Roasted Vegetables

What you will need:

2-3 sweet potatoes 

2 hand fulls of baby carrots 

1 large yellow onion 

2 cloves of garlic 

salt and peper 

olive oil 

Your favorite all purpose seasoning (something like Mrs. Dash)  

What to do:

Preheat the oven to 400℉ 

Dice the sweet potatoes 

Cut the baby carrots in half 

Slice the onion 

Mince the garlic 

Place it all on to a sheet pan and season to taste 

Put it in the oven and roast for about 20 minutes 

You may have to adjust the oven temperature if the onions are burning but the carrots and sweet potatoes are not cooked through. Turn down the oven to 350℉

To promote even cooking, take a spatula and toss the veggies about half way through 

When they are done the sweet potatoes are crunchy on the out side and creamy on the inside, the onions are caramelized and the carrots are super sweet!

Carnitas

What you need:

Slow cooker 

3 to 4 lb. of pork butt (bone in)

salt 

peper 

garlic powder

mexican chili  powder

paprika

chipotle powder
cumin

1 yellow onion

1/2 cup of water

What to do:

Break out the ol' slow cooker, plug it in, and set it to the lowest setting (longest time, usually 8 hours)

Cut up the onion in a large dice, place it in the bottom of the slow cooker. Add water. 

Unwrap the pork butt and season aggressively.  Depending on your pallet, adjust the level of spice. 

Once seasoned, place in slow cooker and cover with lid. 

Walk away until the 8 hours are up. Don't peak!

After 8 hours, remove the bone and the liquid and shred with two forks.   

Almost done...

You could leave it just like this, but I HIGHLY recommend these next steps. 

Get a non-stick saute pan and turn the heat up to high. You may want to add a little oil to the pan. 

Place a good amount of the shredded pork in the pan and leave it until it has turned brown and is a little crispy. 

Turn the meat over and repeat.  

Be careful not to dry out the meat! The heat should be really high so that it "sears". 

Serve on lettuce cups with guacamole or just as is. 

Enjoy!