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Delicious Dishes Recipe Party – Game Day Recipes

January 31, 2017 By Aly 1 Comment

Get ready for The Big Game with the best Game Day Recipes at this week’s Delicious Dishes Recipe Party!

Welcome to the Delicious Dishes Recipe Party!

The Big Game is this Sunday and the menus are being finalized for everyone’s game day parties. Regardless of which team wins, we know that the main thing that is a must is fantastic bites to nosh on during the game and we have some great game day recipes for you that I know you are going to love! To add to the recipe love, we have the 3 most loved and clicked recipes from last week’s Delicious Dishes Recipe Party!

If this is your first time, let me fill in you in on the scoop about this fabulous link party!

Delicious Dishes is a weekly link party where bloggers can share their most delicious recipes all while checking out the fabulous recipes that other bloggers are sharing.

Each week we will be featuring our favorite recipes from the week before and pinning them to our Delicious Dishes Pinterest board. Make sure to follow us there!

So – we hope you have fun with our party – we know we will!…

Instant Pot Kalua Pork

January 26, 2017 By Aly 7 Comments

Instant Pot Kalua Pork is ready in under 2 hours and is packed with flavor – perfect for your game day parties!

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Kalua Pork is one of those recipes that is always a favorite with my friends and family. Kalua pork takes a bit of planning, however, because it takes a full day of cooking in the slow cooker so when I finally succumbed and bought my Instant Pot, Instant Pot Kalua Pork was the perfect recipe to make.

I must confess – I was clearly skeptical because kalua pork ready in under 2 hours – ummmm… that seemed impossible. Now when I make it in the slow cooker or oven, it also takes quite a bit of time. Now, when some of my friends make kalua pork – they have an emu oven in their backyard so it is almost a full day to make it there. But 90 minutes in a pressure cooker – well, let’s see what the Instant Pot has can do….

Slow Cooker Pork Tinga With Potatoes, Avocado and Fresh Cheese

January 21, 2017 By Aly 13 Comments

Slow Cooker Pork Tinga with Potatoes, Avocado and Fresh Cheese is a game day favorite! Tender pork and potatoes are slow cooked with chipotles and fire roasted tomatoes and served with tortillas, ripe avocado, and fresh cheese!

This recipe originally appeared on Cooking In Stilettos in February of 2010. The recipe has been updated with new photos and any recipe changes that I have incorporated over the years. This post may contain affiliate links to products I adore and use in my kitchen. Thank you for supporting Cooking In Stilettos.

In Rick Bayless’ Mexico – One Plate At A Time, Rick Bayless mentioned his Pork Tinga recipe which apparently was the best thing ever according to his daughter. I filed that recipe in my mental “must try” recipe box. While in the grocery store, I saw a gorgeous cut of pork that was on sale and thought “No time like the present” as I was craving some seriously good tacos for dinner.

I love using a slow cooker when it comes to pork. My favorite slow cooker has a stovetop safe inset which makes things so easy when it comes to browning the meat and you don’t lose any of the flavor that is on the bottom of the pan. I tend to use a bit of water or broth and deglaze the pan after browning so every bit of flavor is incorporated into the sauce. Plus, as you know, I’m a fan of any slow cooker recipe that is essentially “set it and forget it”….

Kalua Pork Tacos with Pineapple Mango Salsa and A DIY Taco Bar #OEPBigGame

January 12, 2017 By Aly 5 Comments

For the big game, this easy prep-ahead DIY Taco Bar with Kalua Pork Tacos with Pineapple Mango Salsa with be a team favorite!

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The big game is fast approaching – have you started thinking about those must have game day eats? This year, it’s all about tacos for my game day menu with my easy and delicious prep-ahead DIY Taco Bar.

When it comes to tacos, one of my mandatory game day taco dishes is a slow cooked Pork Tinga packed with pork, sausage, and potatoes. For an aloha spin, I will be going non-traditional with Kalua Pork Tacos with Pineapple Mango Salsa. A zippy quick Fish Taco can be made with baked fish sticks seasoned with Old El Paso taco seasoning, fresh cabbage, Pineapple Mango Salsa and touch of lime crema. To go with everything, I also have various condiments available for my guests such as a rich lime crema, refried beans, salsas, avocados, fresh limes and lots of shredded queso blanco, one of my favorite Mexican cheeses…

Philly Cheesesteak Hot Dogs

July 31, 2016 By Aly 18 Comments

Philly Cheesesteak Hot Dogs are sure to be a hit at your next cookout or tailgate with the flavors of the classic Philly cheesesteak in a hot dog!

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I have a recipe to share with you that is a must for your next cookout and it couldn’t be easier to make – Philly Cheesteak Hot Dogs.

Philly peeps – cover your ears before we start getting into the “hot dogs can’t be steaks” argument which then tends to go into who makes a better cheesesteak, with whiz or without, “wit or witout” onions, Pat’s or Geno’s (for me – it’s all about Jim’s on South Street) and so on. These Philly Cheesteak Hot Dogs have the FLAVORS of the classic Philly cheesesteak but in a hot dog. We cool now? Phew – I was getting nervous for a sec ;)…