Perfect Pork Sliders

Making Pork Sliders

For my last blog post i decided to end off with a more complicated dinner recipe. This recipe consisted of  pork shoulder that had been slow cooking in the crock-pot since the AM, a homemade coleslaw, tomato, avocado, and adorable little slider buns. I woke up early to prep the veggies, and citrus fruits for the pork to marinate in all day. I went with the original recipe and cooked it in a slow cooker instead of an oven because Rachel Hollis had said that it can dry out in the oven but the slow cooker will keep it moist and full of flavor (Hollis 101). The actual recipe for the sliders come from the section of the cookbook called "leftovers" and uses the leftover pork from the "mango chipotle carnitas" recipe. My parents picked out this recipe and had basically told me to make it! You know what they say, mom's know best!


The slider's turned out to be AMAZING! The pork was bursting with flavor from the mango, onions, jalapeno's combined with the lime and orange juice. The sliders also included a homemade coleslaw to go along with the juicy meat.  Then, to go on top of that the meat the recipe called for avocado and tomato. Normally I would've taken the tomato out of the recipe completely but Rachel had said "if you have leftover carnitas this is a great way to use them with a totally different flavor palate" (Hollis 148). So I figured I should incorporate all the ingredients that were called for so we were able to have the full flavor experience. Overall these were a huge hit in my family.



What recipes/dishes have you guys had that were made in a slow-cooker? 

Hollis, Rachel. Upscale Downhome: Family Recipes, All Gussied Up. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Griffin, 2016.    

Eggs - The Perfect Protein

Protein is the key to building muscle, and everybody knows that eggs are protein-packed. "Calorie for calorie, you need less protein from eggs than you do from other sources to achieve the same muscle building benefits" (Zinczenko 69). Basically, the author of Men's Health, Get Back in Shape is saying that you can eat less eggs, but still have enough protein needed to build bigger muscles. Eggs are also packed with vitamins and minerals, such as B6, B12, iron, and zinc, that are necessary for a healthy body (Zinczenko 69).

In knowing this, I have put eggs in my daily diet. I usually try to eat them for breakfast, but if I don't have enough time to make them in the morning, I make sure that they are my first option for an after school snack.

One of  my favorite things to make are a quick scramble, with eggs, either ham or sausage, and a little bit of cheese. It takes less than ten minutes to cook, prepare, and clean up, and tastes good too! All you have to do is warm the meat, toss in the eggs, then sprinkle in some cheese and seasoning, and now you're set with a good, hearty meal.

After eating a meal with eggs, I always feel energized and ready to get up and do something. They are able to keep me alert at school, or even more pumped to go to the gym.

What other foods do you eat for a protein packed meal?

Zinczenko, David. Men's Health, Get Back in Shape. Rodale Inc, Emmaus Pennsylvania, 2009.