Super easy Pulled Pork

I came on here to post a recipe then I found all these cute cake ideas. I make a really super easy pulled pork recipe. I wanted to smoke my pork in my smoker this time but with the hours I work I just did not have the time so I threw it in the crock pot again. This is my easy go to way to make pulled pork.

Pork butt, I like to use one with a bone in it.

Brown Sugar rub I got this from Costco and figured it was time to use it. 

bottle of brown sugar BQ sauce.

Believe me when I tell you this is a super easy recipe. I came home at 6:00 am from work and headed to bed. As I was laying there I remembered I need to make my pulled pork. So I got up and threw the pork in the crock-pot and sprinkled the brown sugar rub I had over the pork. I set it to high and went to bed. When I got up about 5 hours later I checked it, once it fell apart easily when stirred I turned it to low. Poured in some brown sugar BQ sauce and let it cook for another hour, then turned to warm.

Bag of coleslaw. 

bottle Marie Calendar coleslaw dressing

Hamburger buns.

Mix bag of coleslaw with dressing and chill. Toast hamburger buns and add pulled pork and coleslaw.  Enjoy. 

Hope you give i

t a try and come back and let me know what you think.

Butter Cookies

Every time I think about making cutout cookies I go looking for the perfect recipe. I never find one I like. Now I have to tell you something funny. I have the perfect recipe, I have used it maybe 20 times over the past 30 years. I have no idea why I feel I need to find a better one. I think it is because I really don't like to make cookies, "Oh my, did I say that out loud!" yes, cookie making is my least favorite thing to do. But my goal is to get over it and just start doing it. So today I am going to go make my cookie dough so it will be ready for me to make some Easter cookies this weekend. I am going to try to talk my husband into either doing a hike up to Berry Creek Falls tomorrow or a 40 mile bike ride from Morgan Hill into San Jose and back. We have a trail we love to take, well I like the Morgan Hill one and he likes the Vasona Creek trail. Mine is about 10 miles longer and it is a beautiful peaceful ride, you might see a few more bikers on the path as with Vasona there are a lot of people walking and a lot more bike riders.  
Have a wonderful Easter everyone.


2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 cups powder sugar
1 cup butter, soften
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tarter
1 tsp almond extract
Frosting....I will admit I do not frost mine, I don't like really sweet cookies.
4 cups powder sugar
1/2 cup butter
3-4 tbsp. milk
2 tsp vanilla
Food coloring
In large mixer bowl combine all cookie ingredients, beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often until mixed well ( 3-4 minutes. If necessary chill the dough about 2 hours. Heat the oven to 375. Roll out dough 1/2 at a time on well-floured surface ( I use powder sugar)
Roll 1/4" thickness, cut with cookie cutters. Place 1" apart on cookies sheets. Bake for 6-10 minutes until the edges are slightly browned.
In mixing bowl combine all of frosting ingredients, beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until fluffy. If desire add food coloring to your icing mix. Decorate cookies.
If you would like to hang these on your tree at Christmas then while still warm use a straw to put a hole in the cookie.
 I do not use the icing recipe I like to use fondant and I just cut it out
in with the same cookie cutter, but I am going to use royal icing this time.
 Now to find the perfect Royal Icing recipe

Well this is not the perfect cookie icing, it is way too sweet. If I were a diabetic I would be in the hospital with one bite of the recipe I used. 

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Magic Shell

I had to give this a try, it is pretty good. Just two ingredients is all it takes and about 90 seconds in the microwave. This recipe is from Chef in Training. http://www.chef-in-training.com/2015/02/homemade-magic-shell/

2 cups chocolate chips. I used milk chocolate but any chip would work. Maybe a mixture of peanut butter and chocolate chips next time

1/4 cup coconut oil (the solid one)

Put in a microwave safe bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds then stir. Repeat until melted.