Have you ever had that feeling on the roof of you mouth that kind tickles the back of your throat? The sort that makes your eyes roll to the back of your head? It doesn't happen to me but a couple of times a year. Today it came from a spicy tuna hand roll (1/2 price, thankyouverymuch). The last time, it was from a hotdog.

I'm not a chef. I just love to cook. I think I'm pretty good at it, but someday I want to be freaking awesome! This morning I pulled some pork that I cooked overnight with Dr. Pepper... 'Cause I missed my gramma (she used to drink it non-stop). I normally would have done it with beer, but for some reason, last night, Dr. Pepper just felt right. This morning, while I was pulling the pork, I thought about my friend Court (hey, that rhymed). She's the only other person that I know who pulls pork. I wonder how she does it...
...This is what I did:

Pork Shoulder (big enough to fit into your crockpot)
5 cloves of garlic
1 can or bottle (less a couple sips) Dr. Pepper
Salt and Pepper

Slow cook that bad boy on low for 12 hours. Wake up. Have some coffee. Smell the meat cooking. Think about what flavors you want in the BBQ sauce, 'cause you're about to make it all on your own! But wait, I can help... Here's a really good way to modify and better that existing bottle of BBQ sauce that lives in your fridge:

Melt some unsalted butter in a medium bowl
Add bottle of BBQ sauce
Brown sugar and/or molasses and/or honey are nice
Hickory smoke flavor (liquid smoke) is good too, but only 1 or 2 drops
Cayenne Pepper is great if you like spicy
Coffee (not the grounds), but just a bit, it adds depth
Vinegars (whatever you've got) just a little at a time, don't go crazy with it
Salt and Pepper

Keep tasting as you add and develop your very own BBQ sauce (try and remember what you did).
Okay, back to the pulled pork.
After some coffee and Facebook, I took the pulled pork and garlic out of the crockpot and placed it in a large bowl. I took two forks and "pulled" it apart in small pieces. I added some seasoned rice wine vinegar (I'm learning to measure food for the greater good of this blog). About 1/3 to 1/2 cup. Then, I tasted it. Then, I added salt and pepper. Tasted. Added a touch more vinegar, and mixed BBQ sauce into the whole thing. I then piled a bunch of it on a potato roll and took a picture or two.
Then, I ate it for breakfast.