Crock Pot Pulled Pork

• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup worcestershire
• 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 Tbsp ground mustard
• 1 Tbsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• dash red pepper flakes
• pinch salt and pepper
• 1 medium onion, chopped (we chop into big chunks to remove after cooking)
• 3 pounds pork tenderloin
• Hamburger buns
• BBQ Sauce (optional)

Combine all ingredients except onion and pork into crock pot. Whisk until well blended. Place pork and onions into mixture, coating both sides of meat. Cook for 8-10 hours on low or 6 hours on high. After meat is cooked, shred with forks inside the crock pot and stir into the sauce. Serve on hamburger buns or rolls, or by itself on a plate, with optional bbq sauce to top.

Open Face Sandwiches

• good firm bread, we usually get something fancy from the deli or make our own, sliced
• deli meat sliced thin - we like turkey and roast beef best
• cheese - sliced or shredded
• mayo/miracle whip/mustard as desired
• tomato
• brown gravy - we use a packet of mix unless we have some leftover from another meal

Set the oven for 450º. While it is preheating, place empty slices of bread on a baking sheet and put in oven for a few minutes to get it slightly toasted. Pull them out and have each person build their own sandwich - the possibilities are endless. Any meat, cheese, veggie, or condiment will do. Cheese on top. When oven is preheated, place the topped bread back in the oven for 5-10 minutes or until the cheese melts. Then turn on the broiler for 1-2 minutes to brown it slightly if desired. We tend to accidentally burn things in broiler mode, but maybe you're better at it. Plate each sandwich and top with brown gravy.

Chicken Salad

This isn't much of a recipe, more a list of ingredients. We switch it up a lot, but this is our current favorite.

• Chopped cooked chicken
• Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip (we do half and half)
• Sliced almonds or chopped pecans
• Craisins
• Green pepper, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste

We've also used mandarin oranges, grapes, and celery in the past. I thought chicken salad was so gross when I was younger, but now honestly I can't get enough of it.

Italian Beef

• roast
• 1 jar pepperoncinis
• 1 packet italian dressing mix

Place roast in crock pot. Pour dressing mix and jar of pepperoncinis on top. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Serve on rolls with provolone cheese.