I can’t believe it has been almost a week since the last time I posted anything on this blog. I have spent the last several days trying to fix technical problems on this blog. One thing I can say right now is that I am not happy at all with my hosting service company. I was happy with them until this very crappy experience. I really don’t want to go through anything like that again so I might be changing services soon.
Anyway, I thought this experience was the perfect opportunity to change the blog around a little bit. I am still working on it so somethings might look funky, but I hope to finish this little big project today. I just wanted to share this amazing dinner I had the other night. I found some guavas at the Mexican market last week and I bought several pounds. Guavas are my favorite winter fruit and I hadn’t had one in many years:
Aren’t they beautiful? I really missed them. I love them so much I could eat them raw. In fact, I ate almost half of them raw. The other half I used them for empanadas and a spicy guava sauce for pork chops. The recipe is very simple. I only replaced the pears from this recipe for guavas, added 1 TBSP of honey and served them over grilled pork chops. It was a very simple recipe that blended the sweet and spicy in a delicious sauce. If you can find guavas were you live. I really recommend you try them! I am sorry if this post is kinda short, but I really want to get this thing finish today. I will post more guava stuff soon.
¡Buen provecho!
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love the new look blog – very sharp!
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Felicidades por el cambio de imagen! te quedó super!
Y no se me había ocurrido usar las guayabas como salsa para chuletas, que buena idea!!
Saludos y Feliz Navidad!!!
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
What a beautiful dish. I wonder if I can get guava in the stores around here
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
I love the look of the site. This meal sounds so exotic. Lovely.
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
It looks lovely, Ben. I adore guavas, too.
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Pork chops with guava deliciousness. Great plate!
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I agree. I love the look too, Ben. I’m inspired to do something about mine now lol And I love love love love love guavas.
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Wow, the layout looks really nice! The color and lines are sleeker. I think the page loads a bit quicker, too. I hope the hosting troubles end soon, Ben.
Excellent sauce. What I enjoy the most about your recipes is how you easily incorporate fruit into entrees, especially those served alongside meat.
Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
Love the new blog design amigo! As for the hosting company, you and I use the same people. Let me guess. some spammers broke into your backend and redirected your site to their spammy web page. Happened to me 5 times! But I got them! If you want to talk more about this email me.
As for the guavas I think you’ve done a great job with that sauce and pairing it with the pork chops.
Posted on December 19th, 2008 at 3:55 am
I love this pork dish with your personal twist on it Ben:D
Posted on December 19th, 2008 at 11:00 am
I have just started using fruit based sauces with duck and pork, but haven’t made it to guava yet. What a fun idea.
Posted on December 19th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Whoa Big Ben, I dig the new layout dude. I’m not a decorator, but I can dress myself most days, and I know if colors can go together. This looks sharper than Great White Shark teeth.
Here’s a deep dark secret. I don’t think I’ve had a guava before. I know. I know. I mean they just don’t grow in NY. Maybe I’ll have to head to OH and you can educate me some
Posted on December 19th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Love the color of those guavas.. Never seen them yellow before.
Posted on December 19th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
I haven’t tried guava before, don’t get too much tropical fruit in my Canadian town – besides bananas, pineapples, citrus, etc.
The chops look great, I love fruit and chilies together.
Posted on December 20th, 2008 at 11:16 am
That sauce sounds tasty!
Posted on December 20th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
I concur, guavas are the perfect winter fruit, never tried them with pork. I also eat them raw. Yuummie.
Posted on December 21st, 2008 at 12:23 am
yey… there are lots of guavas here, so this is a must try for me… btw, love your site’s new look
Posted on December 22nd, 2008 at 11:16 am
Ben, slick new design, same delish food! I’m glad you fixed your blog issues and back to feeding us. This Guava sauce on the pork chops looks delick-ta-ble!
Posted on December 22nd, 2008 at 6:21 pm
This looks wonderful! I’m not hugely familiar with guava – I’ve had it once or twice, but I don’t think I’ve done much with it myself. I’ll have to keep an eye out for it!
Posted on December 27th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Happy New Year, Ben! Loving the sound of this dish — your photos are droolworthy. Don’t think I’ve had guava in anything except juice. You’re always so creative!
Posted on January 3rd, 2009 at 4:01 pm
The new look, the layout, and the photos look amazing. You really put a lot of hard work in here. Hope the tech stuff gets straight.But I like this layout more. Easier to navigate. And this dish is calling my name. I like when people do other things with chops besides fry them.
Posted on January 13th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Oh, how I miss guavas. We get them in South Africa. Although we get a whole range of imported fruits from all over the world here in the UK, I haven’t seen a guava ONCE. Such a shame. You’re recipe looks delicious.
Posted on January 16th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
I love the new blog design Ben. Very very nice. And the Guava sauce looks delicious. I had a pork chop for dinner tonight and i just wish i had some of that sauce. I’m on the hunt for fresh guavas now.
Posted on January 20th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
i know this is late, ben, but i really like the new look. much cleaner and more professional! go you. we had so many annoying technical difficulties when we changed ours too… but it all came together w/ some hard work and a long soak in the bath. this dish really looks so delicious. this sauce could go well w/ so many diff things.
Posted on January 25th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Whoa… this site is pretty awesome
your layout is really well designed, and your blogs are (judging from what i’ve read) very interesting. heehee… consider yourself favorited. 
Posted on May 30th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
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