I have a confession to make.... I love Pork.... I mean who doesn’t like a perfectly cut, tender pork tenderloin?! Yesterday’s dinner of course was pork but what to do with it. I could splash some liquid ingredients on it and let it sit in our fridge for a couple of hours and it can taste well... Blah!  Or I could come up with this epic rub/glaze!  I know what your thinking, I don’t have the time and insert whatever reason it may be ________ go a head and state your reason why you can not make this... I’ll wait! (LOL)

Okay, feel better?! Now onto me explaining how super sinchy this is.  After your pork tenderloin’s are defrosted, give them a good old rinse with some cool water and then pat them dry. 

Place them in a pyrex baking dish while you are getting the rub ingredients together.

In a small bowl mix the following (fyi i didn’t measure anything I just eyeballed it and tested it before it went onto the pork)

~Salt

~Ground Cumin 

~Chili Powder (if you do not have any you can use Paprika)

~Cinnamon

Mix all the ingredients then sprinkle onto the tenderloin’s. Rub the “rub” onto all sides of the tenderloin including the sides and top (a lot of peeps forget to). 

After the pork has had its well deserving massage pop that covered glass baking dish into your refrigerator and go about your day!

When its time for dinner heat some olive oil on medium/high heat till it starts to sizzle..

Slowly drop the tenderloin’s onto the pan and let it sit for a total for 4 minutes (2 minutes on both sides) Heat your oven to 350 degrees.

While its cooking quickly mix up the glaze and line a baking sheet with foil (just make sure you watch the time)

~Dark or light brown sugar

~Garlic 6-8 cloves

~Tapatio

Mix together

After the pork is cooked in the pan transfer to foil lined baking sheet

Pat glaze mixture on top of the meat (make sure all sides are covered)

Roast on the middle rack of your oven for 25 minutes. 

I know its temping to slice a piece off to try but please oh please let the pork rest for a minimum of 10 minutes.

Slice diagonal and serve what whatever sides tickle your fancy.

We paired ours with Cauliflower Mash Potatoes (which isn't pictured)  

It feels good when someone likes your photo and re-posts it to their blog! This was taken at Outside Lands in San Francisco 2015. No one knew that Del  was there. Earlier we saw a stage being set up and thought they since the Heineken sound stage was getting popular that they might be having performance outside to save room inside.

Walking back to the main stage later in the afternoon my S.O. and I heard a familiar rhyme and beat one look to our left and there was a small group gathered bobbing along to the beat. All I said was it’s Del tha Funkee Homsapien!

It’s the summer and the last thing you want to do is make dinner. You could either:

A) BBQ

B) You could hit your local drive-thru

OR

C) You can drive to Leo’s Taco Truck in L.A. Mid-City.

This truck came with high praise from one of my friends Jov! He kept telling me that they had the BEST tacos in L.A. and that I needed to come out and try them the next time I was in town.

So whats so “special” about this truck: Well unlike all the other truck in L.A. this truck and I believe one other (the competition) is known for their “Al Pastor” and have an outside trompo (that beautiful log of spinning al pastor) which is not often seen outside of Mexico City. The taqueros uses a sharp knife to ease off generous slices of pastor directly onto a warm, waiting tortilla with a flick of a knife a slice of pineapple tops the taco.

The first time my S.O. and I tried this truck we were blown away by their delicious tacos and choices of meat. At $1.00-$1.50 a taco it was a bargain!

Located on the corner of South La Brea Avenue and Venice Blvd snuggled on the side of a gas station you can not miss the mass amounts of people and parked cars waiting to get a taste of Leo and his famous tacos.

Their salsa’s and veggies are made fresh daily and are changed often (as in every 2-3 hours).

This taco truck is as clean as a whistle and they pride themselves of that! Bring plenty of cash as they do not accept cards.

After a night of adventurous fun in nearby Chinatown we decided to stop by and have another round of yummy taco’s. This time we brought a long some of our family so they could try it for themselves!

Not wanting to have tacos (I know what your thinking you can not go to a taco truck and not order at least one taco) sorry friends to let you down but that week I was on a taco binge for some reason and the sound of a nice thick asada quesadilla sounded like heaven to me on that muggy summer night.

At $5.00 the quesdilla is the BEST I have had in awhile. Equal parts asada and cheese sliced into 3 huge parts and served hot hot hot! Pair it with their avocado salsa to make the asada pop!

KCRW knows how to throw an amazing party at L.A.’s historic Chinatown. This event starts at 5:00pm and goes strong till 12:00am with culinary offerings (food trucks and restaurants),  cultural activities, LA Weekly live music stage, local craft brews, craft fair, and oh so much more to explore and find!  Once the sun goes down Central Plaza turns into a huge dance party with a live DJ from KCRW.  This event is family friendly and free each month (August 22nd will be the last event for the summer). Parking is a little difficult you could either pay to park (between $5.00-$15.00) depending on how close/far you want to park. We found parking on the street and walked 2 blocks which wasn't so bad!