There is a lawyer in front of me at the coffee shop who loves complaining. He’s talking about making over $203,000 last year and is complaining about rarely sleeping. Well no sh*t. You made what I’ll probably make in my lifetime, I’d hope I’m getting a little bit more sleep than you. You chose that life sir, live with it. And look at your damn pant leg, it’s tucked into your sock. You’re a mess.
I love my new car. I loved my old 1997 Honda Civic, ‘the red machine’ if you will, but she just wasn’t fitting into my life anymore. We grew apart. And even though both of us are getting uglier as time goes on, we just are on different paths. So now, hopefully she can light up someone else’s life. I know my new car is lighting up mine. We’ve bonded. I’ve already used the seat warmers. She warmed my butt. She’s the best.
That was weird.
Wanne see me be awkward on video?? Here you go!! Remember when I went to Boston a few months back to film some cooking videos? Well, Again Faster has been posting those videos more and more. I can’t watch most of them because I instantly think of things I could do better on video. And there’s a lot. Like smile more. Have you ever watched Giada De Laurentiis (definitely had to look up how to spell that name) on her cooking shows? She never stops smiling. I don’t get how she does it. Probably because she has at least 106 teeth to work with. But either way, it’s damn hard to smile ALL.THE.TIME. I obviously haven’t mastered it, but I’m getting better. I’m thinking about getting more teeth implanted in my face to help with that issue.
Ok, I need to pimp out a product I just recently tried because I LOVE IT. It’s called Epic Bar. It’s a jerky bar that has the best quality meat and other ingredients such as cranberries or cherries. My favorite is the bison, bacon and cranberry bar. It is epic. And it’s the perfect mid day snack when you’re unsure of what to eat. Seriously. You have to try it.
So I made this recipe and Laura thought the pepperoni was great, while the boyfriend thought it was better without the pepperoni. So this is what I’m going to recommend. If you like pepperoni, eat it in the salad. If you don’t, then don’t. And add avocado. Or just add avocado anyways because it’s delicious in anything.
Hawaiian Pizza Salad
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Ingredients
For the garlic crockpot pork
- 2–3 pound pork shoulder (I used bone-in)
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt, to taste (more is better than less)
For the salad
- 2 hearts of romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, cored and diced
- 1 (4 ounce) container of button mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cups pineapple, diced
- 1/2 cup pepperoni, diced
- Tessemae’s cracked pepper dressing (optional)
- 2 tablespoons fat (I used grass fed butter, but you could use bacon fat or coconut oil)
Instructions
- First you gotta cook your pork, because it’s going to take about 8-10 hours.
- Place the sliced onions in the bottom of your crockpot then add the pork shoulder. Take a sharp knife and poke 4 holes in different places in the pork. Press the peeled garlic cloves into the holes.
- Sprinkle garlic powder and salt on the pork and onions.
- Cover and let cook on low for 8-10 hours. Then shred directly in the crockpot. You won’t need any liquid for this meat if it has enough fat on it, it will render a good amount of liquid into the crockpot.
- Once your meat is shredded, start making the rest of your salad.
- Place a medium skillet over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of fat, then add the mushrooms with a pinch of salt and cook down until soft and brown.
- When the mushrooms are done and the everything else has been chopped, add it all together.
- Top the salad with any dressing you like. I didn’t use any dressing and didn’t think it needed it. Delish.
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Perfect for the summer! You could even grill the pineapple 🙂
Oh…this salad looks fabulous! What a perfect summery combination. Yummy!
THIS SALAD LOOKS AWESOMMME. So I bought a Groupon for a month of CrossFit, which I don’t think I ever would have tried if I didn’t read your blog like a fanatic, and I LOVE IT!! So, just wanted to say thanks!! I only wish I could afford to keep it up after my Groupon runs out!!!! Oh being poor.
My car and I have been headed in separate ways for a while, but we’re financially glued to eachother 🙁
Thanks for the tip on the Epic Bars. I’ve just ordered a sample pack, but I’m thinking these will be great fuel for backpacking (and I’m always looking for great fuel for backpacking :).
Love the blog. Keep up the good work.
I was just thinking this morning…what can I make for a paleo picnic?? I want to go fishing with my friend and need some eats that are awesome at room temp or slightly chilled. I think this will get the job done! Thanks Juli for another tasty recipe!
Everything about this post was awesome. I lol’d reading the first paragraph, and it puts things in perspective, hey?
Secondly, my mind is blown by those Epic Bars. That seems delicious! I hope they ship to Canada. They’d be great for hiking and post-run snacks.
And lastly I love the idea of a hawaiian pizza salad! I make pulled pork quite often (the meat is cheap, makes a lot and is easy when you have a crockpot), and it’s nice to try different things with it.
Enjoy your new whip! What is it?
“And look at your damn pant leg, it’s tucked into your sock. You’re a mess.” Bahahaha.
Stop complaining, check your socks, and bill a few less hours this year. Life advice courtesy of JB. Love it.
I’m so checking out those bars! I’m eliminating nuts (acne) and eggs (intolerance) and I am just like SOL on snacks right now. Thanks for pimping!
The salad sounds delicious, and I just happen to have leftover Kalua Pig!! Guess who just added pineapple to the shopping list for this afternoon…
Also, the Epic bars sound so good that I just ordered two of the sample packs. I have some travel coming up, and they sound like the perfect take-along.
Thank you for the link to the Tessemae’s Salad Dressing. I have been looking for a dressing that did NOT contain vege oil of any sort and I don’t have a Whole Foods in my immediate vicinity (Wegman’s is awesome, but doesn’t carry that brand). I can now order online – yay! – and try this brand. I looked at the site and it even sells BBQ sauce and Hot sauce! That would be awesome on pulled pork!