Slow Food

It is a strange thing to say that the easiest dinners I've made can take up to eight hours to prepare. I've made really good friends with my slow-cooker during my October pork celebrations, and am a little surprised the butcher down the street doesn't just automatically bring out a seven pound pork shoulder every time I walk in between October 1 and October 31. He tried to sell me a 11.5 pound chuck o' meat recently... and I almost did buy it...

Carnitas is a must when you are going to take the time to slow cook a pork shoulder. I paired the meaty goodness with some hand-pressed corn tortillas, but in true Zoolander/Hansel walk-off style, I had to duplicate and elaborate by adding in a salsa made with tomatoes and jalapenos from my backyard and garlic from my dad's garden.

The slow cooker was back in action a week later for some BBQ pulled pork:

Lastly, the customary pinnacle of pork month is the Halloween chili. Started this pot of goodness at 6am:

I was able to smell it from the driveway seven hours later when I returned home to let the oven repair guy in the house to fix the convention fan. He didn't once comment about how awesome it smelled much to my dismay. He must not have been a fan of chili, or happiness. I'm a fan of both.

--Isaac.
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