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Tacos Galore Roundup

“I hate tacos!” said no Juan ever! And that my friends, is why I’ve put together this delicious round up of my favorite tacos. One day, going through the boring side of this blog, you know, the side that you guys can’t see. The side that sometimes looks like gobbledy gook. The side that has the numbers and stuff. Looking around, I realized I have quite a few taco recipes and I talk about tacos – a lot. I said to myself, I said, “Self, put it all together in one spot so people can see all the glorious tacos…

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These crazy delicious pork tacos are made in your slow cooker will keep you coming back for more!

Crazy Delicious Pork Tacos (or Nachos or Burritos)

Crazy delicious pork tacos in the slow cooker or oven – great for tacos, nachos, burritos. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. My heart belongs to tacos. Always has always will. Sorry wife. Sorry kids. I don’t really have a favorite stuffer either. I’ll throw anything in a tortilla – beef, tofu, veggies, socks. It doesn’t really matter to me. When I want pork in my tacos, and I’m being especially lazy, this is the recipe I make. This is one of those recipes that you pull out of a magazine and say you’re gonna try and you actually…

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Fried Pork Tenderloin Sandwich

This fried pork tenderloin sandwich will take the boring out of pork tenderloin. Tender, juicy and so delicious! We all know what time it is guys, it’s quarantine time. And to be honest, it hasn’t been so bad. I know people are having some tough times right now, but for me personally, I’ve had zero stress about this. Me and the wife have actually been enjoying it. It’s been, oh…I don’t know, a month since we’ve seen civilization. Not exactly true, we did go to Costco twice in that month but other than that, we’re staying home. So yeah, it…

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Homemade Canadian Bacon

I tried my hand at making homemade Canadian bacon! Yes! It came out brilliantly! It’s the perfect recipe if you want to get into curing and don’t want a huge time commitment or if you just want the best damned Canadian bacon on the planet! Bold statement, but true. At least I think so. When I told my wife I wanted to make some homemade Canadian bacon, I saw her soul die a little bit. She hates Canadian bacon. But I finally convinced her to give up a little bit of room in the fridge for a few days to…

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Tender, juicy carnitas in your Instant Pot or pressure cooker! Simple ingredients with a special ingredient to finish them off!

Instant Pot Carnitas

Crazy delicious and easy Instant Pot Carnitas will satisfy all your carnitas needs! Carnitas, carnitas, what is it about carnitas? They’re just so…delicious! The pork is just so tender and flavorful! That and they satisfy my taco cravings. But carnitas takes time. I like to do them outside on my disco when the weather allows or throw them in my slow cooker, but still…time. Now that the Instant Pot has seeped its way into your life and taken over everything, time is not an obstacle! These Instant Pot carnitas will forever change the way you eat. No, not really, but…

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Jagermeister Pulled Pork

Jagermeister pulled pork is a very weird thing to make – not that it’s weird, it’s weird for me. I hate Jagermeister and just the smell makes the wife want to barf. But some how, some way, with a little too much wine if I had to guess, we found ourselves talking about and coming up with this Jagermeister pulled pork. I don’t even know why it happened. Weird I tell ya. Since we both hate Jagermeister, we had to go out and buy some. And we bought a big bottle, so there will be more Jager recipes to come,…

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Creamy, comforting white bean and pork stew is so easy!

White Bean & Pork Stew

This creamy white bean and pork stew is just what you need to soothe the soul – or at least make your belly happy! There is a slight discomfort in sharing this recipe with you guys because I used canned beans. Yes, I did. I said it. There was a little shame involved in that too – after all, how lazy could I be? But it wasn’t about laziness … and I’m sticking to that … I just wanted it easy because the first time I made this I made it in my CanCooker. And while you don’t have to…

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Sticky, tender Chinese BBQ! So easy, just marinate over night and throw on your grill!

Chinese BBQ – Char Siu

Chinese BBQ … ok, you guys remember those little sticky rib thingies that was served with a pu-pu platter? I realize I’m going back a long time ago. I’m gonna guess if you’re under 35 you probably don’t remember Chinese restaurants used to have actual food that was served to you instead of buffet style. But it’s true, that was the deal and you know, you would have to get the pu-pu platter, served with all those goodies. Well, this Chinese BBQ, or also called char siu, tastes. just. freaking. like. those. red. ribs. It’s true. So good. Before we…

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Instant Pot St. Louis style ribs - yes, you can have your ribs and eat them too - in less than an hour!

Instant Pot Ribs

Finally, the Instant Pot ribs. I know, I know, it seems like I’m the last one on that bandwagon. But…but…I’m committed to my smoker, you guys know that. And I hate to keep on and on about it, but just as a reminder, it’s freaking hot. I can’t bear to go out there and fire my smoker up. So, Whole Foods was having a sale on their St. Louis ribs. The wife picked some of them up and said, “You’re putting these in the pressure cooker tomorrow and I don’t want to hear any more about it.” Under pressure it…

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Pork Jambalaya with Burnt Sugar

There are so many types of jambalaya – chicken and sausage, chicken and shrimp, with tomatoes, without tomatoes, turkey neck jambalaya, black bird jambalaya…I could go on and on. And just like other “cultural foods” people have strong opinions about it. If it’s red, it’s not authentic, if it’s brown it’s not authentic. Shrimp must be in there, no shrimp shouldn’t be in there. The truth is, jambalaya was created as a result of the need for a filling but inexpensive meal with easily available ingredients. So yeah, black bird jambalaya and turkey neck jambalaya. If you had those, you…

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