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Weekly Meal Plan for 4/8

TweetBetter late than never. However, this is still going to be a very harried post. If you are on the facebook page then you read that I wasn’t putting up a menu plan for last week. I had no need. We spent most of it at one or the other set of in-laws. Our weather came out awesome for once…

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Pork Plan for Cooking Challenge

TweetThis was an easy plan as well for the cooking challenge.  I put the rub on three small pork roasts and let them sit over night. Then on cook day I set them out on the counter to warm up more to room temp for the smoker. I got lucky and hubby borrowed a gas smoker so we didn’t have…

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Spicy BBQ Rub

TweetWe’ve used this rub for pork and beef. It works great for either. I haven’t tried it on chicken yet but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Just make sure you don’t put as much on. It’s a strong flavor and would probably over power chicken quite easily. When you use a rub make sure you cover the meat…

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Tender BBQ Shredded Pork

TweetPork shoulder is inexpensive and is a great meat to cook in a slow cooker. Simmering a pork shoulder makes it richer and a lot more tender. Serve over mashed potatoes, noodles, rice or of course on top of some great hoagie rolls. Use the reserved meat to make turnovers or in your favorite pork casseroles. This dish may be…

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Juicy Beer-Marinated Pork Roast

TweetI’ve always been a little afraid of cooking pork roast. No matter how vigilant I am, it always seems to turn out dry and tasteless. I know it’s my skills that are at fault — when other people cook pork, it turns out juicy, flavorful and delicious. Because it’s one of the least expensive types of roasting meat, I gaze…

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