Pulled Pork

It's Monday again!

You know what that means -

another Meal Plan Monday post to start your week off right!

 Today we're having pulled pork sandwiches.

We found this recipe on the back of a

Campbell's French Onion soup can and decided to give it a try.

So gather your ingredients -

and stick your pork roast in a pan,

and brown it on all sides.

Then, get out your crock-pot,

and dump in your ketchup, cider vinegar, 

french onion soup and brown sugar.

 Then stick your browned pork roast in,

and cook it on low ALL DAY LONG.

But it goes really fast,

just play with your son for a minute -

 and viola!

Your pork roast is done and ready to be pulled apart.

 Grab some forks and get to work.

Before long your beautiful little roast

will look like this delicious pile of meat.

 All that's left to do is throw some pork on a bun,

and serve it up with some cheesy potatoes and cole slaw.

 Add some flavor and crunch by putting

your cole slaw right on your sandwich.

 It's delicious!

Campbell's Slow-Cooked Pulled Pork

1 Tbsp. olive oil

3.5 lb boneless pork roast

1 can French Onion soup

1 c. ketchup

3/4 c. cider vinegar

3 Tbsp. packed brown sugar

Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook until it's well browned on all sides. Stir the soup, ketchup, vinegar and brown sugar in a 5-quart slow cooker. Add the pork and turn to coat. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 9 hours (or on high for 4 to 5 hours) or until the pork is fork-tender. Remove the pork from the cooker to a cutting board and let stand for 10 minutes. Using 2 forks, shred the pork. Return the pork to the cooker. Divide the pork and sauce mixture and serve on rolls.

Feeling Lucky?

In honor of MEAH by Amanda's first ever Open House

 I'm hosting later this week,

we're giving away one custom necklace to a lucky reader.

You can win a beautiful one-of-a-kind necklace like one of these:

 Or have her whip up a custom photo keepsake like one of these: 

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post.

Tell me if you're coming to the Open House on Thursday,

and if not, what is so important that is keeping you away?

Or describe the necklace you'd pick if you win!

The winner will be chosen at random on Thursday evening.

If you're coming to the party, you can pick your prize then,

or if you don't live around here or can't make it -

don't worry, we'll mail it!

This giveaway closes at 5 p.m. Thursday,

so leave your comment before then to qualify.

GOOD LUCK!

Trick or Treating

We weren't sure how well Walt would do on Halloween night.

He'd spent almost the whole day in bed with a fever.

But once he got up,

we got him into his costume and

threw his shoes on fast while he was still happy.

With his plastic jack-o-lantern bucket in hand,

our little Tigger was ready to hit the streets.

We walked through the backyard,

and met up with some neighbor kids.

Then the whole gang headed down the street to get some candy.

Walt did great,

even though he wasn't feeling the best.

 After a few houses,

we broke off from the crew

 and stopped back at our house.

 Then we hopped in the car and drove to a Trunk-or-Treat party

at a nearby church to meet Walt's cousins.

Here is Kaitlyn Snow White and Walter Tigger. 

They played some games and loaded up on more candy.

But before long, Walt began to fade -

so we brought little Tigger and all of his treats home.

And a few minutes later, he was happily back in bed

and I was happily eating a twix I stole from his candy bucket :)

A Hotdish for Cold Days

Here's a meal plan so quick and easy,
I can make it all by myself!
It's a classic midwest hotdish staple -

Tater Tot Hotdish 

 First, brown a pound of hamburger.

 While that's cooking, cut up some onion,

 and fry it up with your meat.

 Gather the rest of your ingredients -

 and combine the soups and milk in a bowl,

 stirring until well mixed.

Next, spread your cooked meat and onion

 in the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan.

Then, open your green beans,  

 and spread them out on top.

 Then pour on your milk and soup mixture,

 and cut some slices of velveeta.

 Once you've got a bunch of cheese slices thrown on top,

 dump on your bag of tater tots.

 Here's a look at the hotdish after baking for an hour.

 Finally, you can dig in -

 and enjoy a nice big bowl of this tasty classic!

Tater Tot Hotdish
1 lb hamburger
chopped onion
1 large pkg frozen tater tots
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can of milk
1 can drained green beans
5-6 slices of velveeta

Brown meat and onion. Mix together soups and milk. Layer in a 9 x 13 inch pan browned meat and onion, green beans, soup mixture, cheese, and tater tots. Bake 1 hour uncovered at 350.