Nope. I’m pulling your pork (shoulder).

Well, actually Chef Kev is…. he made Pulled Pork. What did you think I was talking about?

prep time: 10 minutes assembly
cooking time: 6-8 hours in a crock pot

sauce:
2/3 cup ketchup
2 tbsp dijon mustard
4 tsp paprika
2 tsp ancho chile powder
2 tbsp worchester
3-4 peeled and crushed garlic cloves
2 tsp ground coriander seed
3 tbsp golden brown sugar
4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp sriracha hot sauce
1 whole chopped white onion

3 lb pork shoulder
coleslaw (store bought or homemade from your favourite recipe)

the how-to:

Mix all the ‘sauce ingredients’ together in your slow cooker.

Prepare your pork shoulder by seasoning with salt and pepper. Add to slow cooker and cook for 6 – 8 hours. Remove your pork from the slow cooker and sauce. Let it stand, covered with aluminum foil, for 5-10 mins.

While the meat is resting, pour the sauce from the slow cooker into a pot. Over med-low heat, skim off any excess fat and reduce to desired thickness.

After it’s nap, shred the well-rested pork with a few forks (hey, that rhymes!). Then, add the meat back into the sauce. Mix well.

Serve on fresh portugese bun. Top with your favourite coleslaw or (optional) shaved onion.

Redonculously good. Enjoy!

Sorry, just channeling my inner Ke$ha (minus the raunchiness).

But, speaking of Tocks, what is this space here missing?

ShizzBLAM! 100 points if you guessed a CLOCK.

Now let me wicka-wicka-reeeewinnnnd.

This is our master bathroom. When I get ready in the morning Chef Kev is still fast asleep. As a result I keep the master bathroom door closed and find myself constantly peeking out of the bathroom to check the time on the alarm clock on my nightstand. Annoying. I found myself constantly thinking ‘hey, I should get a clock in here’…

So I did.

Might just be the best $9 I ever spent. Thank you Real Canadian Superstore.

I especially like the lightly brushed finish on the frame.

Now, since I’ve invited you in to my bathroom, I should offer you the courtesy of a tour (aka, turning around).

I did touch on our master bathroom WAY back in this post but here are a few pictures as I’m sure many of you have never seen it before.

I think most of this is pretty self-explanatory but I’m sure I’ll ramble about it anyway. The only really major change we’ve made since we moved in is the blue paint. It used to be fire engine red. It made me kind of angry. It had to go. Now she feels much calmer… (the bathroom AND me).

So, to state the obvious, here are a few towel hooks right outside of the shower…

And the shower itself. She’s a biggin’.

Turning around you will see the ‘sink and mirror wall’. Complete with ugly tile counter that shows every single mark and water drop. That is my way of saying that we did not do that ‘upgrade’. If I had an unlimited budget it would be gonzo.

A few other little touches that I do like… starting with our little ‘his’ and ‘hers’ hand towel hooks that I picked up when we visited England in 2008.

The ‘soothe’ sign that sits next to the ‘renew’ one you saw earlier…

I should paint those with the same white as the panelling shouldn’t I? They look a bit off-white but in reality aren’t/shouldn’t be.

Here is the funky ‘stem’ of my favourite pedestal mirror. I love this mirror so much that I actually bought it before I ever purchased my first place. And I still love it all these years later.

Chef Kev bought me a large jewellery case a few years back for Valentine’s Day (you can see it above next to the sink). I especially love the delicate little knobs…

And on top of that sits my pretty collection of perfume. And of course, I work in a perfume-free office.

Ha. Oh well. I can wear it on weekends. You know, for when I do laundry and dishes.

I hope you enjoyed this random virtual tour through my bathroom. I’m so glad you could stop by? Awkward… Umm, I’ll just end with another Ke$ha quote from the post title song.  “Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy”. Oh man. Still awkward isn’t it…

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DIY Dreamer

As you may recall from my Valentine’s Day mantel, I made my own bunting (tutorial here) and “love” art. As promised, here is how I created the “love” art plaque!

I did it. It was inevitable. I jumped on the bunting-train. I tried to resist the cute and whimsical nature of it, but it was too powerful. Like a fluffy kitten that has imprinted on a mother deer. You win bunting, you win.

First off, sorry for the long hiatus. Without going into detail, I’ve had a tough few months. That being said, it’s time to get back to a somewhat ‘normal’ routine and in that routine I need to make time for things I love – this little blog, and all of you readers!

My goal is try and post two to three times a week. I know having a good blog is largely in part to regular posting (with awesome content of course) so that is what I’m hoping to do!

All we (all) need is Love. And our loved ones around us…

So, would you all please be my Valentines? I’ve decorated my mantel all pretty like for you…

Have you decorated your mantel for Valentine’s? If so, please share!

Back soon with the tutorials…

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The Shabby Nest
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