Favorite Food Friday!

This post was supposed to be done yesterday for Things I Love Thursday but I had deadlines and decided to do Favorite Food Friday!

I made Baked Mac 'N Cheese once before and it was crappy.  I'm not the type to give up and thanks to Pinterest searching, I was successful!  My Husband Chris couldn't stop kissing my butt about it.  SOOO SOOO GOOD.  I also made Tri-Tip in my Crockpot - that came out so good too.  I didn't shred it like the recipe called for - I prefer it sliced.  I'm trying to get into the habit of using the Crockpot because Summer is hot and I refuse to use the stove/oven.

To counter our indulgence in delicious comfort food, I cut up some fruit.  I love Spring & Summer when just about every fruit is available.  

But of course the very next day, I had to experiment making Carnitas in the Crockpot - I used Bone-In Pork Butt.  I just used vegetable oil, water, kosher salt.  I did 6 hours on low and 2 hours on high and it fell off the bone. So tender and yummy in corn tortillas!  I also made Borracho Beans - not quite like San Antonio, Texas ( where my Husband is from ) but better than my last attempt at frijoles.

My cheater way of making lemonade is buying a big bottle of Simply Lemonade and adding fresh fruit.  Chris loves it with strawberries, I'm all about mango.  It would also be good with raspberries, pineapple, watermelon or a blend of different fruit.  I've been reading about jalapeno and cilantro margaritas so maybe jalapeno and cilantro would be good in lemonade?!

This picture was taken right after I added strawberries but it tastes so much better the next day.  

One of my favorite drinks is Agua de Sandia ( Watermelon Water ) from Tacos San Pedro in Anaheim.  My amiga Ruby told me about a place called El Gallo Giro that does Agua de Platano ( Banana Water ) and I really need to try it.  Get out of your comfort zone and try some Aguas Frescas ( Fresh Water ) 

Another favorite at Tacos San Pedro is the Carne Asada Plate.  I throw some pickled carrots on my arroz.    

And I'm super excited about getting my Foodie Pen Pal on the 5th!!!