Pulled Pork-I mean TURKEY!

While cleaning out the freezer, I discovered a Turkey Tenderloin. So, I decided to make "pulled turkey". If it's good enough for pork, why not turkey?? It was ok-nothing I would make again though.

In a crockpot, I placed the turkey tenderloin along with a LARGE (think Sam's Club) bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce. Cook on low for 7 hours or so. Pull apart with a fork and serve on toasted rolls.

Crockpot Steel Cut Oats

I found this recipe on a blog that I frequent often. It's called Sugar & Spice (http://chelley325.wordpress.com). She always has such great recipes! She is an avid baker so always has really yummy sounding desserts! Be sure to check it out when you have a craving for something sweet! I've made this recipe quite a few times-it's nice to have breakfast waiting for you when you get up in the morning-especially on a cold winter day. I used the crockpot liners which made clean-up easy.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cups Milk
1 1/2 Cups Water
2 Green Apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2 inch cubes (I used Granny Smith for the tartness)
1 Cup Uncooked Steel-Cut Oats
2 T Brown Sugar
1 1/2 T Butter, Softened
1/4 tsp. Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Salt

Maple Syrup, Nuts, and Brown Sugar for Topping

Directions:

Bring milk & water to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Place hot milk mixture, apples and the next 5 ingredients in a crockpot lined with crockpot liner (or spray cooking spray), stir well. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours or until oats are tender. Ladle oatmeal into bowls and top with brown sugar, maple syrup and nuts.

Camping Part II: Dinner!

I decided to make Baked Beans in the crockpot and bringing them camping with us. That way, we could just grill some ribs and dinner would be ready! I started the beans and realized I was out of molasses. So, I figured I could use BBQ sauce instead (hey: I'd heard of bbq beans before!). They turned out really good! My husband kept adding bbq sauce, so I'm not sure how much in total we ended up using. Thanks Honey-they turned out great! In fact, I don't think we'll ever use molasses in baked beans again! And thanks Mom for satisfying my last minute craving for pasta salad!

BBQ Baked Beans

In a crockpot, add a pound of dried beans (I used Great Northern) and 5 cups of water. Place on high for 2 hours and then turn crockpot off. Let set for 4 hours. In the meantime, cook 6 strips of bacon and crumble when cool. Once the beans have soaked, add the following: crumbled bacon, 1 diced onion, salt, pepper, 3/4 Cup BBQ Sauce (I used KC Masterpiece & Sweet Baby Ray's). Cook on high for 4 hours. Check periodically and add more BBQ Sauce according to taste. Enjoy!