Last night was a great dinner. It was one of the few where I was able to sneak in vegetables. I took a page from ol Rachel Ray's book and made smashed cauliflower with cheese. I was hoping it would be as good as it sounded. And it was better. I followed her recipe, but I changed the cheese from extra sharp vermont white cheddar, to a mix of extra sharp cheddar and glouchester. I kept the parmasean in also. It was really good, and Russell dislikes cauliflower. He loved this though!
I also made BBQ ribs. This is my first genuine attempt at grilled ribs, and it came out wonderfully. I call these my mocha ribs, becuase coffee and cocoa were in the recipe. I dry rubbed the ribs, then baked them at 350 for 2 hours. I then cooked them on the grill at a low heat for about 40 minutes turning and basting with my bbq sauce often. I was nervous they would be over done, but they weren't! We also had canned yams :( becuase I forgot to pick some up at the store.
Ribs: 1 and 1/2 racks of babybacks.
Rub:
3 tbls of unsweetened cocoa power
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp paprika
3 turns of black pepper from a grinder
about 2 tsp of salt
Basting (BBQ sauce) :
1 cup ketchup
1/4 of molasses
1 cup coffee
2 tbl brown sugar
1tsp smoked paprika
a few dashes of cinnamon
pinch of ginger
1 tbl balsamic vinegar
1 tsp lemon juice
Basically followed the Rachel Ray recipe http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/london-broil-with-steak-sauce-gravy-smashed-cauliflower-with-cheese-ham-and-red-chard-recipe/index.html, but subbed the cheese as mentioned before.
Today is an adventure in Jam making. Wish me luck!
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How ironic! I actually tried making ribs for the first time last week! :D Is it sad that we housewives get so excited about cooking? haha
haha! I love food network. Although I usually refer to their website because the channel just promotes unnessacery eating. :)
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