My new years goal….

So like i posted here one of the things i wanted to do more of in 2010 was cook.

Now, i dont really know how to cook or bake. Most times i stumble my way through a recipe…but i am convinced that the more i do it the better i will get.

Friday when i went to pick Chad up from work he introduced me to one of the parents of a child he hangs with at the Y (he works at the YMCA…nothing creepy) and she writes for Southern Living and does this. She told me that her major goals was to come up with things that have minimal ingredients and that can be done quickly and the kicker….VERY LITTLE CLEAN UP. Which i am all about.

She gave me a quick crock pot recipe for Pulled Pork…you know, like if you go to a BBQ restaurant and get a pulled pork sandwich…ya, i can now do that. And if you know me well you know that i love BBQ and crave it and Mexican pretty much weekly.

This recipe is super easy….

1. a pork tenderloin
2. a can of chicken broth
3. one onion sliced
4. salt and pepper

This is what mine looked like going in….

here is when it started smelling so good and i wanted it right then…but it was not done….

put all that in a crock pot on high for 4-6 hrs. Then take it out and with two forks begin shredding….SUPER EASY! it practically falls apart.

once shredded you can put it on a salad, baked potato or a bun…or alone, and enjoy!  (oh, and for the record, no, my arms are not that hairy…that is Chad helping me.)

people…it was so easy and so good. maybe i can do this whole cooking thing…seems easy enough…follow the directions.

Do you cook?  What is your easiest favourite recipe?