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Sunday May 20th 2012

Posts Tagged ‘Mexican’

Pork Carnitas

Pork Carnitas

This is one of my favorite Mexican dishes. Carnitas means “little meats” in Mexican Spanish.  Pork Carnitas are rich, juicy and tender with the wonderful flavors of cumin, oregano, thyme onions, tomatoes and the subtle flavor of jalapenos.  Carnitas can go with just about anything.  You can eat it alone, put it inside tacos or burritos, and [...]

Turkey Green Chile

Turkey Green Chile

I was stumped.  I did not have any idea what to do with all the leftover turkey from Thanksgiving.  Do I make sandwiches, a casserole or give it to the dog?  After some time, I had an epiphany. Green Chile with turkey rather than pork.  Sounded good to me.  The problem was that there are not many good recipes in the magazines or online for [...]