We love North Carolina style pulled pork. This is a tangy version of BBQ that features a spicy vinegar sauce. Traditionally this is cooked for hours on a smoker. However, visiting friends in North Carolina we found a way to do this in the oven. We took is a step further and created this version…
Since our recent visit to New Mexico, I have been on a kick recreating some of my favorite dishes. Carne Adovada is a pork stew that is a classic of New Mexican cuisine. Using the Instant Pot, I have developed a recipe for Carne Adovada that is easy to make. Go To Recipe The key…
Indian cuisine is not my specialty. However, I really like many Indian dishes I have tried. An interesting dish at many Indian restaurants is the fairly spicy vindaloo. In most cases, it is made with chicken. Thus, I was surprised to find that vindaloo is originally a pork dish. With some research, I have developed…
I love to make my own smoked bacon on our Big Green Egg. While researching how to do this I came across ideas for making a delicious sounding candied bacon. I had to do it. Here is my Homemade Candied Bacon Recipe. Go To Recipe As mentioned, I like to make homemade bacon on our…
My family loves Mexican food. Being so close to the border we have many great Mexican restaurants to choose from. However, one dish I feel I make better than almost any restaurant is my Mexican Pork Stew, better known as Chili Verde. It is with some reluctance that I present my Chili Verde recipe. Go…
North Carolina is known for its wonderful pork BBQ. I went to University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and must say it is my favorite style of BBO. What makes it so special is the sauce. There are actually several types of North Carolina BBQ Sauces. This is a recipe for my favorite North Carolina BBQ Vinegar…
In our guide to our favorite cookbooks, I listed Bruce Aidells’ Complete Sausage Book. This book got me into making my own sausage. Making your own sausage is a great way to control the ingredients and fat content. I have many types of sausage over they years, but one I will always make myself instead…
When Dave makes his pork carnitas for parties we often have a couple pounds of leftover meat. One of our favorite uses for this leftover carnitas is to make taquitos the next day. This is extremely easy and the recipe can also be used for shredded beef or chicken. However, most of the time we…
Pork carnitas is one of our all-time favorite dishes. I first had it when I moved to California from North Carolina in 1991. It has always struck me as the Mexican version of Carolina pulled pork, another favorite. Our family has been experimenting with making carnitas for 25 years and I think we we have…
A relatively easy to prepare nut free Mexican green mole Mole is often cited as the national dish of Mexico. There are all kinds of moles but one thing most of them have in common is they are made with nuts. Unfortunately our family suffers from severe nut allergies so mole has been a…