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VoyageATL Feature

Confession: I really don’t like to talk about myself. I prefer to listen and learn about other people. I never know where to start or what to say when someone wants to get to know me.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I don’t even know what to say on this post. ? So, yeah… thank you VoyageATL for the recent feature. I’m just a gal that loves food, travel, fun…

Slow Roasted Carnitas (No Lard)

Carnitas is what some refer to as “Mexican pulled pork”. Most are probably introduced to carnitas at their favorite taqueria as a taco filling. It happens to be one of my favorites. I almost always order carnitas as at least 1 of my tacos in an order. The traditional method of cooking carnitas calls for braising pork in lard for several hours. This produces a tender, juicy meat. It’s…

Delectable Reverse Seared Ribeye Steak

I find a well cooked steak (not to be confused with a well-done steak) hard to resist. Most people have favorite foods, but I do not. Really. I like too may things to pick one as my all-time favorite. Despite not having a favorite food, a medium rare steak is at somewhere near the top of my list…

Pineapple Sage Gimlet Punch

Gin. You either love it or hate it. I happen to really enjoy it. Gin and tonics were my go-to drink when I lived in L.A. I feel like the 90’s gave gin a bad rap (cue Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice”). Yes, gin has a more herbacious taste than most other alcohols. However, it has really gotten better over the years…