This was a hard week to say the least. There has been a horrible stomach bug raging through my children's preschool and by the middle of the week, my oldest two had it. Quickly followed by myself and then my four month old daughter. When you have multiple children getting sick from from every area of their bodies all over your home, it makes life seem pretty dark to say the least. But thankfully, by Saturday night, both older children were feeling good and Daddy has yet to come down with anything, I will take my blessings as they come! On a funnier side note, because of all the illness in the house, the laundry got backed up and I was running low on basically everything I can get my still pregnancy-weight strapped body in. When I went to put on a pair of underwear...I searched in my drawer and found a pair I didn't remember having, I was pleasantly surprised. I slipped them on and they felt so good, they were so comfortable and I had that feeling of "where have you been all my life." It's amazing how such a simple thing as a good fitting pair of undies can make the storm going on in your life seem like a calm, cool, bubbling stream. I thought to myself "I am so glad the laundry got low, I would have never seen these if I had not had to "search" for them." When I decided I would treat myself to another pair of these extremely comfy undies, I looked at the tag to see which store had made them and saw "Old Navy" but then to my dismay I saw "maternity!" OH MY GOSH, this pair of wonderfully fitting undies that I thought were a gift from angels were actually a pair of maternity underwear that did not make it into my "maternity clothes" box that had been put up 3 months ago! Thus ending my love affair with the comfy undies. I threw those suckers off as if they were on FIRE! Now onto more serious and normal topics. I have become a Huge Fan of the Boneless Pork Loin Roast. Because of the size, I can cut it in half and get two dinners out of one roast. They freeze perfectly, are so easy to work with, and take on any flavors you add. I made two totally different dinners this past week with this roast and got great reviews. The first recipe I have listed is a Honey Mustard Bacon Roast that does take about 90 minutes to cook, so you will need to take that into consideration before making it. The other recipe is disgustingly easy. I am not even sure its considered a recipe its so simple, but is SO good. Its a recipe for pulled pork sandwiches, made in a handy crock pot from a fresh or frozen state. Double duty out of any cut of meat works for me! Hope you have a good week!
Honey Mustard and Bacon Roast
1 2-pound boneless pork loin roast ( You will have to buy a 3-4 pound roast and cut it in half or use the whole thing and just double the sauce recipe and amount of bacon)
1/4 cup of Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons whole grain mustard
1/4 cup honey
2 garlic cloves minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
6 bacon slices
cooking twine if you have it
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a baking dish and rack if you have one. If you don't have a rack, you can certainly cook the roast without it. Lay your roast in the baking dish, fat side up. In a mixing bowl, combine the two mustard's, honey, and garlic. Sprinkle the meat with the salt and pepper. Pour and spread half of the sauce on the pork, while reserving the other half for after it is cooked. Then take your bacon and lay it on the pork length ways covering the sides and top of the roast. If you have some twine, tie the bacon on the pork, if not, do not worry about it, just make sure the bacon is on the top portion of the roast, not the sides so it won't slide off. Bake the roast at 375 degrees for 90 minutes or until the thickest part, usually the middle is 160 degrees in temperature. ( You may want to lay a piece of foil over the top after 60 minutes if you don't like your bacon too crispy or dark.) Once it is cooked, let the meat rest of 10 minutes and then slice and serve with the sauce your reserved earlier.
Pulled BBQ Pork
1 8 to 12 ounce bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce
1 onion sliced into four pieces
1/2 cup orange juice
salt and pepper
your favorite hamburger buns or rolls for serving
Place your roast in your crock pot and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the sliced onion around the roast. Mix your juice and BBQ sauce in a bowl and pour it over the roast. Replace the lid and cook on low for 6-8 hours. If you need to cook it longer, I suggest cooking it from a frozen state and on low 10-12 hours. When it is done, take two forks and pull the roast apart in the crock pot, in essence shredding it and then mix it around with all of the sauce. Serve big drippy portions of the juicy meat on buns with all your favorite fixings. Enjoy!
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