Do you know someone who does everything from scratch, never using any kind of pre-packaged food item or ingredient? Well, that is so not me! I do not care if I am a trained chef, there are just times when I either; Have no time. Have to get my kid somewhere across town in […]
Achiote-Orange Carnitas
I missed Cinco de Mayo last year. All because of a cat, a snake and a visit to the emergency room. You can read all about it here. This year, I decided to repost my recipe for Achiote-Orange Carnitas on Cinco de Mayo. I just feel that this recipe needs to be published the day […]
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Succulent Achiote-Orange Carnitas Recipe
The alternate title for this post should be “The Snake, The Cat and the Visit to the ER or How I Missed Cinco de Mayo.” I was really looking forward to developing a new recipe for the holiday, which commemorates Mexico’s defeat of the French at The Battle of Puebla in 1862. Cinco de Mayo […]
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Succulent Spiced Turkey Carnitas Recipe
As you probably know, I love pork in all it’s forms. Bacon, ribs, sausage, loin roast, chops, and especially carnitas. Carnitas are made from pork shoulder, also known as pork butt, which is a meaty and fatty cut of pork. Carnitas are cooked in large quantities of lard, almost poached in the fat. This make […]
