Glazed Pork Roast

The hubby has been wanting me to find a good recipe for glazed pork for a while now. I have tried a few recipes in the past that neither of us have really cared for, but, I can very happily say that this glazed pork recipe is wonderful! We both loved it, and even though the hubby was a little nervous about the glaze ingredients, he said it was the best roast pork I have ever made.


4-5 lb pork roast
1 can of jellied cranberry sauce
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp cinnamon

Place roast on the rack of a shallow roasting pan
In a small saucepan, combine all other ingredients, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, or until smooth and slightly thickened
pour glaze over pork, bake uncovered at 350 for 2 hours, or until temp reads 160, basting with pan juices every 30 minutes.

Menu Plan Monday

Monday: Glazed pork roast with roast potatoes and parsnips

Tuesday: Turkey burgers with avocado cream sauce

Wednesday: German meatballs with mashed potatoes

Thursday: Ground beef curry with jasmine rice and aloo gobi

Friday: BLT's with avocado

See other menu plans over at Organizing Junkie

Chicken Burrito Soup

I found this recipe at Tasty Kitchen and I had everything on hand to make it, so decided to try it. The hubby loved it, I thought it was a little too spicy, which was my fault as I used spicy taco seasoning.


* 1 clove Garlic, Minced
* 1 whole Onion, Diced
* 2 cans Rotel (10 Ounce Cans)
* 2 cans Kidney Beans, Drained And Rinsed (15 Ounce Cans)
* 2 cans Black Beans, Drained And Rinsed (15 Ounce Cans)
* 1 can Petite Diced Tomatoes, With The Juice (28 Ounce Can)
* 1 can Chicken Broth (14 Ounce Can)
* 1 envelope Taco Seasoning (1 Ounce Package)
* 2 teaspoons Chili Powder (or More To Taste)
* 1 Tablespoon Cumin (or More To Taste)
* 2-½ pounds Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs, Cut Into Pieces

Put everything in the slow cooker and cook on high for 6 hours or on low for 8-10 hours, until the chicken is done.

Pepperoni Pizza Quiche

I had been looking for something to do with the 2 packages of pepperoni that I had in my fridge. I knew I was making pineapple and pepperoni pizza with one, and as I had some refrigerated pie crust that I needed to use up, I thought a quiche would be perfect for the other.


1 refrigerated pie crust
1 pkg. (8 oz.) shredded Italian-blend cheese, divided
2 ozs. thinly sliced pepperoni cut into quarters, divided
1 can (12 fl. oz.) evaporated Milk
3 large eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Place crust onto pie plate and sprinkle 1 cup of cheese and half of pepperoni pieces onto the bottom.

Whisk evaporated milk, eggs, flour, basil and garlic powder in medium bowl until blended. Pour mixture into pie shell. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before serving

See other recipes at The Grocery Cart Challenge

Slow Cooker Chicken Makhani

I love butter chicken, I've never made it in the crockpot before, but it was so easy and turned out so good and definitely spicy! I got the recipe from A year of slow cooking



2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 onion, sliced
6 garlic cloves, chopped
4 T butter
15 cardamom pods
2 tsp curry
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 can coconut milk
1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
2 T lemon juice
1 cup plain yogurt

Put chicken in crockpot, and add onion, garlic, and all of the dry spices (put the cardamom pods in cheesecloth). Add in the butter and tomato paste. Add lemon juice and coconut milk. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or high for 4. The chicken should shred easily with 2 forks when fully cooked.

Stir in plain yogurt 15 minutes before serving. Discard cardamom pods.

Menu Plan Monday

Monday: Slow cooker chicken makhani with jasmine rice

Tuesday: Mango chutney short ribs with mashed potatoes and sugar snap peas

Wednesday: Slow cooker chicken burrito soup

Thursday: Chinese pepper steak with jasmine rice

Friday: Homemade pepperoni and pineapple pizza

See other menu plans over at Organizing Junkie

Grocery Deals

I made a coupon mistake while shopping, I forgot the 2 buy 1 get 1 free coupons for the purex (that's what happens when you shop while sick!)so my total was a little higher than I was expecting.

Shelf: $85.41
Spent: $40.02
Saved: $45.39
Pct : 53%

4 x green bell peppers
English cucumber
Cauliflower
Swede
3 x parsnips
Lettuce
1 lb red potatoes
4 x tomatoes
10 x oranges
Sliced apples, 8 pack
Whole wheat bread
Sara Lee sliced turkey
2 x hot sausage
Country crocl
Colby jack sliced cheese
provolone sliced cheese
2 x strawberry yogurts
Eggs
Pillsbury biscuits
Pillsbury orange rolls
Pillsbury cinnamon rolls
White iced tea with pomegranate
2 x kraft salad dressings
Hefty trash bags
Aluminium foil
4 x purex
3 x suave bodywash
Ghiradelli brownie mix
Pedigree dog treats

See other grocery deals at The Grocery Cart Challenge and The New Frugal Mom

I also had some ECB's that were about to expire, so went to CVS



Spent: $0.03

2 x scott paper towels
charmin
Colgate toothpaste

I used a $5 off $15 purchase coupon, $10 ecb and 2 $1 off scott and $1 off colgate coupons and only spent $0.03 out of pocket and got back $2 ecb's for the colgate.