So damn sexy
Author: Annie DeMoranville
Author of the TJ Wilde Trilogy, Duxbridge and the Jennifer Cozy Mysteries
Versatile and Tasty: Ropa Vieja (Instant Pot & Slow Cooker Versions)
I had a some chuck and decided the cold weather needed something hearty. I hadn’t made Ropa Vieja in a while, so that what it became. I also cooked up a bunch of rice and black beans to serve with it. Perfect for a very cold weekend.
If you don’t want to use chuck, you can use pork shoulder or chicken breasts.
From 2023:
Big family doings this weekend, so I needed an easy recipe that everyone could serve themselves. This fits the bill.
Ropa Vieja is one of my favorite items on a local Mexican restaurant menu. I almost always have it in a salad in a tortilla bowl. So of course I had to figure out how to replicate it at home.
I have tortilla bowl molds and make them for lunch salads all the time. Although you don’t need them, use this method here.
Now to up my game with some tasty ropa vieja.
Furry-Feather Friday: I’ve Broken Nora
I’m not sure any of the pups have actually played with that stuffed basketball I bought for a dollar at the thrift store, but they sure love it as a pillow
I believe I have finally broken Nora:
Work Wednesday: Mysteries Abound
It has been a ridiculous few weeks. Busy with all sorts of things, both fun and work related. I’ve been steady in the progress on the final rewrites of Full Sail. With that wrapping up, the Duxbridge Mysteries gets notes and plot scribbles when I need a break.
This fun fact came up in the town I’ve used as my model for Duxbridge:
Revisiting Favorites: Sunday Pot Roast
From January 2020: Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Pot Roast
In my quest to update some of my older recipes for Instant Pot style cooking, here is one of my favorites. I love being able to set this up and an hour and a half later have a perfectly cooked pot roast – tender and flavorful – along with all the sides.
Sunday Pot Roast
- 4 lbs Pot Roast (chuck roast)
- ¼ cup good whiskey (or red wine)
- ¼ cup beef broth or water (more if needed)
- 1 tsp rosemary
- 2 bay leaves (remove before serving)
- ½ tsp salt & pepper
- 1 large onion, quartered
- 6 medium potatoes, quartered
- 1 lb bag baby carrots
slow-cooker or Instant Pot
Annie DeMoranville 