Skip to Recipe My favorite ramen place is a 45 minute drive from my house. On top of that, their bowls of tonkotsu ramen about about $30.00 nowadays. When I found out that someone had figured out how to make it in their pressure cooker, I was skeptical at first. But, I decided to give
Skip to Recipe Mango Season continues here in South Florida, and I am lucky to have plenty of donors giving me a steady supply of mangoes. I’m usually not much of a risk-taker with ingredients. I am too just cheap to accept that I might have to throw food away if it doesn’t work out.
Skip to Recipe When you’re a working adult, you sometimes don’t have time to prepare an elaborate meal. Sure, I would love to have the time and energy to make a lasagna from scratch on a weeknight, but the reality is that it’s a miracle that I even pack tomorrow’s lunch before bed some days.
Skip to Recipe At its roots, al pastor style pork is basically Mexican shawarma. The spit-grilled style of cooking the pork was brought to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants. The rest is history. Nowadays, tacos al pastor (which basically translates to “country-style tacos) are an ubiquitous taco truck staple. Traditionally, the method of cooking the al
Skip to Recipe Puerco Pibil, also known as Cochinita Pibil, is Yucatan-style barbecued pork. The name comes from the cooking method of the pork. Traditionally, it’s cooked in a Mayan oven called a pib, a hole in the ground lined with hot stones. My first exposure to puerco pibil was watching a Robert Rodriguez movie
Skip to Recipe When I moved into my house earlier this year, my friends pooled their resources and gave me a very generous wad of cash as a housewarming gift. Naturally, I spent that money on cooking-related items. One of these purchases was a grill and smoker, which the hardware store happened to have on
Skip to Recipe As a native South Floridian, I have eaten my fair share of Cuban Style Roast Pork (Lechon Asado). It’s easy to find pretty much anywhere in Miami, but can often be dry and bland. And, since it’s not particularly difficult to prepare, it makes more sense to just make your own. Anytime
Skip to Recipe Pretty much every movie or TV sitcom that finds the characters in Hawaii will feature a luau. And, one of the staples of any luau is Kalua pig. The word Kalua actually means “to cook in an underground oven.” So, as the name implies, Kalua pig refers to pig that is cooked in