Slow Roast Bourbon Pork

I love when I can set up a dinner early enough that I can sit back and leave it alone and watch it take care of itself.  Today, I sat back for 8 hours!  I have a slow cooker that has only been used once before and I really need to use it more.  I had a pork tenderloin and although the recipe calls for shoulder or butt, it still worked.

Put the oven on broil and make the sauce.

For the sauce:
2 Tablespoons Kosher Salt
1 Tablespoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2-3 Tablespoons Mustard Powder
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar (firmly packed)
2 Dashes Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 Cup of your favorite BBQ Sauce (I used a Smooth&Smokin Chipotle BBQ sauce from Tahoe House Bakery in Tahoe, but since it is pretty obscure, use your fave)
1/4 - 1/2 cup Bourbon Whiskey

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and set aside.

Meanwhile, place the pork in a lightly oiled shallow pan, turn pork over a few times to coat in the oil and then broil on both sides until lightly brown.

Take out of the oven and place in a slow cooker on the 6 - 8 hour setting depending on how much time you have to wait.  Pour sauce over the meat after putting it in the cooker.  Once every hour or so, baste the meat.  When there is about one hour left to cook, add several teaspoons of the herb or mix of herbs of your choice.  I sprinkled on Bouquet Garni, which contains Savory, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Basil, Dill, Marjoram, Sage and Tarragon.  Any of these herbs would work.  After the allotted cooking time, place under the broiler again for a few minutes to crisp up the skin.  Save the sauce left in the cooker as gravy, you will want to pour it on!

I served with herb roasted potatoes and some sauteed Swiss chard.  I still have the taste in my mouth and I'm loving it.

Here's to hoping my Everyday Girls love this as much as I did.

I have young skin!

I have young skin.  At least I like to think that is why I need to use something that is usually reserved for the teen set.  Proactiv acne treatment system.  I have been using it for about a year now and I truly see a new smoothness to my skin and very few breakouts, if any.   My preteen daughter is also using it, though not as consistently as I do.  I can tell you for sure, on the days that she uses it, her skin is visibly clearer.  When she forgets to use it or gets too “busy” the breakouts come back.  

Here’s where it gets tricky.  Where should you purchase it, what products should you get and how do you use it?  I will tackle the first item, where.  DON’T buy it from Proactiv’s website or from them directly, unless you want to be locked in to a contract and constant shipments that you might not want.  I made that mistake and I was very unhappy.  Took me several tries to have them cease and desist my plan and subsequent shipments.  Even now, I get a constant barrage of emails and letters begging me to “come back!”  My best experience after that first disaster was ordering from Amazon and QVC respectively.  QVC is a wonderful place to start because they have complete sets to order on a one time basis at reasonable prices.  I would recommend getting a comprehensive set initially so you can see how it works with your skin and which of the products you like best for your skin.  If you love everything, just keep ordering from QVC.  If you find that all you need are the cleanser and toner, Amazon is great for individual items.  

For me, the Renewing Cleanser and the Revitalizing Toner are my go to items.  I use them once nightly and that’s it.  I use a clear bar soap in the morning from DHC, but that is another blog post.  Also, once a week, I use the Refining Mask and it truly seems to do wonders to the smoothness of my skin and my pore size.  There is a Repairing treatment that most kits come with that I don’t use.  However, my daughter uses it in her routine and seems to work well for her, which is why I recommend trying the set of products and tweaking to your routine and what works best for you.  

Us Everyday Girls need all the help we can get and I’m not above sharing my favorite secrets.