzee.  So later when very body left the table he got into the act see following photos for Frankie's antics.

Merry Christmas and Frankie's own personal message

                                                 Merry Christmas   

                                 

                                 And 

                         Happy New Year

To my fur buds don't try to eat the pretty paper give your humans a break and maybe you'll get toys too.