Thank you for all my finger well-wishes yesterday! As of today, it’s a lot less gory, less sore, but still pretty gross… I hope it heals quickly! Typing is so hard with a bandage…
Since I had this lovely injury, I wanted to avoid contact with anything that could possibly make it hurt more. Last night, I asked Adam to cut the limes for the rice and chicken marinade. I had plans to make a crockpot pork meal for tonight, but last night I was in no place to chop more stuff up, so I asked Adam to help me out. He said he’d throw together dinner and put it in the crock pot for me to start in the morning.
Little did I know, Adam had assembled the ingredients in the crock of the crock pot at 4 a.m. just in time for me to start the pot at 6! Apparently, he also went to the grocery store at 11 p.m… he’s quite the nocturnal guy! It was wonderful to not only have dinner finished when I got home, but even better that Adam put it together!
Carnitas are typically a slow-cooked spicy pork dish served in tortillas. This non-recipe recipe was pretty slow cooked, and while it had a bit too much liquid in it, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Next time, less liquid for sure! Probably no broth is needed at all! I ate one open-faced sandwich on a bread thin, and then another small helping with some fat free sour cream… YUM! Thanks Adam!
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Oh god I LOVE carnitas. I want some of this!!
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I LOVE Carnitas! Never had them slow cooked before… Great idea
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I love using my crockpot. I’ll have to give carnitas a try too!
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Huum!
I don´t really eat pork, but this dish looks delicious
Love your blog, by the way!
Kisses from a brazilian reader,
G.
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Glad the finger is healing. I did the same thing when I butchered my hand while cutting an avocado. I still get scared to death every time I have to cut open one of these things.
Hope you are having a great week love!
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My hubby loves carnitas. I really should break out the slow cooker and make him some!
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What a sweet guy to help out with the meals!
Speaking of things I’m jealous of (haha), I’m so jealous of your mom and her goldendoodle! How lucky is she! Is she happy with it’s temperament/lack of health problems/lack of behavioral problems? I know a lot of dog enthusiasts are anti-hybrids so I’d love to hear if you would recommend it or not.
Have a great rest of the week, 2 days til a 3 day weekend woohoo for us!!
Glad your finger is feeling better. I hate how that throws off the littlest things. I have those tiny finger condoms for when I get a cut, but nothing can help sore!
I love crockpot meals like this! I also love shopping way late at night/early in the morning. Until I moved here baggers at grocery stores were kind of an “optional” thing – like asking them to take the groceries out to your car. So I’ve always bagged my own and I am a control freak with a “process.” If you go late at night they don’t usually have baggers so I’m left alone and get to bag in my control freak way!
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I also don’t feel all embarrassed for holding up the line 5 minutes while the cashier scans in my 500 coupons! Tonight he had to get a key from the customer service area b/c he said we maxed out the coupons! I saved a little over $20, though!
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aw, how sweet of him to do that!
and the carnitas look great
I hate having to type with a bandaid on, too – it’s so much trouble! I hope it heals quickly!
Oh man…those look DELISH!! Just found your blog….it’s great! I’ll be reading more!
I was just saying to Scott that we need to make some pulled pork! Sounds so so good!
Liquid band-aid helps cuts really well. It stings at first but helps the cut heal faster. You do have to reapply it, like twice a day or so.
YUM! Those look fab!
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d*mn thats so nice he is up and preparing stuff.
me? Im up and….everyone avoids me till around 7.
hope youre 100% mended now.
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Ahh, that crock pot. LOVE the convenience. It’s amazing to have dinner ready when you get home!
This looks so good Mara. I will definitely have to try this next week.
Awww Adam!!! what a sweetie!!! those look awesome!! 4am crockpotting?! insanity!
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Yum, i love carnitas and trying out new and different recipes. Ill definitely have to give this one a go!
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