Sausage and Peppers in honor of Wurstfest

We spent some time this past weekend at a wonderful event called Wurstfest, a ten day salute to sausage and, frankly, all things German. Wurstfest takes place in a small town outside of San Antonio called New Braunfels and it truly surpassed my expectations, if one can have expectations about an event saluting sausage. The [...]

Shredded Apricot Pork Sandwiches

Besides the time-saving and ease factors associated with it, one of my favorite reasons for using a crock-pot is how meat just falls apart cooked this way. You are always left with moist, tender pork, beef, chicken, etc. The perfect use for this? Pulled pork! I discovered this recipe several years ago and keep coming [...]

Slow-Cooked Pulled Pork

Last night we broke from our normal routine and went out for dinner; very exciting! Even better when my son behaves himself!  We tried out a new restaurant that looks out over the water since it was such a beautiful night.  The moon was rising up over the bay and it was gorgeous. I ordered [...]

Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

I don’t know why, but I want to incorporate blue cheese into every meal lately.  That’s not normal.   But alas, I was all too successful last night when my husband suggested simple grilled chicken sandwiches.  I turned it up a notch by making buffalo chicken topped with mounds of blue cheese.  But I didn’t stop [...]