TRIUMPH!

It was one of those proud Mom-moments...

I had to share (maybe even brag a little!)

My boys ate and actually LOVED something I cooked!

...Miracles never cease!

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I mean, look at these smiles! And they wanted MORE!

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To truly appreciate this moment, there is something you must understand...

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Perhaps you DON'T know this about me, but I am I am not a good cook. Horrible, actually.

There are many reasons...

Mostly because I don't enjoy it...

(Seems like a lot of work and mess when it doesn't even taste as good as eating out!)

Also, because I never learned how...

(Everything we made in our house growing up, came from a can or a box.)

True Story:

I was 12 (literally TWELVE... I was a Beehive!) when I learned that "scratch"

(as in "make it from scratch") was not a "mix" of some sort. Yeah...

I thought it was like Bisquick... some sort of "just add water" kind of stuff that you could use to make anything. (SAD!)

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Bottom line...

I don't usually give it a lot of effort...

(If there are too many ingredients, too many steps, or it takes more than 15 minutes, I'm out!)

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Well, for the sake of my poor husband and growing children, I have recently embarked on a Personal Culinary-Skill Improvement Project.

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This yummy pulled-pork was my latest experiment...

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Guess what? I DID IT!

I started it in the slow-cooker at 10:30 am and by noon it smelled so good I wanted to eat my own arm! YUM!

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Here's the magic formula:

Rinse (and pat dry) a 3-6 pound Pork Rump or Shoulder Roast

(I got my 13 pound roast at Costco and just multiplied accordingly)

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Rub with 1/8 cup coarse Kosher Salt

Mix: 2 cups Water and 2 teaspoons Liquid Smoke (from the BBQ aisle)

Pour Liquid into the bottom of Slow Roaster Oven

Add salted Roast

Cook covered at 350 for at least 3 hours (Keeping Moist)

Shred with 2 forks

Add more Water/Liquid Smoke/Salt to taste

And THAT'S IT!

My boys LOVED it! (And I felt like a Domestic Goddess!)

Trust me when I say, if I can do it, so can you!