Menu of the Week: Avocados

Green butter, that’s what they are, avocados. When I was traveling on a budget through Ecuador, we ate them daily. We spread them on bread. When I am in Mexico, not a day goes by with out some avocado consumption. So this week I will be happy to utilize them in […]

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Menu of the week March 10th and Cocktail of the week: grapefruit drops

The pic above is of my meyer lemon blooms on my new “prepare for global warming” lemon tree (Remember, I live in MI, not in CA or FL where this might be common).

I truly have good intentions of posting all about my great trip. I returned to work chaos and it has only gotten […]

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Carnitas, gift of the pork

You may or may not have figured out by now that pork is really one of my favorite things to eat. Sorry vegetarian readers, this is all about the pig. I will think on a vegetarian version of this though.
Carnitas are crispy, flavorful bites of pork that have been cooked for hours […]

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