I have to admit, my motivation for wanting to make this recipe was more because I like saying “carnitas” than eating “carnitas”. It’s pretty fun to do in your best Sophia Vergara accent. Go ahead, I’ll wait.
Category: easy
dirty quinoa
Even a food blogger gets a little lazy come dinner time. Now, we’re not talking eating cold Chef Boyardee directly out of the can, but… close.
power cookies
In efforts to be healthy-adjacent and still indulge our sweet tooth (toothes? teeth? Ugh. Whatever!), we decided to try a healthier version of a cookie.
tilapia with white wine + caper sauce
I hate tilapia. For some reason, I’ve always associated it with the awful, rotten-smelling seafood counters at low-end grocery stores.
curried cauliflower
This recipe sort of speaks for itself. It’s cauliflower… that’s been curried.
muscle muffins
When it comes to keeping up with the Gay Joneses, a strict workout regimen and equally disciplined diet is key. And a healthy dose of body dysmorphia doesn’t hurt either.
pairs well with: Zero Dark Thirty + lo-cal apple crisp
http://youtu.be/cAtWcvCxPhc “Zero Dark Thirty” stars Jessica Chastain as the woman who hunted and eventually found Osama bin Laden.
slimmed-down mexican lasagna
I know you read this title and probably thought to yourself, “Those queens couldn’t even make it 2 days before posting another fatty dish!”
lucky black-eyed peas
It’s an age-old saying that eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day will give one good luck for the year ahead.