the ETERNAL question.........what's for dinner???

every night this is what my husband and i ask eachother, whats for dinner? and every night i have to rack my brain as to what to make, so we should all help eachother out and swap recipes! here are a few......the girl who does my nails gave me this......its the BEST, every recipe is DEAD ON! it tastes exactly like cafe rio, they are time consuming, but worth it! these recipes make a lot! the recipe says serves around 20

Cafe Rio Pork:
pork roast (dosen't say how many pounds to use, but probably around 4 lbs)
1 bottle honey bbq sauce
1 TBS honey
1 liter of Coke

Place all ingredients in large crock pot and cook on low all night. In the morning take the roast out and leaving the juice in the crock pot, shred the roast. Then place the shredded roast back in the crock pot and leave it on low.

Cafe Rio lime rice:
in a sauce pan saute:
2 tbs butter
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 cloves minced garlic

In a large pot bring the following to a boil:
6 2/3 cups water
8 tsp chicken bullion
1/2 bunch chopped cilantro
2 tsp cumin
2 small cans diced green chilies
1 tbs lime juice
1/2 tsp salt

Add onion and garlic to boiling water.
Add 3 cups long grain rice. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 min.


Cafe Rio tomatillo Dressing: (THE BEST DRESSING EVER!!!)
1 pkg. Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch Dressing dry mix
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup mayonnaise
1-2 tomatillos, peeled
1/2-1 clove minced garlic
1/2-1/3 bunch chopped cilantro
1/2 tsp lime juice
1/2-1 small jalapeno, seeds removed

Blend ingredients together in a blender, add additional mayo if dressing is too thin.