Today for lunch I am having leftover pulled pork from my sliders and broccoli salad. Most people make broccoli salad with raw broc. I am not so much a fan of the broccoli raw so I do a flash steam first then chop it and add cheese, bacon (duh), grapes, tomato and red onion. Dressing is a mayo, vinegar, sugar combo thing. Very tasty. Even 3 days later it still is pretty crisp even with the dressing on it.
I used a filter on this. The food really wasn't so faded. On the paper plate it just made me think of a church potluck. I think my forte is making church potluck comfort food type stuff. And, it's just what I like anyway. Cookie was not part of the leftovers, but we will get to that in a minute.
The pulled pork is super tender and has retained good flavor sitting around in the fridge in fat and juices. However, and I can't believe I am about to say this, it is a tad on the salty side. A little too salty even for me, a salt whore. Roll is King's Hawaiian. Nothing to say about this. It's one of the best things on the planet period. I'd like to thank my mother for introducing this to me as a child and ruining my life forever. King's is sold in abundance here in Texas. It was hard to find back east so I didn't eat them often which was cool. Now that they are everywhere I buy them all the time for my kids and end up eating more of them than I should. #1 Son likes to make turkey sandwiches with them. Specifically, open face turkey sandwiches. I get the what-for if I put the turkey on the roll like a regular sandwich and send it to school that way. It's the little things.
Cookie was free in the kitchen from Frank's Pizza. Why Frank's makes cookies I've no idea. But it was there and it's oatmeal raisin so I took it. It's a big cookie so doubt I will eat it all. Overall not bad. tastes like Otis Spunkmeyer dough, so I'm putting my money down that is in fact what it is. Otis has his place. It's not awful, but I prefer something else. Clearly not as good as homemade or Au Bon Pain even.
I'll have to give myself a 3.5 or even a 3 on this meal. it's kind of heavy to do more than once in a week. Although if you come to my house and I've made it fresh for you I'd give it a 4 and def recommend it. I sent some pork home with people so will have to do an informal poll.
Tomorrow I might bring in the chicken and potato salad. We shall see. I also have a ton of crackers, Boursin cheese (OMG how good is that stuff?) and olives. Hubs says I need to stop with the olives and cheese and crackers b/c I am the only one who ever eats them. Prob. so. I also have a jar of cornichons from Trader Joe's. They are heavy on the vinegar and light on the dill and garlic so not sure if I will be able to finish them. Granddad may have to come in as Closer on that one.
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