Pork Cubanos

I am obsessed with food trucks.  I find it fascinating that great food, and lots of it, can come out of such a small, mobile space.  Although, I would not want to work in one.  How could it not be steamy hot in there?!  Because of my obsession, I recently watched the movie Chef.  Have you seen it?  The movie is pretty good but I was most excited about the drool worthy Cubanos they show in the movie.  Los Angeles chef, Roy Choi, published the recipe used in the movie on people.com.  You can click to link to the recipe below.  I was determined to make these myself.  I made the pork roast with some black beans and rice the first night.  Then we made the sandwiches the second night with the leftover roast.  Best. Sandwich. Ever.  Delicious!  I will post the recipes and pictures for the pork roast and rice soon!

Mojo Pork Cubanos - Click to link to the recipe.

Chicken with Mustard Sauce

 As you all probably know by now . . . I am a bit of a Pinterest junkie.  It is such a great place to find new ideas and recipes. I found this popular recipe on Pinterest, recently.  It was really good!  My husband especially liked it.

 Chicken with Mustard Sauce

 The chicken straight out of the oven before thickening the sauce.

 Chicken with Mustard Sauce - Click here to link to recipe.

Note:  This recipe does have a pretty strong mustard flavor.  So, if you aren't a big fan of mustard, it may not be for you.  Do line your pan with aluminum foil as suggested in the recipe.  I had to work on the pan I used for a couple of days to get it clean.  Foil would have been so much easier.  Also, she says to just mix the cornstarch in the pan used for cooking.  I had a hard time getting mine to thicken.  I think next time I will pour it into a little sauce pan to thicken.  I also substituted boneless skinless chicken breast for the chicken thighs.