Category: MISC

ABC Pork Roast ~ Apricot Bourbon Cranberry Pork Roast

1/2 cup fresh cranberries (cut in half if fresh plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar) or craisins
1/2 cup dried apricots, diced
1 cup bourbon, divided
1/2 cup orange juice
1 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
3/4 cup minced walnuts
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
2 teaspoons minced garlic (jar) or 2 fresh cloves
1 Jumbo egg, beaten
4-5 pound pork roast
1/4 cup chili sauce
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup white zinfandel
2 cups hot water
2 Tablespoons beef granules

In a small saucepan, cover the apricots and cranberries with 1/2 cup of the bourbon and bring to a simmer over a medium heat. Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until tender and gooey.

In a large mixing bowl combine the fruit mixture, orange juice, bread crumbs, walnuts, garlic and green onions. Season with the salt and pepper and mix well. Add the beaten egg until well blended.

Untie the pork roast and pack with stuffing mix, roll and re-tie. Generously smear the chili sauce over entire roast and then pack all the brown sugar over the chili sauce. Place the roast in the bottom of your slow cooker.

Mix together the wine, 1/2 cup bourbon, 2 cups hot water and beef granules until granules are dissolved. Pour around edges of roast.

Cook on low 6-8 hours. Keep covered tightly. Baste Roast with pan juices periodically.

Slow Cooking Thursday is hosted by Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.


Streusel Coffee Cake

CAKE
2 cups Bisquick baking mix
2 tablespoons sugar
1 Jumbo egg
2/3 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons oil
STREUSEL
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup Bisquick baking mix
2 tablespoons cinnamon
8 tablespoons cold butter cut into 32 pieces

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease an 8×8 pan
  • Mix together the cake ingredients until smooth. It will be a little gooey. Spread it evenly into pan.
  • Mix together the baking mix, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut cold butter pieces into it and then spread on top of cake batter.
  • Poke holes down into the cake batter randomly. As cake bakes streusel will form tunnels through the cake.
  • Bake 2 minutes or until cake tester comes out of cake clean. Be sure not to test in streusel or it will never come out clean.

Broccoli Slaw Salad

1 1/2 cups broccoli florets
1/2 head shredded red cabbage
2 bunches green onions, sliced
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup sunflower seeds (shelled)
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 pound bacon cooked crisp and crumbled
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar*

In a large mixing bowl toss the broccoli, red cabbage, onions, seeds, raisins and bacon together. In a small mixing bowl, blend the mayonnaise, sugar and vinegar together until smooth. Pour over the vegetable mix. Toss well and chill 24-48 hours before serving.

*can use pineapple juice instead

Tuesday's Romance of Cookery and Housekeeping

Lemon Sauce
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon flour+
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon butter
Mix together the flour, sugar and salt. Add the water and beat vigorously. Cook over medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the lemon juice and butter. Cook 2 more minutes. If too thin sprinkle in a bit more Wondra flour until desired consistency is reached. Serve immediately over grilled fish. I grilled Mahi Mahi and it was really delicious.

Recipe (page 253) adapted from ‘A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband’ by Louise Bennett Weaver and Helen Cowles LeCron

Give Me 5 Monday

Give Me Five favorite memories from your Easter day 2008.

  1. Friday and Saturday were cold and breezy, but sunny and beautiful with lots and lots of fluffy clouds. We woke to a cold and beautiful snowstorm on Easter.
  2. Sunrise service without a distinct sunrise.
  3. Brunch in the woods.
  4. Sunday afternoon drive where the sun came out ad was absolutely gorgeous.
  5. Deer and lots of them out and about frolicking in the snow.


SPRING FLING AKA SPRING SWAP

I just signed up for this swap and it’s going to be a fun way to welcome spring.
Head on over to Sweet Goodness to check it out and sign up.

I love Paris in the Spring!

Bonjour, Swappers! The Goodness Girls are happy to announce our new spring Sweet Goodness swap!

PARIS IN THE SPRINGTIME SWAP
Sign up by: Monday March 31st
Partner names will be sent out by Friday April 4th
Send out by: Monday April 28th
Description: You will send your partner a swap package including one handmade item, one thrifted item, one sweet treat and one craft supply. Feel free to send more but not less! Get to know your partner! 🙂 Anything goes as long as it sticks to following rules:
Colors: Pale blue/teal/aqua, white and black
Theme: Must include at least one item that is French-inspired. Examples, something must say France or Paris, or include an Eiffel tower or the fleur de lis. Be creative! If you are signing up for this swap you most likely have some French-inspired ideas already rolling around in your head!
Open to: The first 60 swappers so sign up quickly! Just PLEASE remember that if you sign up you MUST complete the swap ON TIME. Please please see the sidebar for details.
Value: Please try to make your swap value $20 (not including shipping).
Please email us at parisswap@hotmail.com to sign up! Remember to let us know if you are willing to ship internationally should we have any overseas participants. Also make sure to include a link to your blog or Flickr page in the email!
We’re excited for this swap and think it will be so much fun! 🙂
The Goodness Girls
Rebecca, Lucy, Leigh Ann & Heidi