Beauty of Summer!

I am the last person you would think about when thinking of gardening.  I hate to get dirty, or sweaty, or dirty.  Gardening has never been my thing, but I love flowers, especially roses and sweet peas.  Several years ago when we lived in the wonderful state of Louisiana (shout out to ya Cindy!) JC bought me a Garden Party Rose.  It is a lovely cream color with pink tips, I love pink!  We brought it with us when we moved to Missouri, and I was not sure if it would last in the Missouri winter.  The bush gave me a few roses each year depending on the rain amounts.  This year it has done the best yet, which may be a combo of rain and actually giving it some TLC. I have already got a half dozen flowers from it this season. 

Ok, I know, not all of these flowers are roses.  You are right, my hubby bought me a Peony plant for Mom's Day.  We planted (as by we I mean JC) the plant near my rose bush. Flowers are such a pick me up, God got it right with these. 

I hope everyone had a great weekend.  The weather was nice and cool here so we had a great time in the yard and a visit to Baker's Creek (we are lucky, it is only a few miles away). More planting to come!

Yummy Pulled Pork Burritos Recipe

My wonderful parents gave us some fresh pork.  They process a cow and pig every year and share, great for us.  I was rifling through the freezer (and saw a snake, yick, another post) and saw a Picnic Pork Roast.  Now I was not sure what that was or how to fix such a wonderful piece of meat.  So, of course, I Googled away.  I found out Picnic Pork Roast is the shoulder of the hog and usually BBQ, smoked, or slow cooked to make it tender.  This morning I put the roast in the crock pot and left it for the day.  I added some Cajan seasoning, hickory smoked salt, and a little water.  Eight hours later, voila, it was tender and delicious.

 

I put it in a tortilla shell with homemade ranch dressing (which I will talk about in a moment, thanks for waiting). I made microwave corn on the cob, a wonderful Pinterest recipe, and potato salad left over from grilling yesterday.  It was very good, and so easy! We have plenty left for sandwich tomorrow. I am not sure I could make an easier meal, put in the crock pot and forget it. 

Ranch Dressing:  This is a variation of a recipe I found on Pinterest.  I love it and it has around 200 calories for the entire jar!! 

1 package Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing (I like to use the Dip version, just my preference)
7 oz Greek Yogurt
2 tablespoons Mayo
Milk to taste, depends on how thick you want the dressing

I put it in a Mason Jar and let my little one mix to her hearts content!  I use it for everything, it is delicious!

Everyone have a great Tuesday!  Happy Summer!