Currently Reading

To show the kids in the house that mom is willing to read what they are interested in....I chose to read Eragon which totally shocked the boys so for them I said I would read the series.....<3

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/113436.Eragon?ac=1

Recipe for the day ~ Kalua Pig in a Slow Cooker

Kalua Pig in a Slow Cooker

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

1 (6 pound) pork butt roast

1 1/2 tspn Hawaiian Sea Salt

1 Tbpsn liquid smoke flavoring

Directions:

Pierce pork all over with a carving fork

Rub salt then liquid smoke over meat

Place roast in a slow cooker

Cover and cook on Low for 16 to 20 hours, turning once during cooking time

Remove meat from slow cooker and shred, adding dripping as needed to moisten

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.”― Maya Angelou

Recipe for the day ~ Banana Cake

Banana Cake

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter

2 1/8 cups white sugar

3 eggs

2 tspns vanilla extract

1 1/2 tspns baking soda

1/4 tspn salt

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

2 tspns lemon juice

1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 2 or 3 bananas)

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar

1 tspn vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 275 (That's right - 275)

Grease and flour a 9x13 baking pan

In a small bowl, mix bananas with lemon juice, set aside

In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt, set aside

In a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy

Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in 2 tspns vanilla

Beat in the flour mixture alternating with the buttermilk

Stir in banana mixture

Pour in prepared pan

Bake for 1 hour (AT 275) or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean

Remove from oven and place directly into freezer for 45 minutes

This will make the cake very moist

For the frosting

In a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter and cream cheese until smooth

Beat in 1 tspn vanilla

Add confectioner's sugar and beat at a low speed until well blended, then on high until frosting is smooth

Spread on cool cake

Thought for the day

GOOD MORNING ~ Thought for the day ~ “What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.” ― Maya Angelou, Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Recipe for the day ~ Broccoli Salad

Broccoli Salad

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

**This salad is one of favorites in the summer**

Ingredients:

8 slices of bacon, crumbled (I just use the microwave bacon - easier)

2 heads of broccoli, chopped

1 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

1/2 large red onion, chopped

1/2 cup raisins (optional)

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/8 cup white sugar

2 tspns black pepper

1 tspn salt

2/3 cup mayonnaise

1 tspn fresh lemon juice

Directions:

If you are using regular bacon and not microwave, place bacon in a large, deep skillet

Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown

Drain and crumble

In a large bowl, combine broccoli, cheese, bacon, onion and raisins

Prepare the dressing in a small bowl by whisking together the red wine vinegar, sugar, pepper, salt, mayonnaise and lemon juice

Combine dressing with salad

Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve

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Thought for the day

Thought for the day ~ RIP Maya Angelou ~ “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ― Maya Angelou