Slow Cooker Char Siu Pork Roast - Cooking Light

I have been a member of the Cooking Light message board for more than 9 years. Over the years I have also been reading their magazine. I have read about this recipe, on the board, and knew I had to try it. This asian version is quite different from my pork roast. We enjoyed the flavors, for a change. I served this roast with mashed potatoes, glazed carrots & a salad.

With the leftovers I shredded the roast and I made sandwiches. They were so good. You can even freeze the shredded meat and enjoy a sandwich later.

Recipe:
Slow Cooker Char Siu Pork Roast

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Awards!

Two weeks ago we lost a friend in the tragic Cougar Helicopter crash in St. John's. Tim was the co-pilot. He got out of the forces at the same time as my husband and they went to the same helicopter course in West Palm Beach. That's where I met Tim. What a nice charming men. He had four beautiful kids that he was proud of. Did not see them often, because they were living in a different province with their mom. He was only 47 years old. Tomorrow we will go to his funeral in our town.

Since two weeks what kept me going was reading your blogs. It helped me go thru my days. Weeks ago I received two awards. I would love to pass the awards to everyone in the blogging community but will play by the rules:

I would like to thank Val of More than Burnt Toast who has bestowed me with the Triple Award!! She is always there for me at the right time. She did sent me emails of encouragement when I needed them. She always brightens my days. Please take time to visit her beautiful blog.

The rules for recipients are:

*Put the logo on your blog or post.
*Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!
*Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
*Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
*Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

1- Passionate about Baking
2- Sara's Kitchen
3- Rosa's Yummy Yums
4- My Easy Cooking
5- Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice
6- Sunita's World
7- Vanilla Bean Cafe
8- A Southern Grace
9- Vanilla Sugar
10- Check it Out

I also received the Friendship Award from Sam of My Carolina Kitchen. I just discovered Sam's blog not too long ago. She's passionate about food and writes a food column in the Cherokee Scout newspaper in Murphy, North Carolina. I really liked when she took us on a tour of The Pâtisserie and Boulangerie in Saint-Remy-de-Provence in France. Pictures on her blog.

FRIENDS... comes with the following description to be added & passed along:

"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated.”

It also says : "Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

1- Epicurean Escapism
2- Italialicious
3- Half Baked
4- Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen
5- Confessions of a Tart
6- My Tasty Treasures
7- Culinary Disasters
8- ReTorte
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Triple Chocolate Cupcakes with See's Candies

Easter is in three weeks. I received some chocolates from See's Candies and I was inspired to create these Triple Chocolate Cupcakes that I will be serving my family for dessert.

I decided to decorated them with their Little Pops. Then I used their Extra Dark Chocolate and made a Ganache to finish the cupcakes.

The cupcakes are delicious. I should hide them before the boys eat them all.

I love See's Candies. They taste so good and are among the finest. They have been in business since 1921 when the company was founded in California.

Visit their website and you will want to order everything. See's Candies

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Toffee Squares

It's been a while since I could access Blogger. Kevin from Closet Cooking was a big help in helping me how to be able to post again. I'm still having problems login to blogger and hopefully they will fix it soon.

I just came back from a week vacation in Ottawa and Quebec. Visited my daughter and my family. We had a good time. It's always nice to visit them. I'm back on Vancouver Island and already miss them. We are considering moving East, in the summer, to be closer to the family.

Before going on Holiday I make a treat. Those are so good. I wanted to eat the whole pan.

Here is the recipe:
Toffee Squares

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