Favorite Things #10 - Jamestown Soap Works

My sister lives in north western Pennsylvania and the last time I went to visit her she took me to this cute little shop called Jamestown Soap Works. They sell hand made soaps, lotions, room sprays, odor eliminators, soy tarts, jewelry and more. The shop is packed full of wonderful things to look at and smell.


The odor eliminator is the best I have ever used, better than anything I can get in the stores out here. When you live with 2 Boston Terriers you need a strong odor eliminator, trust me.

You can check out the website to learn more. If you ever find yourself in NW PA you have to take the time to stop in and grab some of their inexpensive and awesome products.

New look for the blog...

My blog has had the same look since 2007, most of it is out of fear of breaking something, the other is just being lazy. I finally revamped the place a little bit, please let me know what you think.

I also realized I have a lot of new readers and thought I would share a picture of the picky eater husband and I.


That is us at the MLB All Star Fan Fest last year. We are both huge baseball fans so we were so excited Phoenix hosted the All Star game.

The other two very important members of our household are our two Boston Terriers, Steve and Tanner.


Tanner is 7 and was adopted from the Ashtabula County Animal Protective League in Ohio and Steve is about 1 and was adopted from AZ Boston Terrier Rescue. They are the most hilarious little dogs ever. Steve is the one climbing on his brother while eating his chew bone.

I hope you like the new site design, if something doesn't look right or seems broken, please let me know! Also, thank you for spending a little time reading my blog, I am always so humbled by all of the comments and interactions I have through this site.

Spicy Pork Stir Fry

I was impressed with the taste and the simplicity of my first recipe from the Weight Watchers cook book so I thought I would try another. One of my favorite cuts of meat is the pork tenderloin. I also love to pair pork with pineapple so I thought this recipe looked perfect.


This looks super simple. The most important thing about making a stir fry is making sure your prep is done and you have read the recipe and understand what you have to do. Stir fries move quick so you have to have everything near by and ready to go in the pan.


You will need pork, pineapple, ginger, oil, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, peppers, tomato and onion.


Chop up the pork, try to make it all about the same size.


Chop up all of your veggies and garlic.


Drain your pineapple. In hindsight I probably would have chopped these chunks a little finer also.

Again, make sure you have everything ready to go...this cooks over high heat and things cook fast.


Once your oil is hot, drop in the pork. Stir fry for about 2 minutes until its browned. Get it out of there but leave the oil in the pan.


Drop in the peppers and cook for about 3 minutes.


Green onions in, 30 more seconds. Keep stirring, there is a reason they call this stir fry!


Pineapple, 30 more seconds of cooking...


Here is where it gets exciting, everything else in the pan, including the pork. Cook it for about 2 more minutes and you are ready to eat. Well, the recipe says sprinkle with cilantro first, but you know that aint happening here!


Absolutely delicious, and fast! You could serve this over some brown rice as well. This is the kind of thing that makes me sad for my husband, I know he would love it if he would just TRY it. But he insists he does not like pork, so he misses out again.

I hope you are all having a great week!