Cod with Red Pepper Chorizo Ragout

To be honest with you guys, I am really busy so I'm going with a bookmark to blog post today.

What am I so busy with?

Filling out my March Madness brackets! As I've mentioned before (& here), I am a huge college basketball fan and this is my favorite time of year. I'm a die hard Kansas Jayhawks fan, and just because I'm now a Washington resident doesn't mean that I am on the Gonzaga bandwagon. I'm staying with my roots on this one.

Time to move onto the food, I'm sure you here to talk about that and not college basketball. I found this recipe over at MyRecipes and it was a hit in our apartment. It was easy to make, a nice presentation and had excellent flavors. Another recipe that would be prefect for guests. The only adaption I made was that I used Spanish Chorizo and sliced it up, instead of using ground Mexican Chorizo with casings removed.

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Spicy Pork Ragu

If you're looking for some comfort food, this Spicy Pork Ragu will hit the spot.

The meat cooks low and slow, it is filled with flavor and in the end there is a lot of food. This fed the two of us for 3 dinners and we were still able to stow some away in the freezer for a rainy day. And let me tell you, I CANNOT wait for the rainy day we pull some ragu out of the freezer.

If you have the time to be at home to cook the meat for several hours, this would be excellent for company. That is, if you like your friends, and want them to come back for dinner again, because after this meal....they will be back! Don't hesitate

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Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup

All of you slow cooker fans are going to love this recipe.

It's one of those dump, set, and 6 hours later dinner is ready recipes! You really can't get easier than this and it's pretty minimal on the ingredients side. It's similar to Holly's Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken, which is a popular recipe around these parts...and by these parts I mean with KMW readers. 

I really don't have much more to say about this, just an easy and flavorful recipe that is perfect for the busy cook! The directions portion of the recipe is 2 sentences, enough said.

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Cilantro Lime Rice

Are you in awe? I just put before you a giant bowl of white rice! Don't worry, while a vat of white rice would excite Mr. KMW, I wouldn't do that to you guys. This rice has some flavor! It was a perfect side to the carnitas I posted earlier this week, and would really work well with any Mexican dinner.

My sister in law's secret?

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Bret's Carnitas

My family is a little competitive...and by a little, I mean extremely. In case you don't remember, I have two older brothers, Aaron & Bret, and we know how to make anything a competition. It was always tough for them growing up, having their little sister be the most athletic one in the family :). 

Needless to say, the last time my family got together, Aaron & Bret were debating who has more recipes on KMW, whose recipes are more popular, etc. I absolutely love it, it means every time I visit them I eat like a king. So what do you think? Are you on Team Aaron? Or Team Bret?

This time around, Bret and his wife made a fantastic Mexican spread. Guacamole, Carnitas, Cilantro Lime Rice and a Black Bean Salad. 

Today I'm bringing you Bret's Carnitas, but look forward to Krista's Cilantro Lime Rice later this week. 

The secret to this tender, flavorful meat, is

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