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Shredded Citrus Pork Tacos

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I made this up as I cooked it. There's so much you could do to make it your own though with different seasonings, liquid (or no liquid, although with a lean roast, I think you need it), so this is what I did. Ingredients: Pork Loin Roast (2-4 lbs) - easily use any cut of pork, but I liked this because it cuts out so much fat and all the shredded meat is just that - meat and not a lot of fat.  2 cups Liquid (1 cup chicken broth, 1/2 cup OJ, 1/2 cup pineapple juice) Seasonings - garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, Trader Joe's chili lime (our fav!), cumin, chili powder, etc.  2 tbsp+ olive oil 2-3 drops each of Cilantro, Black Pepper, and Lime Young Living Essential Oils (or the actual ingredients, but this was amazing) Toppings -  Pico (diced tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, garlic, lime juice - make to your liking; we just wing it til it looks good, and it was!!) Grilled corn cut off the cob carmelized onions diced mango (normally I'd this straight to

Black Bean Vegan Tacos

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Here's the recipe I used, but instead of that sauce though, I just chopped up mango, avocado, onion, tomato, cilantro, corn and lime juice. They were pretty good. Next time I think I'd try to keep them in bigger chunks and cook a little less. Black Bean Tacos These are super yummy. Can substitute tortilla with lettucel leavesa a wrap Ingredients: Olive oil/Coconut Oil cooking spray 2 cloves garlic 2½ cups canned black beans, rinsed and drained ¼ cup rolled oats ¼ cup organic cornmeal 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 teaspoon sea salt ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided 8 small rice tortillas or large lettuce leaves 1 cup organic corn, thawed if frozen 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped 1 small green chili, diced 2 scallions, chopped Juice of 2 limes ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro Heat oven to 400°. Coat a baking sheet with cookings spray In a food processor, chop garlic. Add beans, oats, cornmeal, chili powder, ¾ tsp. salt and ¾ tsp. black pepper