Unnecessary apostrophe's and some pork

Did you all have a LOVEly Valentine’s Day?

Why does it look weird to have an apostrophe in “Valentine’s?”

That’s how I see it written everywhere…but is that correct? Like I suppose if you are someone’s Valentine, it’s possessively your day. But then on the other hand, if you’re getting those paper Valentines, it’d be like “The day of your Valentines” and not be possessive.

AND THEN WOULD THE “V” BE CAPITALIZED?

Merry Christmas is just soooooo much easier.

We did our usual V-Day Feast at home with steak and lobster and cheesy bread and cheesecake and it was high cholesterol and high carb and an awesome splurge.

Of course last night it was back to reality with a health minded meal. Not that it’s a chore though when it’s something as yummy as Schmipotle bowls. Not at allllllllll associated with the restaurant chain. Clearly.

Schmipotle Bowls

-16 oz cooked and shredded pork or chicken (see slow cooker pulled pork recipe below)

-2 cups fresh corn

-1/4 teaspoon black pepper

-1/4 teaspoon chili powder

-2 cups cooked brown rice

-1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed

-2 limes

-1 cup cilantro, loosely chopped

-1 cup your favorite salsa or pico

-2 ripe avocados, peeled and cut into thirds.

Easy Shredded Pork

-1 1 to 1.5 lb pork tenderloin

-2 cups low sodium chicken or vegetable broth

-1/2 teaspoon cumin

-1/2 teaspoon pepper

-1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

-1/2 teaspoon onion powder

-1/2 teaspoon chili powder (I have ancho chili powder)

Spray the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Place pork in the bottom. Whisk seasonings in with broth and pour over the pork. Cook on low for 7 hours. Remove pork loin and shred with a fork, then return to broth mixture until ready to serve.

If you wanted to get fancy you could toss in some peppers (fresh or canned) or even whole cloves of garlic.

Back to the bowls-

In a saute pan, heat up 2 teaspoons vegetable oil over medium high heat. Saute corn until the color is golden and it starts to make a popping sound. Remove from heat. Stir in pepper and chili powder.

This is an easy recipe because you’re pretty much serving yourself 1/3 cup of everything. I added the cilantro and lime to the rice itself (which, ahem, I'm still out of brown and used white), but you could definitely just sprinkle the entire top of the bowl with it instead.

Makes six servings.

There you go- Schmipotle Bowls. COMPLETELY UNIQUE AND UNLIKE ANYTHING OUT THERE.

Per serving: 404 calories, 54 g carbs, 11 g fat, 26 g protein

Oh, and happy belated day of the Valentine…s…to you.