Jacki’s Review of Shredded Pork, Lime-Cilantro-Pineapple Rice, Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette

I made all three of these recipes for dinner tonight and loved them all.  For the Mexican-Style Sweet Shredded Pork I halved the recipe and used cranberry juice instead of apple juice because that is what I had.  Other than that I followed the recipe as directed.  Very tasty!  For the rice I used pineapple tidbits and just chopped them up instead of crushed because again, that is what I had.  Also very tasty.  For the Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette I used the white wine vinegar in it.  Another tasty recipe.  My only complaint about these recipes is chopping the cilantro – it is always a tedious job – the cilantro leaves stick to my fingers and the knife etc – any suggestions?  I guess it is worth it though because it sure tastes good.  My husband made tacos with the above for his meal using soft flour tortillas.  I put a scoop of rice on my plate, topped it with a serving of the shredded pork and then sprinkled on cheese and avocado with lettuce and tomato on the side with the Vinaigrette.  It made for a very good meal!

The Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette ready to chill in fridge.  I am planning on using some of the leftover to marinate some chicken.

My plate – soooo good.  (those tomatoes were grown in our deer proof garden:)