Cribbage

Me and Mr. H like to play cribbage now and then.

Good fun game. Part luck, part skill. Mr. H has green pegs and I have the red. Here is the board after the first hand. What do you notice?

 

 

Hard to see the red red pegs, but you can tell by the hand signals that Mr. is not happy. Another round and the lead increases.

Next hand, ooohhh let's see....

Red's increased the lead a few more lengths. Go RED! Now we come to the final hand. Who's gonna win? Oh, it's RED all the way. Oh, and did I mention skunk?

Sorry honey! Like Vince Lombardi said; "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. "
Vince Lombardi

Crockpot Pulled Pork

Mmmmmmmm.....pork!

Another recipe I found and tried that was really good. It's a combo of using a spice rub and slow cooking in the crockpot. Here is the link to the caveman's : ) recipe.

http://www.civilizedcavemancooking.com/2011/04/crockpot-pulled-pork.html

His recipe calls for a bone in pork shoulder but boneless pork loin was on sale at a great price. The only difference is a shorter cooking time for the boneless pork loin. I cooked it about 4-5 hours instead of the 8-10 for bone in. Here are the pretties all rubbed and ready to crock.

It takes very little water which allows a wonderful crust to form as you can see above. I also tried his BBQ sauce that is linked in his recipe. It was very good. Overall a nice warm spice that heats you up from the inside out! Wussies beware!

Here is the sauce and....

The whole shebang with the must have side of coleslaw. Woof.

Low Carb Gluten Free Rolls

I have been busy with school work so have not posted in a while. We have pretty much cut out bread from our diet but I happened upon these low carb gluten free rolls that make a pretty darn good alternative.

Here is the link to the inventor. Check out some of her other recipes.

http://blog.yourlighterside.com/2009/05/gluten-free-low-carb-buns-aka-oopsie.html

The comments also have some good suggestions from others that have made them. I didn't take a lot of pics during the prep but here is the batter plopped on the parchment lined cookie sheet. The key is very stiff egg whites.

And here they are just out of the oven.

Here is what we enjoyed them with. The pulled pork recipe is to follow. One thing I will say is they can get soggy on the bottom so I would recommend putting any sauce or condiments on top of whatever you are putting in the bun. Very simple ingredients and easy to make!

3 large eggs
pinch of cream of tartar (1/8 tsp)
3 ounces cream cheese (Do not soften)

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

Separate the eggs and add cream cheese to the yolks. Use a mixer to combine the ingredients together. In a separate bowl, whip egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff (if you're using the same mixer, mix the whites first and then the yolk mixture). Using a spatula, gradually fold the egg yolk mixture into the white mixture, being careful not to break down the whites. Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray and spoon the mixture onto the sheet, making 6 mounds. Flatten each mound slightly.

Bake about 30 minutes (You want them slightly softer, not crumbly). Let cool on the sheet for a few minutes, and then remove to a rack and allow them to cool. Store in a loosely open sack and allow to rest on the counter before use (otherwise they might be too moist). Can be frozen.

Notes: If you are making these to be savory (for burgers) you can add dry mustard and dill or other seasonings to the yolk mixture. If you want a more sweet roll, add a very small amount of stevia natural sweetener to the yolk mixture.