Carolina Pork BBQ

We're having these sandwiches for dinner tonight with corn on the cob and salad. The sauce is not tomato-based, and is spicy and sweet. The house smells yummy. The sauce is very vinegary, so if you're not a huge fan, cut the amount of vinegar a bit.

Pork:

-3-4 lb pork tenderloin roast

-2 tbsp minced garlic

-1 (15 oz.) can chicken broth

-fresh cracked pepper to taste

Stir together chicken broth and 1 tbsp garlic in the crockpot. Add roast. Top with the rest of the garlic and fresh cracked pepper. Cook on low 6-8 hours. When meat is done, remove from the crockpot and shred with two forks. Top with the BBQ sauce.

BBQ Sauce:

-1 (16 oz) bottle apple cider vinegar

-1/4 cup packed light brown sugar

-2 tbsp kosher salt

-1/2 tbsp cayenne pepper

-1/2 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes

-1/4 tbsp hot pepper sauce

In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients. Let stand 3 hours so everything incorporates. Whisk well before pouring over shredded pork.

Mary's Guacamole

"I never liked avocados, until someone told me how fattenening they were." - Paula Deen

I spent 34 years turning my nose up at guacamole. I thought it looked gross, tasted gross and had a gross texture. What I realize now is that I was eating the WRONG guacamole. My friend Mary made this for a girls' night one time, and just to be polite, because she's my friend and all, I tried it. Then I ate the rest of the bowl!!! She was kind enough to share her recipe. I've had it for dinner twice this week. Enjoy... I DO! And thank goodness I've come to my senses about guacamole.

For every 1 avocado you use, add:

-juice of 1/2 lime

-sprinkling of kosher salt

-fresh cracked pepper to taste

-1 clove garlic

Because I am obsessed, I add:

-1 tbsp or so fresh chopped cilantro

-1/2 cup or so fresh chopped grape tomatoes

I use a potato masher to mash the top four ingredients together, then gently stir in the cilantro and grape tomatoes.

Blueberry Pancakes

Tried this recipe for the first time today and it was a hit! Ellie and I love blueberry pancakes. Rob likes his plain. So, I throw his on the griddle and then fold the blueberries into the rest of the batter. I served with bacon... a classic favorite!

-1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

-1 1/4 tsp baking powder

-1 1/2 tsp sugar

-1/2 tsp salt

-1/2 tbsp melted butter

-1 egg

-1 cup milk

-1/2 cup fresh blueberries (frozen would work, too, I guess)

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and sugar. In a small bowl, beat together egg and milk. Stir in to flour mixture. Add melted butter and stir until there are no lumps, being careful not to overbeat. Fold in blueberries and griddle 'em up!

Serve with warm maple syrup. Enjoy!