Tacos al Pastor

A couple of months ago I was getting my oil changed and picked up the Southern Living magazine to pass the time.  I found a recipe for Tacos al Pastor  (which Dave is semi-obsessed with) and so I ripped it out of the magazine. I finally made it Monday night & it was muy delicioso, so I thought I'd share the recipe with you all. Don't let the list of ingredients discourage you, its really pretty simple to make. 

Ingredients: 

1 lb pork tenderloin, cut into 1/4 in cubes

1 (8 oz.)can pineapple tidbits in juice, drained 

1 medium onion, chopped

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 Tbsp. Mexican-style chili powder

1 tsp. ground cumin

1 tsp. ground oregano

1 tsp. pepper

1 tsp. chopped garlic

1 Tbsp. Canola Oil

6 - 12 soft corn tortillas 

Additional toppings: chopped jalapeno, grated cheese, fresh cilantro leaves, chopped radishes, lime & cucumbers (drench chopped cucumbers in fresh lime and let sit before serving)

Combine pork and first 9 ingredients in large zip lock plastic freezer bag. Seal & chill 4 to 24 hours. 

Cook pork mixture in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 10 minutes or until pork is done. Serve mixture with warm tortillas & desired toppings. 

 

**This recipe doesn't taste EXACTLY like the authentic Mexican Tacos al Pastor because the meet does not come from the  flea infested streets of Mexico, my pans are washed with soap after every use & I wash my hands.  But if you want to try it the authentic way, go right ahead!   

June

Most of my days go something like this: wake up around 9AM, watch Ellen, go to the pool around noon, read a book for a few hours, watch the Kardashians give terrible advise to each other & fight over Bruce's credit card (ya I'm hooked to their ridiculous reality show), go for a walk, make dinner and then FINALLY Dave gets home around 10:00 PM. We try to do something fun on the weekends since that is the only time Dave doesn't have to work. A few weeks ago we went bowling New England Style. Its called candlestick bowling & its slightly different from regular bowling. #1. The pins are smaller #2. The bowling ball is more like a skeet ball #3. You bowl a total of 6 times per set #4. Its really HARD! We bowled 2 games & I only saw one person get a strike....in the entire bowling alley! (I might be exaggerating a little)



Since the beach in only 20 minutes from our apartment, the girls went to Revere Beach about two weeks ago.
As always, our hair looks amazing.
In my attempt to find a beach less crowded than Revere Beach, Dave & I went into South Boston to check out Carson Beach. It definitely was less crowded, but for good reason. The sand at the shoreline was more like mud, and there were crab shells all over! And so, the search for a nice private beach continues. I think we'll head to Maine this weekend.
Last Saturday, we went downtown into Little Italy and ate at the famous Mike's Pastry. I don't love pastries, so I got lemon gelato and it was perfect.

Boston Commons

On Saturday we took the subway to Boston Commons and wandered through the Public Gardens. Don't mind my frizzball hair in all the pictures...my hair will never cooperate in this humidity!

Entrance into the Public Gardens.

Trudi & CharLee. Their hair looks good.

And of course we had to go shopping on Newbury Street. So many fun shops. Too many people. I don't do large crowds in small spaces. It gives me anxiety.

We wandered down this street by accident while looking for a restaurant that the iphone app said was only a 5 minute walk. Well, that was 5 minutes in a car! 47 minutes by foot. Luckily we only walked 4 or 5 blocks before realizing our little mistake. I'm glad we walked down here though because I love these old neighborhoods.