Melissa d'Arabian's 10 Ways to Use Pork Shoulder

Ten Dollar Dinners host Melissa d'Arabian does all sorts of things to save money on food, but she has one major weakness: She doesn't like leftovers. "I'm notorious for not wanting to eat the same thing two days in a row," she says. Pulled pork, however, is an exception. You can turn it into completely different meals — Mexican one night, barbecue sandwiches the next.

"It's my way to make sure I don't get bored," she says. Start with her easy base recipe, then find 10 ways to rethink it from her new book, Ten Dollar Dinners ($25; Clarkson Potter).

Sauté onions and peppers until soft, add equal parts ketchup and barbecue sauce and the pork, and heap on warmed buns.

Place the pork in a baking dish, toss with salsa and top with your favorite cornbread batter. Bake at the oven temperature instructed in the cornbread recipe until the cornbread is cooked through.