Cafe Rio Pork Barbicoa

Sweet Pork

3 lbs rump roast
1 C dark br. Sugar
1 C. Worcestershire Sauce
1tsp. Oregano
1tsp. Powdered ginger
1tsp. salt
1tsp. chili powder
1tsp. garlic powder
2Tbsp minced onions

Cook in a crock pot all day on low. 1 hour before serving shred pork and discard juice.
Add:
1 c dark brown sugar
1 C. red enchilada sauce


Lime Rice

1C. rice
2C. chicken broth
1Tbs. fresh lime juice
1 Tbs. garlic powder
1Tbs. minced onion

Bring to a boil and then simmer covered for 15 minutes or until rice is
done.


Dressing

1 ranch dressing packet
½ C. buttermilk
½ C. Sour Cream
1C. Mayo
2 Tomatillos
1jalapeno I took the seeds out first
½ bunch cilantro
1-3 cloves garlic
Juice of 1 lime

Mix in blender and refrigerate 1 hour


Put together like burritos with black beans, rice, meat, romaine lettuce,
tortilla strips, sauce wrapped in flour tortillas
--or--
Serve as a salad.

This freezes really well.

Grandma's Strawberry Spinach Salad

Strawberries
Spinach
Poppy seeds
Slivered almonds

Serve with poppyseed dressing.  You could try our recipe included here:
Poppyseed Dressing

Banana Bread

This is a family favorite from mom's Aunt Alice that we will forever love. Make sure and cook it long enough or it will be doughy in center. You will cook it until it's a deep brown. It may even look burnt, but it won't be.

2 ½ c. sugar or 1 ¼ c. honey

4 mashed, ripe bananas

2/3 c. shortening

½ c. milk mixed with 2 t. soda
4 eggs
3 c. flour (can use ½ whole wheat)
1 c. chopped walnuts (optional)

Mix sugar, shortening, and mashed bananas together. Add the rest of the ingredients. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.

*Our aunt Debbie also does something extra yummy when she makes this, spray the pan with Pam, sprinkle a couple tablespoons of sugar into the pan and shake around so it's on all sides. This will leave a sugary coating on the bread. Yum!

Snickerdoodles

1 ½ c sugar
½ c butter or stick margarine, softened
½ c shortening
2 large eggs
2 1/2 c flour
2 t cream of tartar
1 t baking soda
¼ t salt
¼ c sugar
2 t ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Beat 1 ½ cups sugar, the butter, shortening and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
Shape the dough into 1 ¼-inch balls. Mix ¼ c sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.