Giuseppepaolo

Here you have some very basic, standard, simple ingredients. When you add a few spices and cooking techniques, they become exquisite. I'm talking about two fantastic recipes from The Homesick Texan Cookbook by Lisa Fain. I swear...I just LOVE this book. It has become one of my favorites and for some reason, as the days get longer and sun gets hotter, I start cooking more Mexican and Tex-mex meals. They just seem to go with the season. I have a feeling that my new favorite cookbook will be getting a whole lot of use over the next couple of months. Carnitas Printable Recipe 3 lbs boneless pork shoulder, cut into 2" chunks 1/2 cup orange juice 1/4 cup lime juice 4 cloves of garlic (wait...what? only 4 for all that meat? I used the whole damn head of garlic) 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste In a large heavy pot, combine all of the ingredients Add enough water to just cover the meat. Bring to a boil and then simmer, uncovered for 2 hours. Don't touch, do...