Pulled-Pork Sandwiches

I love pulled-pork sandwiches, and my aunt swore to me they were easy to make. All I needed was a crockpot and about 6 hours. I’m all about slow cooker recipes, because I can put the stuff together before I head out to work and then come home to a great-smelling house and food ready to eat.

Lately I’ve been cooking recipes from Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food, and almost every recipe I’ve made has been a winner. (Only one recipe was a total failure, but at least Roger and I figured out we don’t like lentils.)  So I turned to their website for a pulled-pork recipe.

Pulled-pork sandwiches

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Golfing for Ecuador

This weekend Roger and I worked at a golf tournament hosted by my parents’ church, Wilmer United Methodist. The tournament was organized to raise money for the Ecuador mission team, of which Roger, my mom, and I are all a part. My dad organized the event, and the team gathered sponsors and teams. We worked for about 2 months sweet talking restaurant owners, store workers, friends, and family into sponsoring. We set a goal to get 50 sponsors, and we ended up with 46 – not too shabby!

Checking teams into the tournamentPicture display of past Ecuador tripsGetting organizedMom and I at the church before heading to the tournament

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Chicken Stir Fry

Monday night I tackled chicken stir fry, and it turned out a little too spicy but really yummy!

Chicken stir fry

The recipe is from Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food: Great Food Fast. My friend Heather gave me the book, and I’ve already made a few recipes from it. Don’t let Martha scare you, because the recipes in this book are not complicated. And they use ingredients you can find at Publix. Not that I don’t love going to Harry’s but I don’t have time (or money!) for that every week.

Chicken stir fry in the wok

The recipe called for Boston lettuce leaves to make the meal into lettuce wraps. I love lettuce wraps so I did just that. I made some brown rice on the side just in case the lettuce didn’t work out. Both were great.

I’m looking forward to these left overs!

Good music, lazy cat, and a scrapbook

We’ve been busy the past few weeks! Last week we headed downtown to The Tabernacle to see one of my favorite bands Flogging Molly. It was a great show. They always balance their shows with music you know and some new stuff (which half the time you already know too). We sat in the balcony, and while I missed dancing like a crazy woman on the floor, I did NOT miss other people’s sweat and beer flying on me. I guess I’ll chalk this experience up to another milestone crossed – sitting in the balcony at a punk show AND prefering it.

Flogging Molly at The Tabernacle | Atlanta | 2009

Back at home, Amelia has found a new favorite spot to chill out. Since Roger cleaned up the office, the kitty has decided she needs to be in that room all the time. She poked around in there before the great cleanup, but now she has room to frolic if she chooses. However, she chooses to be lazy. I can’t really blame her.

Amelia in her favorite spot | Marietta | 2009Amelia sitting pretty | Marietta | 2009

To balance her time in Roger’s office, Amelia also tries to infiltrate the guest bedroom. Normally this is not a problem, but I’ve had the room covered in scrapbook materials for two weeks while I worked on my wedding album. And it’s finally finished! I’m still keeping the room off limits to Amelia though – just because I can.

Wedding scrapbook | 2009