Lactation Cookies

As a first time mother, I was faced with the challenge of my breast milk not coming in for two weeks after I had my daughter. After my milk came in, I soon realized that I was not producing enough on my own. Thus, my search began to find a natural remedy. That is when I found a recipe for lactation cookies. I adjusted a few of the ingredients and measurements and came up with this recipe. It really does work.

Makes about 3 dozen

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoons flax seed meal
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup flour
2 cups oats
2 tablespoons brewer's yeast
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup butterscotch chips or raisins

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350°.
2 Mix the flaxseed meal and water and let sit for 5 minutes.
3 Mix butter, sugar, and brown sugar well.
4 Add egg and blend well.
5 Add flaxseed mix and vanilla, beat well.
6 Sift together flour, brewers yeast, baking soda, and salt. (Sifting is a must)
7 Add dry ingredients to butter mix.
8 Stir in oats and chips.
9 Use a Tablespoon to scoop onto baking sheet.
10 Bake for 12 minutes.
11 Let set for a couple minutes then remove from tray.
12 Enjoy!


Let me know what you think.

Pulled Pork

So, a couple weeks ago my husband brought home an EIGHT pound pork shoulder butt. I looked at him and said "What the heck and I supposed to do with that, feed an army?" So in my freezer it sat. So, finally last week I got online in hope of finding some kind of recipe that I could use and hopefully freeze. That is when I found I could make Pulled Pork with this monsterous hunk of meat.

You have to understand I am very picky when it comes to my Pulled Pork, and pork in general.
My husband loved my Pulled Pork so much he went back for thirds, and even said it is his favorite. So here it is, I took a few different recipes and and adapted them together so that I could cook the pork in my oven and not on the grill (it was over 100 degrees that day) and not in the crockpot (it was not big enough).


First you make the rub. (Mind you this is for 8 lbs, just meaurements in half for a smaller piece)

3 tablespoons Kosher salt
3 tablespoons black pepper
3 tablespoons paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chile powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Heat an ovensafe pan on the stovetop with 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium heat. After you cover the pork in the rub place in the pan and brown all sides.

When sides are brown cover the pan with lid or foil and place in oven. Cook for about 45 minutes per pound. You will know it is done when the meat falls off easily when you run a fork over the meat.

If you try this recipe and like it please let me know.