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Creamy Curry Chicken and Rice

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Chicken and rice were dinner staples growing up, we would eat it as a casserole,  or topped in a delicious homemade gravy. 

As much as I love tradition I wanted to switch a childhood favorite up a bit and creamy curry chicken and rice it is.

This is a perfect one pot dinner that will save you time, dishes and money! [Read more...]

Bourbon Pecan Pie Sauce over Chicken and Waffles

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  In the last two days I’ve posted the Perfect Fried Chicken and the Best Belgian Waffles which were all leading up to this completely indulgent and satisfying dish!

You take the waffles top it with a perfectly fried piece of chicken , then pour over a sweet buttery bourbon pecan pie sauce!!! [Read more...]

5 Tips for Perfect Chicken + Fried Chicken Wings Recipe

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Honestly speaking my chicken frying skills have not always been up to par, luckily I’ve picked up a few tips and tricks over the years which has helped me perfect the art of frying chicken.

Because we love our Arteries at my home,  fried chicken is not something I cook on a regular basis, but when we do I like to make it memorable for all participating parties.

I have some basic tips and trick I use to get that tasty crunchy golden on the outside with a juicy and tender inside.   [Read more...]

The Best Belgian Waffles

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So a few weeks ago I wrote about the best pancake recipe ever, and since finding that recipe it’s all I’ve been making for breakfast!

As much as I love pancakes, we needed a little switch up and although I have a tried and true waffle recipe already, my home-girl gave me a little tip, and that tip was…drum roll please… [Read more...]

Roasted Veggies Quesadillas

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When it comes to getting anyone to eat veggies, you’ll always be successful with either adding cheese or roasting!

I’ve seen a person go from hating Brussel sprouts to eating an entire plate of those bad boys just by roasting them, roasting brings out the party side of veggies, and I think we all know how exquisite a good cheese added to any veggie can be! [Read more...]

Jerk Pulled Pork Tacos

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For Sale Meat!!!

Earlier this week I scored a major deal at the grocery store, I paid 9 bucks for an original $16 piece of meat!!! Yippee!!!

I ended up getting a huge bag of honey coated pecans, enough to last me the rest of the week which is quite expensive, but I didn’t care because 7 of those dollars were saved on this pork shoulder ( I guess the cats out the bag that I’m extremely cheap. Oops)

I know my enthusiasm over a piece of meat may be a bit much, seems these days I’m getting more excited about a score at the grocer than the department store, honestly speaking,  if you see me on a daily basis, you would think all I owned were an assortment of tired cargo pants, a pair of raggedy Tom shoes and a vest a really bad-looking and distressed vest! :/

Yeah so I just got all off topic, and I’m not sure how, but don’t judge me off my recent decline collapse in style, what’s more important are my culinary inhibitions which have been greatly appreciated around these part and I’m sure you will appreciate this one too!

Jerk Pulled Pork BBQ

Now I’m not into dethroning anyone but this recipe may give the current BBQ Pulled Pork King (my dad) a run for his money! This was juicy, tender and beautifully seasoned.

The one I’m giving to you today is the Jerk Pulled Pork BBQ Tacos, ump hmm and they were perfect.

The Jerk Pulled Pork Tacos paired with traditional red beans and rice makes a perfect meal with classic Jamaican flavors.

I personally like the strong taste of aged white cheddar on a taco with the sweet and tangy pulled pork. Plus a quality Pico de Gallo is awesome.

I use 1 tomato, one small onion, cilantro, lime juice, a drop of honey and sprinkle of cayenne pepper. 

Plus avocado never hurt a thing, so of course I included them on my tacos.

There’s so much meat, you can put out a bunch of random ingredients and have a taco party. 

One more thing, always pick quality tortillas (homemade are the BEST) they really can be the deciding factor in whether a taco is OK or GREAT!

Get red beans and rice recipe here!

 

 

Jerk Pulled Pork Shoulder
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Ingredients
  1. Marinade
  2. 3 Tablespoons Jamaican Allspice
  3. 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  4. ¾ cup brown sugar
  5. 1 ½ Tablespoons Kosher salt
  6. 2 Tablespoons freshly chopped thyme
  7. 1 Tablespoon Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce
  8. 7.5-8 lb. Pork Shoulder (adjust ingredients for size, I used a 7.8 lbs shoulder this time)
  9. Jerk Sauce
  10. 1 cup Brown sugar (not packed)
  11. 3 Tablespoons Soy sauce
  12. 1 Tablespoon liquid smoke
  13. 1-3 tablespoons Scotch bonnet sauce (depends on how spicy you like it)
  14. 2 Tablespoons Jamaican all spice
  15. 4 Tablespoons Butter
  16. ¾ cup Ketchup
  17. ¾ cup water
  18. 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  19. 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  20. ¼ cup chopped thyme
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients.
  2. Rub the marinade all over the meat and cover tightly with plastic wrap.
  3. Let the shoulder marinate for at least 2 hours, I usually prepare mines the night before I go to bed.
  4. When shoulder is finished marinating, take plastic wrap off.
  5. Heat oven to 325ᴼ
  6. Wrap meat tightly with aluminum foil.
  7. Place wrapped shoulder in a roasting and place top over aluminum wrapped meat.
  8. Bake at 325ᴼ for 5.5 hours
  9. I set the timer and let the meat sit until the ovens cooled a bit.
  10. For Sauce
  11. Mix everything except water in a pot and melt.
  12. When everything is melted and well incorporated add the water and mix.
  13. Pour over pulled pork and mix it up!
Notes
  1. To cook overnight set cook time on oven and when the 5.5 hours are finished the oven will turn off! Leave it in until the morning it will stay warm but will be cool enough to pull apart by hands.
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Red Beans and Rice

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This is a simple and easy recipe for Red Beans and Rice that goes with the Jerk  Pulled Pork Tacos. 

My babysitter was from Puerto Rico and according to the peeps, we went together like  no pun intended, red beans and rice! I have remnants of memories which include Ms. Arlene ( her name) her beautiful smile and her delicious food! [Read more...]