pear and blnewue cheese mmmmmm

Ingredients

• 4 slices of bacon, drippings reserved
• 10 oz. shell baby spinach or baby spinach-spring mix
• 2 ripe pears, cored and sliced
• 2 oz. crumbled blue cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp spicy brown or Dijon mustard
• 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
• Pinch of salt and pepper

• Cook the bacon in a skillet, or in the oven. Reserve 3 Tbsp of the rendered fat. Let bacon cool slightly before crumbling.
• In a large mixing or serving bowl, toss together the spinach mix, pear slices, crumbled blue cheese, chopped walnuts and add the crumbled bacon to the salad once cooled slightly.
• Prepare the homemade bacon vinaigrette. In a small skillet or saucepan, add the bacon drippings and whisk in the sugar, spicy brown mustard and vinegar. Add a pinch of both salt and pepper. Once dressing has been well whisked, pour warm over the salad.
• Serve Pear & Blue Cheese Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette.

thai peanut noodles

Ingredients

• 12 oz spaghetti (I used Barilla White Fiber)
• 1 large red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips then cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and sliced into thin strips then cut into-2-inch pieces
• 3/4 cup chopped green onions
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/2 cup lightly salted roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
• Sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)
Peanut Sauce
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 3 Tbsp soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 2 Tbsp Sriracha (more or less to taste)
• 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 Tbsp peeled and minced fresh ginger
• 1 Tbsp minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil

Directions

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• Cook spaghetti according to directions listed on package. Meanwhile prepare peanut sauce by combining all sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl, whisking until well blended and smooth.
• Drain pasta and pour into a large serving bowl. Toss with sauce then add bell pepper, cucumber, green onions, cilantro and peanuts and toss lightly. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.
• Recipe source: adapted slightly from Gourmet

bbq pork and cole slaw

Apple Cider Pulled Pork Sandwiches--TB rendition-reinvented from a recipe I have so it works in crock pot

2 cups apple cider (or juice)--DO NOT MEASURE any of the below..............
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cumin
1 1/2 tsp. paprika
1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
optional: 4 tbsp. of your favorite barbecue sauce  I used my new FAVORITE: meijer brand carolina bbq sauce--SO TASTY with a vinegar kick
1 medium onion, divided into eighths
2-3 lbs. pork shoulder, all ties removed (I used a pork shoulder butt roast)

put onion on bottom of crock pot 
mix all the other stuff except pork
put pork in crock
dump stuff on top
cover
crock pot it all day
pull meat out
shred
reduce sauce on stove if you want or use store sauce on bbq
serve with sauce on top, next to or mixed into meat
serve on buns or with buns

enjoy



TB coleslaw
1 bag slaw mix (small)
mayo
sour cream
apple cider vinegar
beaumounde seasoning
salt
pepper
sugar
dried green chives  

mix. store in fridge to marinade and serve.