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…
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…
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…
There is something about Spring that makes me want to sit outside and sip on a cold margarita…. on the rocks. Let’s be clear, I am not a frozen margarita gal. To me there are two types of people- those who want their margaritas frozen and those who want it on the rocks. Nothing wrong if you like frozen but on the rocks just does it for…
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