This week's meal includes Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork with Corn Muffins, Broccoli Salad, and Banana Pudding. It's a Valentine Kitchen favorite.
For the Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork with Corn Muffins, I braise my pork shoulder with VK BBQ sauce and Dr. Pepper. Yep, you read that correctly, Dr. Pepper. The sugar and the spices from the soda create a beautifully seasoned and moist pork shoulder. I serve the meat with a side of VK BBQ Sauce and a Corn Muffin with Honey Butter.
The Broccoli Salad is one of my favorite picnic midwest salads. It's broccoli, raisins, sunflower seeds, and bacon. The dressing is mayo-based and a little tangy, and very sweet. I add finely minced red onion to the dressing. It's sweet, salty, spicy, crunchy, and chewy. You can't get enough!
Banana Pudding has quickly become a favorite. I make my vanilla pudding from scratch, so it's extra special. All the flavors soak into one another for a dessert like no other.
I hope you enjoy this week's meal as much as I do! Next week's vegetarian meal is Tomato Basil Soup with Cheese Tortellini, Focaccia, and Halloween Monster Cookies.