Blackberry Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Submitted by Beth Ellen Holimon

 http://www.yumsugar.com/Savory-Blackberry-Recipe-Slow-Cooker-Pulled-Pork-Blackberries-10075001

Ingredients

2 cups fresh blackberries or frozen, thawed
2 pounds pork butt
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
4 teaspoons hot pepper sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 sweet onion, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
Soft sandwich buns, split, for serving
Bread and butter pickles, for serving (optional)

Directions

1. Puree blackberries in blender until almost smooth. Strain puree; discard solids in sieve.
2. Place blackberry puree and next seven ingredients in a four-quart slow cooker. Cook on low for 8 hours.
3. Transfer pork to a plate, and use a fork to shred into fine pieces.
4. Add the pork back into the slow cooker and toss to coat in sauce. Serve inside split sandwich buns, along with pickles on the side.

Makes 4 pulled pork sandwiches.

Cherry Pie

Submitted by Emily Williams

 

Pre-heat oven 425

 

5 cups pitted cherries

½-3/4 cup sugar

3 tbls tapioca

2 tbls water

1 tbls lemon or lime juice

¼ tsp almond extract

Mix all together and let sit for 15 minutes

 

Pie Crust

1 ½ cups flour

½ cup butter flavored Crisco

½ tsp salt

3-4 tbls cold water

 

cut Crisco into flour and salt

when like small beads add water a tbls at a time and mix with fork

When can stick together in ball(not too sticky just barely holding together)

Roll out on floured surface.

This is for one layer but I split it in two—I like thin crust

 

Make bottom crust layer and place in 9 in pie plate

Empty cherry mixture into pie

Take 2 tbls butter cut into very small squares and spread over cherries

Cover with crust-either lattice or entire with air holds cut into top

Bake for 30 min

Turn temp down to 350 and bake another 25-30 min until bubbling!!

Yummy pie!!

Gros Ventre Potato Salad

Submitted by Emily Williams

12 baby red potatoes

6 boiled eggs     (This is the ratio potatoes to eggs in case you want more or less)

bunch of green onions chopped ( about 5/6)

REAL mayo--no light doesn’t taste right

SALT and PEPPER—gotta use salt or doesn’t have any taste! I like to use lawrys seasoned pepper also

 

Cook eggs and potatoes—cool in fridge

When cooled cut up, add onions, mayo and S/P

Cool again or serve—always good cooled!

Enjoy!

Orzo with Fava Beans and Carrots

Submitted by Kimberly Felix

Ingredients:
1 C shredded carrot
1/2-1 C shelled fava beans
2 T butter
1 C orzo pasta
1 1/2 C water
1 1/4 C chicken broth
1/4 C Parmesan cheese
2 T green onion tops (whoops, forgot these!)

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add orzo and carrots. Saute until orzo is golden, about 5 minutes. A wather, and broth. Cook uncovered over medium heat until all liquid is absorbed, stirring frequently, about 15-20 minutes. Add fava beans for the last 5 minutes of cook time. When orzo is finished cooking, remove from heat and stir in cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Pesto Turkey Burgers

Submitted by Kimberly Felix

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pesto-turkey-burgers

• 1 1/4 pounds lean ground turkey
• 2 tablespoons basil pesto
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt

Directions

1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
2. Mix together ground turkey, pesto, garlic, feta cheese, 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt, and breadcrumbs in a bowl until evenly blended. Form into 4 patties.
3. Grill pesto burgers until no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes per side. Sprinkle with seasoned salt halfway through cooking