a little back story: the reason why i knew they would love this particular meal of carnitas is because a month or so ago i made it for us all to share. it sounds like it would be a simple 1,2,3 and done, but NO it is a bit harder then just adding the pork, broth, and salsa in a pot and simmering for three hours... oh wait, that is all you have to do!!!! so actually it IS simple. however, it is a dish that fumigates the entire apartment in which i live. and if you know me well, you know that i do NOT like to smell like anything that isn't my body wash. i do not like to come out of restaurants smelling like whatever it is that they are cooking up. i would not be able to work at subway. so the smell that the meat leaves thoroughly disgusts me, yet its funny because the taste of it is quite YUM-O (a little ironic). i really do think i would love every aspect of it if i didn't have the smell lingering days after. OCD side note: the last time i made carnitas, and realized that the smell was more then i could handle i spent the next 24 hours washing ALL my clothes and febreezing the entire apartment in 15 min intervals.
back to the point. so this time if i was going to make carnitas i had to have a game plan. oh and i did!!! the plan was to not wait until after the meat was made to start the febreezing but to febreeze whilst cooking. also i shut the door to my room leaving the fan on and the window open. in the living room i kept the fan on and the window open as well, along with several candles lit. (make your guesses as to how this turned out) things were going great 1.5 hours in, but i was still smelling meat, so i baked a PIE. that helped but it wasn't enough so later i made cookies. (by the way all i had for dinner that night was pie!!!! sorry mom.)
for all of you that made a guess (Casie Fuller, I know you did!!) the measures that i took to create a smell free carnitas experience worked. it was a lot of work but it was worth the final product. so back to why i made the carnitas. after that first time i vowed not to make it again (because of the smell) but Carrie, and even Nik, asked when i was going to make it again. so what better way of saying "i missed you and welcome home" then with a meal waiting in the fridge. i learned this house warming tip from the Barefoot Contessa who would leave her friends meals with instructions after coming home from a long trip. LOVE HER!
i know that they were surprised having a meal waiting for them, but i know that they were even more surprised having it be carnitas. they are a great family and have become such great friends. i wanted to find a way to bless them in a little way because they are such a huge blessing in my life. I am glad they made it home safe and sound. I GET TO SEE THEM ALL TOMORROW. yay!!!
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