Found: YUMMY Pork Rub

We found a great recipe over on all recipes.com

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pork-roast-with-the-worlds-best-pork-loin-rub/

But, I cannot seem to Pin it from there, so I am trying it here:

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 pounds boneless pork loin roast
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons coarsely ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 4 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 4 1/2 teaspoons onion salt
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper (cayenne)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground red pepper (cayenne)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed

Directions

1. Stir together brown sugar, sugar, black pepper, salt, ginger, garlic powder, onion salt, dry mustard, crushed red pepper, ground red pepper, cumin, paprika and thyme in small bowl. Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the brown sugar mixture* evenly on all sides of the pork roast; use your fingers to rub into pork. Place roast on rack in shallow roasting pan. Roast, uncovered, until internal temperature is 150 degrees F., 40 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from oven. Cover with foil; let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

Footnotes

• *Note: Store remaining brown sugar mixture in airtight container at room temperature up to 3 months; use on pork roasts or chops before roasting or grilling. Recipe makes about 3 1/2 cups dry rub.

Nutritional Information 

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 386 | Total Fat: 13.2g | Cholesterol: 69mg

McKenna needs our help.

McKenna

(portrait provided by her family)

Dear Readers,

I’m interrupting my normal posting (or lack thereof) to share with you this story that is very true and very serious. This story is dear to my heart because I know her and her family personally and I know personally how hard health problems can be! McKenna and her family are friends of ours. She is only 12 years old and she and her family have been dealing with her health problems for years. It has gotten so bad lately that she has had three near-fatal seizures in the last 6 months! McKenna and her families only hope is to get a medical dog that would help her prevent these seizures. The dog is ready and trained for McKenna, the only thing that they are waiting on, is the money. It cost $10,000 (US) to get this dog. If there is any way that you can help, even donating a couple of dollars, please do so here under McKenna Vogt.  This is not a hoax. This is a true life story. Usually you hear these stories but do not know whether they are of actual people in need and you don’t know where your money goes to. You would know in this case. Please read the full story in McKenna’s mother’s exact words below:

Dear Friends and Family:


McKenna was diagnosed with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes on October 15, 2007. After a stressful year of trying to regulate her blood sugars through a constant carb diet, and insulin shots, we were able to put her on a Diabetic Insulin Pump. We had great hopes that this would “normalize” her life somewhat and regulate her sugars. Since then we have found out that McKenna is very sensitive to insulin which makes it very difficult to regulate her blood sugars. We have watched her struggle through school work, spending mass amounts of time in the nurses office and trying to keep up with her sugars that make her so ill.


One year ago, McKenna was watching tv with her grandmother and her mother, when she fell over, unable to move. Her blood sugars had fallen so low that she was paralyzed. We had no idea that is was a type of seizure, nor the damage that those cause. We made adjustments worked closely with her doctor and did all that we could.


Recently, McKenna’s diabetes have caused some serious medical issues. With her insulin sensitivity, we have found that it is an exhausting process. We test her through the night, every two hours and then make adjustments. This past July while at Girls’ Camp, McKenna’s blood sugar fell too low, she had a horrible seizure and she couldn’t breathe. We were able to get her the help she needed and then we carried on with camp. We had no idea, she should go to the hospital. When we returned we went to the doctor and did all the necessary medical tests. In October, she had another seizure and was placed in the hospital. This time her blood sugars were too high and she went back into DKA (diabeticketoacidosis). She was very ill. They released her from the hospital, however we were not able to get her blood sugars down to the appropriate range and it took months to remove the ketones from her body. She missed 31 days of school. We then, under the direction of her Doctor, went through a battery of tests to try to figure out what is wrong with McKenna. So far, we still have no answers.


Three weeks ago, we woke McKenna up to get ready for school. We left the room and carried on about our business of getting ready. We felt very uncomfortable, anxious, like something was wrong. Tanya went in to check on McKenna who by then was completely paralyzed, lying on the floor, appearing as if she had had a stroke making a horrible sound because her mouth was paralyzed also. She couldn’t respond and we knew she was having a horrible seizure. We called 911, we gave her glucose and we waited for help, all the while holding our baby as she appeared to be slipping away from us. Her blood sugar had fallen dangerously low again causing another seizure that was almost fatal. They told us that once she was given the sugar, it would take 15 minutes to an hour and she would regain her memory and functions. The clocked ticked by and that just didn’t happen. She couldn’t remember her name, she didn’t know who we were, she didn’t know where she was, nor the date or time. Her brain was functioning right with her body. It was painful to watch. There was a communication error between her body and the messages being sent from her brain. We watched and waited. Then they ran a CAT Scan, a CSPINE and we waited. She was later admitted to the PICU at Cedar Crest. It took over 12 hours for all of her functions to come back and longer than that for her memory retention to work. Three major seizures in 6 months is a lot. We also are fully aware of the repercussions these episodes will have if we cannot get them to stop.


