What's on your (PHOTO) Friday Menu, RNYers?NYers?

Your cheese pic made me laugh out loud. I can relate...

You can totally do that!!! I have total faith in you! Run, Cynthia, Run!!!

Where can I find that pork carnitas recipe? Looks yummy!

I read quite a few IP pork carnitas recipes and because I go for the easy button, this is what I came up with:

Most recipes tell you to take the meat out after cooked and shred and put under broiler to get the 'char'- but wet meat doesn't want to brown and to me it dries it out. I tried it once. No. So I use 2 small pork loin- but you can use other pork, I've used a sirloin roast or could use port butt... I cut each one in 3-4 big hunks and either brown in IP in barches, or this time- which was so much better I dragged out my big cast iron skillet and got some nice browning going on.

In IP - saute 1/2 large sweet onion in slices- add pork chunks as they are done.

Layer spices- Medium amount adobo, small amount cumin, lots of chili powder- I use Chili 9000 from Penzey's which is a chipotle chili powder, Then pour in 8-10oz salsa verde. Meat button 45-50 minutes. Slow release and shred. Usually I will add a little more salsa.

This is my faux recipe- but very easy and very delicious....

Thank you very much! I'm definitely going to give it a try!

A good friend of mine just told me about Penzy's spices and how much she loves them!

I don't have an IP so I will put in the crock pot until it's tender. I'm guess like 5 hrs or so. Maybe I can find a comparison of pressure cooker or IP times vs crock pot time.

Edited to add the info about the IP.

This sounds really good (and easy which is key for me)! Thanks!

We just bought a camp in the foothills of the Adirondacks. This picture is of the "brook" (right now it looks like a river!).

QOTD: Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting is my nemesis. When I was pregnant with #1 I would go to the local diner and order an egg salad sandwich, poutine and a giant piece of chocolate cake. It's no wonder I gained 60lbs. No food issues here!

I worked out with my trainer last night and HOLY CRAP. I had to pull/push the sled for the first time. I had visions of my life flashing before my eyes, but I did it! And I was rewarded with a jaunt into the 177's this morning

My daughter has her last gymnastics class of the semester tonight and then I'm hoping for a quiet weekend. It's supposed to be warm and rainy, so maybe some reading on the covered front porch.

12 weeks post op, 177.8lbs this morning

B: Dannon L&F and Babybel

L: Smoked Salmon & Laughing Cow

D: TBD, the rest of the family might be doing pizza. If that's so I'll probably do "taco'd chicken breast" again.

S: Premier Protein & Cabot Cheese Square

E: 3 mile walk on lunch break

Great pic! That's definitely somewhere I'd like to spend some time.

Can I come stay at your camp?. We just got back late last night from a trip to visit national parks in Tennessee and Kentucky. I've discovered I sleep really well with running water and the mountains were great exercise for my boxer Lily and I. We stayed at Mammoth Cave campground 4 nights and at Frozen Head State Park and Davy Crocket birthplace state park in Tennessee and at Cumberland Gap National park in the corner of Virginia. They were all amazing!