Recipe - Roasted Potatoes

I love roasted potatoes and found this easy recipe.

Roasted Potatoes

12 to 15 small red potatoes or 8 larger red potatoes
1/2 onion
2 envelopes Lipton Onion Soup mix
1/3 cup olive oil
Pam Cooking Spray

Using small potatoes, cut in halves. If using large potatoes, cut into bite size pieces. Slice the onion and add to the potatoes.

Add the olive oil and mix. Mix in the soup mix.

Spray a Pyrex type dish with the Pam Spray then place the potatoes in the dish.

Cook in an oven that has been preheated to 425* for about 45 minutes to an hour. Stir the potatoes a time or two during the cook so they don't stick to the pan.

Recipe - Breakfast Potatoes

I never have been able to duplicate the potatoes that Mom fixed when I was growning up even thought she has tried to show me how. I ran across this recipe the other day so I decided to give it a shot. These are pretty close to Moms and they are so good! I think that I will add some jalapeno next time.

This recipe courtesy of Tasty Temptations

Breakfast Potatoes

4 white potatoes quartered and sliced very thin
1/2 yellow onion fine diced
1 clove garlic fine diced
1.5 tbsp rosemary chopped
1 SMALL pinch cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp salt
pepper to taste
1 tbsp butter
3 tbsp olive oil
1 slice bacon

The key to making these potatoes right is to make sure to put everything in the right order. A very common mistake is for people to throw things in all at once and burn the onions and garlic.

In a large skillet add olive oil and butter over medium heat. Toss in potatoes and leave them alone. The key here is to let them start to brown. Turn them a few times until they are a light brown.

Add in the onions and rosemary and toss it all to coat. Make a well in the center of the potatoes and add in your slice of bacon. Once the potatoes are brown and the onions are clear toss in the garlic, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Reduce to low and toss a few more times. Remove the bacon before you serve this is simply there for flavor, I usually toss it in the pan with the other bacon I'm cooking to let it fry up properly.

Recipe - Crockpot Carnitas

I love carnitas and enjoy the simplicity of using a crockpot. I actually prefer the carnitas diced and cooked in the skillet, but my lovely wife prefers them this method so here is my recipe.

Crockpot Carnitas

1 pork shoulder (about 4-5 Lbs)
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
2 bay leaves
2 cups chicken broth

Mix together salt, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, coriander, and cinnamon in a bowl. Rub the mixture onto the pork shoulder. Place the bay leaves in the bottom of a slow cooker and place the pork on top.

Pour the chicken broth around the sides of the pork, being careful not to wash off the spice mixture.

Cover and cook on Low until the pork shreds easily with a fork, about 10 hours. Turn the meat after it has cooked for 5 hours. When the pork is tender, remove from slow cooker, and shred with two forks. Use cooking liquid as needed to moisten the meat.

Serve on two corn tortillas with chopped cilantro, diced onion and some chile sauce.

Rubbed and ready to cook


Out of the crockpot. Small bowl on the left is the fat that was removed. The bone is in the front.