Crock Pot Carnitas...

I finally got a large crock pot for Christmas.  I have had a small one for several years, but it didn't cook enough food to feed 3 or 4 folks.  Barely enough for just James and me.  I've cooked several things in it already:  pot roast, chicken picante, and chili to name a few.  But my favorite so far is a carnitas recipe I found and doctored up to meet my tastes.  Here it is:

Take a 3-4 pound pork roast (shoulder or butt) and brown it on all sides (about 2 minutes each side) in a frying pan sprayed with a non-stick vegetable oil.  Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.

In a small bowl, mix the following ingredients:

1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. ground coriander
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cumin

Rub the mixture all over the outside of the pork.  Place pork in crock pot along with two bay leaves.

Pour 2 cups of chicken broth around the sides of the roast.  Cover and cook on low for 10 to 12 hours.

When the roast is done, remove it from the crock pot.  Use two forks to shred the pork discarding any fat.

I serve this with salsa, spanish rice, guacamole, sour cream, and shredded cheese along with tortillas to wrap it all up.

Enjoy and comment if you like them!

Gratitude...

Thing I am thankful for in 2012:  I finally nailed down my biscuit recipe.

Resolution for 2013:  Stop eating so many damned biscuits!!

Happy New Year 2013!!

Sending you all very warm wishes for a Happy and Prosperous 2013!!

James and I rang in the New Year with my Mom and our dear friend, Anne-Marie Trout.  We watched a great movie with Judi Dench and Maggie Smith called Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which was funny yet touching.  We then moved on to Dark Knight Rising which I got on Blue Ray for Christmas.

Sad to see the holidays end once again, but I'm excited about the next year.  I guess my resolutions are pretty much the same as last year...I really need to get my weight down a bit more and continue to focus on my health issues.  I have an audition for an accompanist position in Loomis on the 15th of January for a church there.  I am spending some time every day practicing for that appointment.

Another resolution I have for this next year is to blog more...and I intend to do many of them as vlogs.

I hope you had a great New Years' Eve celebration and I send much love to you all!  Have a blessed year!!