We know that it was a miracle that McKenna didn’t suffer brain damage. We know the doctors were surprised that she is functioning normally now. We know that her life was spared once again. We know that the Lord has a plan for her and already knows when she will return to Him. We know that she was His first and in the end if we have done our job right, she will be His again and only He gets to decide when that is. It is very humbling. In the meantime, we feel we need to do everything possible to help McKenna and to try to improve her quality of life.


They currently have Diabetic Service Dogs that can be trained to help people with uncontrolled diabetes. The dogs are trained specifically for the person that they will work for, so in this instance for McKenna. They take samples of her saliva when she is high and when she is low. They train the dog to recognize those scents. The dog will then wake McKenna up, or warn her when she is too low and when she is too high. The dog will go with her wherever she goes. Studies have shown that these dogs can detect blood sugar changes 1 hour before a continual glucose monitoring system can. The can detect the blood sugar change even if she is swimming in a pool and the dog is waiting by the side of the pool. The night time is what scares us the most. We sleep pretty light trying to listen for her, but we don’t always hear her. McKenna is afraid of the night times now. We are hoping the dog will help us during that time. We want to get her this dog. It is very expensive and so we need help raising the money to get the dog. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to donate money for the dog please click on the following link and then click on the donate button, next to McKenna’s name.


http://www.pawsibilitiesunleashed.org/home/donations


We appreciate any sacrifice that can be made whether it is monetary or if you can include her in your prayers, or if you would be willing to forward this email on to your family and friends. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.


Love,


The Vogts

ill...

I've been ill.  So have Owen and Cora.  I haven't posted daily gratitude in a week or more.  But, I am not doing this to create another source of guilt.  I truly want to learn from it.  I want to become more joyful and thankful.  I want it to be where I go first.  So, no beating up on myself.  I will just post today's gratitude and move forward

daily gratitude

1.  I am thankful that Greg can take Cora to see the doctor this afternoon.  She has missed three days of school and needs to get healthy.

2.  I am grateful for fizzy bath balls.  It feels really good to sit in the hot water and soak in the moisturizer and relax.

3.  I am grateful for the sunshine which is shining brightly and melting the snow that fell on Sunday.

Daily gratitude, January fourth

daily gratitude, january fourth

1. Chocolate! Tonight I indulged myself with two chocolate truffles. I am grateful to the student and his/her parents for giving them to Greg.

2. I am so thankful that Owen's headache appears to be gone.

3. I am grateful for a kitchen that has begun to be cleaner and more organized so that I may be able to craft an item or two this week. Kelly

daily gratitude, january third

daily gratitude, january third

1. Today I am grateful for my husband and how hard he works both at his job and here at home.  Tonight after work he came home and mopped the kitchen floor.  It was a big job as the floor was in horrible shape.  He does this all the time and I am so grateful for it.
2.  I am grateful for the great tasting mountain water we get to drink here at our home.  I don't drink enough of it, and that is inexcusable because it is delicious as well as good for me.
3.  I am grateful for the game night my family and I enjoyed last night.

daily gratitude, january second

daily gratitude, january second

1. I am grateful to be focusing my scripture studies onto the New Testament this year! I am so excited to learn more.
2. I am grateful for the amenities I have because I was born an American. Having safe drinking water, healthy food to eat, medications, vaccines and shelter... Plus so much more.
3. I am grateful for the sunshine that came out today. Kelly

Daily Gratitude - Day One (Jan. 1. 2011)

The only way to form a habit is to try.  To start.  To do that thing daily.  I often tie myself up into knots over the things which I don't or 'can't' do.  It is time to find some freedom from my own thinking.  From myself.  It is time to decide to try.  It is time to say 'I can, I will, I do' iustead of 'I can't, I don't'.  Today that means I will start working on my new commitment and write

daily gratitude, january first

1.  I am grateful that my family and I are safely home, in our own home, after two weeks away.  I love my family... both the one I was born into and the one I married into... but it is wonderful to be back within the walls of this house, in this town, in this state.  I love it here.  I love this mountain.  And I love being here with Greg, Owen and Cora.  I am lucky.
2.  I am grateful for the artistic inspirations I have found in the form of bloggers.  These women are creative forces with their art and their lives.  They think.  They go inward.  They search their souls.  They take all that they know and put it into words, art and photography and share it with me.  I am awed.
3.  I am grateful for Girl Scouts.  As a girl I was blessed by good leaders and good friends who shared the experience with me.  Now, as a leader I am blessed even more because I can share it with my own daughter.  It is fun.  And I love the chance to play and learn together.