Weekly Recipe!

So, at the request of my sister I decided to post a weekly recipe. Something tried and true...and delicious. Enjoy! This is a super easy slow-cooker recipe.

Fajita Pulled-Pork Wraps with Avocado-Onion Slaw

INGREDIENTS
1tablespoon vegetable oil

1lb boneless pork shoulder roast, trimmed

3/4cup mild salsa

1teaspoon chili powder

3/4teaspoon ground cumin

3tablespoons mayonnaise or salad dressing

1tablespoon white vinegar

1/4teaspoon salt

1medium avocado, cubed

1/2cup halved and thinly sliced onion

12small flour/corn tortillas or taco shells

1/4cup chopped cilantro


DIRECTIONS
1 Spray 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook pork in oil 6 to 8 minutes or until brown on both sides. Place pork in slow cooker. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until pork pulls apart easily with fork.
2 Remove pork from slow cooker; shred pork. Reserve 1/4 cup liquid in slow cooker; discard remaining liquid. Stir pork, salsa, chili powder and cumin into liquid in slow cooker.
3 In medium bowl, stir together mayonnaise, vinegar and salt. Gently stir in avocado and onion. To serve, place pork in tortillas; top with avocado-onion slaw and chopped cilantro.
The avocado-onion slaw adds creaminess as well as crunch, but for those who are not avocado fans, try substituting diced tomato or shredded lettuce in its place.
If you have no chili powder or cumin on hand, substitute 1 3/4 teaspoons taco seasoning mix in their place.

Love my boys!

Here is Lincoln Chillaxin in his favorite chair. He thought it would be better to drink the cup of marshmallows rather than pick them out one by one. That's my boy!

I have always felt that the best part of baking is the beaters. Lincoln and myself really enjoyed licking these whipped cream covered beaters clean. He knows something good when he sees it!

Here is Benson sporting his winter/I wish I were hunting hat.

We decided to have a real Christmas tree this year. So, the week before Thanksgiving we piled in the car and headed to Parry's U-Cut Farm. Despite the pouring rain, the dogs chasing us, and the bitter cold, we had a great time. I thought we really picked a great tree, believe me it wasn't easy. This farm consisted of thousands of trees all different varieties and shapes and sizes.

Here is my rugged mountain man of a husband using his Paul Bunyon manly skills to chop down our six-foot whopper of a tree. Good job honey! You look great!

Benson really took a liking to the tree and has attempted to pull it over on several occasions. I have also noticed due to our wonderful children, thru the weeks the ornaments have slowly made their way to the upper half of the tree. I am just trying to love the moment!

Dang Benson! You are so stylish!

This is a trick Benson learned from his Aunts...go straight for the wallet. Can't you see him eyeing that twenty? They learn so young these days!

Dave and I were blessed with the happiest little boys! I don't think we could love them any more than we do. How could you not love this face?

I couldn't have said it better myself!

Lincoln's Birthday, Benson's Blessing and As of late...

Song Time

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While we had some nice weather we decided to hit up the Portland Zoo. We had a blast! It is always amazing to see these beautiful animals up close. We even had a bald eagle fly three feet above our heads during a bird show. It was awesome!

What a magnificent bird!

A baby elephant showing off his sweet moves!


He looks like the King of the jungle to me!

Lincoln and Dave viewing an exhibit, they were really into it!

I think Lincoln's favorite exhibit was the sea lions. He could not get enough of this sea lion that kept swimming right by him. I think the look on his face says it all. We love you Lincoln!