From a different part of the pig
Tomorrow, most people will be feasting on the traditional Easter dinner–a nice spiral ham, glazed in a honey sauce, served along side tender red potatoes, deviled eggs, roasted asparagus…..the list could go on and on.
Our family will be dining on bbq pork sandwiches. This may not seem odd to some of you; but for me, it is a very upsetting scenario. I do not consider myself to be a traditional person, but when it comes to traditional holiday meals, I stick with the “tried and true”. I like to dine on Reuben sandwiches on St. Patrick’s Day, watermelon and hamburgers on the 4th, and the whole turkey/stuffing/mashed potatoes combo on Thanksgiving. Likewise, on Easter, I really try to prepare the aforesaid Easter menu.
But the fact that we are moving in 7 days (aaaaahhhh!!!) throws Easter traditions out the window. As I came to grips with the fact that we would not be dining on the traditional fare, my mind began to contemplate the easiest slow cooker recipe I could think of. And the perfect one came to mind…..I think I can work through the steps to prepare it, and hopefully my family will not be as bothered as I am with the unconventional Easter menu.
Here is the recipe for Kimberly’s BBQ Pork Sandwiches:
1) Put one pork roast in the crockpot (or slow cooker, depending on how you were raised).
2) Turn it on low for 8-10 hours.
3) Shred the pork with a fork. (That rhymes! 
4) Mix in one bottle of your favorite barbeque sauce.
5) Serve on your favorite rolls, with a salad and favorite veggie.
There you have it–the easiest Easter dinner I have ever made! And I have an excuse for this mediocre holiday meal–I just have to keep telling myself that. And I must remind myself that it is still from a pig.….just a different part of the pig……
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mmmmm…that sounds really good right now.
we didn’t do traditional today since it was just me and drew anyway. We had chicken enchiladas =p…we were cheap and didn’t want to go out and buy stuff we didn’t already plan for =p…esp since ham and all that stuff is expensive!
BBQ pork? My fave! And, anything would be better than that dried out, chewy stuff my Grandma called ham and turkey.
Sounds good, even if not traditional. hope your move goes WELL and somewhat STRESS-FREE. I’ll call soon so you can fill me in on the fiasco. I’ll miss ya during my rare visits to WI.
Hope you had a Happy Easter! The BBQ sandwiches sound good to me. Our friends invited us over for a traditional Easter meal. At church cleaning yesterday, I had mentioned we might eat Hamburger Helper on Easter. I think that caused our friend to decide to invite us over, rather than allow us to eat such an unconventional meal on a holiday.
I can’t believe you’re moving in a few days! We’ll miss you.
Just found your blog, really love it! You have a wonderful voice and a truly Christian spirit!
But — as an editor, I HAVE TO point out that your title has the word “intriguing” misspelled. I hope you can make that correction easily, and I hope you’re not offended by my mentioning it.
Looking forward to reading you!
Anne
Kaje, I love chicken enchiladas! Good choice.
The pork sandwiches did turn out well–even Little E ate one…or maybe two…
MR, I am glad you did not have to eat H. Helper on Easter.
And Anne–I am glad you are enjoying my blog. And thank you for the “positive criticism”! I actually changed the spelling once (I thought) bc someone pointed it out. But I guess it did not work.
Sarah and family,
Good luck on your move..I hope everything turns out great for you guys. I’ll be thinking of you.
Hugs to the E’s from us…
Barb, D and L….
Sarah-I looked for your e-mail address to subscribe to your new blog but couldn’t find it. My brother-in-law lives in Colorado. I would love to be able to read your new blog.