'Ono Made Easy

 Ever have a pasty from Michigan? This adapted recipe kinda reminds me of a cross between a pasty and a Hot Pocket: http://willcookforsmiles.com/2013/09/broccoli-chicken-alfredo-hand-pies.html Ingredients 1 tbs oil 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 cup diced broccoli florets ( steamed) salt, pepper 3/4 cup alfredo sauce 1 pack of pastry sheets ( 1 small egg whisked w 1 tbs of water for egg wash) Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a baking sheet. 1. Dice and Cook the chicken in a medium size pan with a little bit of salt and pepper until completely done.  2. Mix the chicken with the steamed broccoli and alfredo sauce. 3. Break apart the pastry sheets. Separate the chicken mixture between half of the pastry sheets. 4. Take the other half of the pastry sheets and place them over the top of the chicken mixtures. Press the seams together. 5.  Brush hand pies with egg wash and bake on sheet for 20-25 minutes, until the pie are crispy a...

Mark was trying to think of a good salsa to make to go with our Slow Cooker Carnitas, so he decided to put a bunch of fresh ingreidents together and called it Two Tomato Taco Topping! Ingredients: 10 cherry tomatoes 10 orange super sweet Zima tomatoes 1/2 fresh green jalapeno pepper 1/3 medium red onion, chopped juice of one small lime 3 tablespoons of fresh cilantro 1 teaspoon of garlic powder 1 teaspoon cumin Directions: Mix and toss all ingredients in a bowl. Olé!

Mark and I love tacos, so we decided to spice up our usual taco night. Oh yea, and we love Chipotle! Mark found this recipe for Slow Cooker Carnitas from allrecipes.com and changed it just a little bit:: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-carnitas/detail.aspx (makes 10 servings) Ingredients  1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon crumbled dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 ( 4 lb) boneless pork shoulder roast 2 cups chicken broth Directions 1. Mix the salt, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, coriander and cinnamon in a bowl. 2. Place pork in slow cooker and cover the top with the spice mixture. 3. Pour the chicken broth around the sides of the pork, being careful not to rinse off the spice mixture. 4. Cover and cook on low until the pork shreds easily with a fork, about 7 1/2 hours. ( Turn the meat after it has cooked for about 3 1/2 hours. When the pork is tender, remove from the s...