My kids love this!!!

I know we probably have the last seats on the bandwagon but my kids absolutely love this song and the video.  They are just mesmorized by it!

They love the beat, the dancing and the costumes!

The other night it was bath time and the kids were just off the wall and I was alone.  I brought the laptop up to the bathroom and played the video/song and they just stopped.  They came to the bathroom, and had a bath while listening to PSY.  It worked wonders and really helped me out!

Gangnam Style by PSY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0



The song is so fun and don't worry moms and dads although the lyrics are in Korean, there is an English translation and there is nothing rude or swearing.

Recipe: Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

This is a great Fall birthday cake and the pumpkin adds some rich flavour and makes the cake really moist.  I also like this as a great Thanksgiving dessert. 

Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

·         1 1/2cup(s) flour

·         2/3cup(s) cocoa

·         2 teaspoon(s) baking powder

·         1 teaspoon(s) baking soda

·         1/2teaspoon(s) salt

·         1/2cup(s) buttermilk

·         1 cup(s) canned pumpkin

·         2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract

·         3/4cup(s) butter, softened

·         1 cup(s) dark brown sugar

·         1 cup(s) granulated sugar

·         3 large eggs

·         1 egg yolk

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· Grease a cake pan or Bundt cake mold or cupcake tin lightly butter or PAM spray and pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees

· Mix the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Stir the buttermilk, pumpkin, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl. Beat the butter and sugars together using an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. OR, clarify the butter in the microwave and mix with the sugar (much easier if you do not have an electric mixer) beat in the eggs and yolk, one at a time. Reduce mixer speed to low and alternately beat in the flour and buttermilk mixtures in thirds.

· Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a tester, inserted in the center, comes out clean--about 35 minutes. Cool cake completely before icing.

I cannot make icing to save my life, so I just use store bought and cream cheese icing gives the cake another layer of flavor and richness.

This has been a favourite in my family for 7 years (that was when I discovered the recipe).  I’ve brought it to other functions and always had rave reviews – I’m sure you will too!!

Recipe: Pulled Pork

So Southern cuisine is so popular right now and I think it's because the ingredients are easy on the pocket book and also easy to work with.  Check out this super easy and delicious pulled pork and the best part is you can make heaps and freeze it and it is so yummy!!

Plus, kids love it, too!

Here's what you need:

- 1 4lb pork roast (butt or shoulder are the best cuts to use)
- 2 large to medium sized onions
- 1 cup of ginger ale
- 1 bottle of BBQ sauce (try Sweet baby Ray's, it's our favourite)

* you'll also need a slow cooker and hamburger buns and if you really like it messy more BBQ sauce!

Here's what to do:

1-  Slice up the two onions.  Put half of the onions in the bottom of the slow cooker

2 - Add the roast (it should be thawed)

3 - Add the rest of the onions on top of the roast

4 - Add the ginger ale

5 - Set at LOW heat for about 10 hours (yes, 10 hours - this is going to melt off all of the fat and start tenderizing the meat)

6 - After 10 hours, remove the meat and strain the liquid.  Keep the onions but dump out the liquid

7 - With two forks you should be able to tear the roast apart - tear all the meat apart and chop up those onions.  Put the onions and the meat back in the slow cooker, add the whole bottle of BBQ sauce and stir.

8 - Set the slow cooker at LOW and let the meat cook for another 6 hours

9 - Get ready to serve on hamburger buns.  My husband likes to add dill pickles to his sandwiches.

10 - Any leftovers will freeze really well.

I like to serve a green or kale salad on the side. But if you really want to dive into Southern flavours - try mac and cheese, collard greens, coleslaw or baked beans.