Pork Carnitas for Sunday Lunch
on our way to pork carnitas Pork belly, cooked in the slow cooker with Merridale Cider, rosemary, bay leaves, s&p. Refrigerated ovenight, then meat shredded by hand, and the cooking liquid...
View ArticleChile Rellenos Strata with Smoked Paprika Sour Cream
PLEASE. Do not mistake this for a casserole — you would be very, very wrong. Although loosely based on a secondhand account of an LA Times recipe for a Chile Relleno Casserole from 1990, this little...
View ArticleWatermelon Vodka Aguas Frescas
Is mid-September too late to post a summer cocktail? I know I’m pushing the timeline a bit, but I’ve been sitting on this watermelon “cooler” for a few weeks, and I really need to share it with you...
View ArticleMy Barbacoa Beef
I make no claims to this dish’s authenticity. Traditional Mexican Barbacoa Beef is cooked over an open fire with a mix of spices. Mine is braised in the oven with a variety of seasonings that sounded...
View ArticleChile Relleno Cheeseburger
Anyone out there looking for a cholesterol bomb they can fire up on the grill? A cheesy, meaty, slightly spicy handful that’s a little deep-fried and a little barbequed. I wouldn’t make this my...
View ArticleGuacamole for Sunday Lunch
It feels like time for a wee break around here! Two blogs, big-time catering, cookbook proposals and summer guests keep a girl busy! But Howard and I didn’t move to Pender to put our heads down and...
View ArticleFrida Kahlo’s Slow Cooker Mole
Credit for inspiration on this one has to go to Tracey from Tasty Trix. Not to mention Frida, herself. The recipe is straight from a display at The Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City, where Tracey and...
View ArticlePork Carnitas
Carnitas came up the other day in my little corner of the social media world, when a friend asked for a good, well-vetted, recipe. I’d never made these little crunchy bites of crisp-fried pork at that...
View ArticleChile Relleno Hush Puppies
As an aficionado of fried foods, I’m always on the lookout for a new calorie bomb. Hush puppies are a staple side dish in the Southern US, most often seen alongside catfish. Made of a savoury cornmeal...
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