A New Recipe...

So... I am a true lover of Meat. I love beef, chicken, seafood and generally like pork. (Living in Iowa, you have to like, if not love, pork. And all of Iowa loves Bacon.) I will generally choose a meat over a starch, and sometimes even over most vegetables. A perfectly prepared meat is a piece of heaven. Similarly when meat is cooked incorrectly, it generally sucks beyond belief, and little can be done to save it.

So, I am always looking for new recipes. And if you know me well, you know that one of my favorite foods is Ribs. Baby back, St. Louis, Pork or Beef... BBQ, dry rub, wet rub, smoked, grilled - I love all Ribs. So my Uncle Dave makes the best ribs. Normal ribs that I generally wouldn't think to eat (like country or ends) he makes taste fabulous. So... my Aunt Linda decided that if her husband could do it, so could she. She made fork tender boneless ribs. And she gave me the recipe for dinner last night!

You'll need:

Boneless Pork chops about 1-1.5 inches thick, all fat removed. (I cut my chops from a much larger pork loin)

2+ TBPS Olive Oil

Your favorite BBQ sauce

Directions:

1. Cut the pork chops into strips, about 1" wide and 2" long. (I cut my strips too small.)

2. Heat about 1-2 TBSP Olive Oil in a pan at medium heat. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

3. Season with your faves. I used Salt and Pepper and Stubbs BBQ Seasoning.

4. Sear the strips on all sides. A quick hot sear, do not cook through (or they will dry out as some of mine sort of did last night.) Probably need to be done in 2-3 batches, don't crowd the pan.

5. Once all strips are seared, put them all back in the pan. Mix around and turn the heat off. Add your BBQ sauce. Make sure all are covered.

6. Pour the "ribs" onto a foil lined baking sheet. Cover with foil, venting about 1/2 of the pan.

7. Bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees or until the BBQ sauce gets dark on the edges, the remove from the oven.

8. Let rest for about 3-5 minutes, applying more BBQ sauce to your liking.

Enjoy!

Our dinner last night:

Boneless pork "ribs" with Smashed Sweet Potatoes

Worst thing about having a baby that talks... He cries "Mommy" & "Daddy" when you change him and discover a nasty diaper rash. Sobbing your names as you try to clean him as gently as possible. :(

Me to Weston:
"Are you stinky?"
"yes."
"Do You need changed?"
"yes."
"Do You want Me to change you?"
"no."
"Who then?"
"daddy."
"Ok. Go tell Daddy."

hahahahahahaha :)

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So far, I am not much of a fan of the St. Patrick's Day blogs on Cutest Blog on the Block. So for now... I'm sticking with the pink glitter. I think this will get us through until Spring/Easter.

Hope you all are well. We're under another snowstorm advisory. yea... Adventureland was on fire yesterday. But it looks repairable, but it was still super sad and scary, we could see the smoke from here.

We put a deposit down on an apartment yesterday... it will be ok we think. But then another little curious thing came along... so we may not end up in that apartment after all. Limbo again.

Time to make Weston some breakfast... Cinnamon rolls and eggs. He'll love it!

fashion statement

How to spend Valentine's Day:
Jared Leto, Chace Crawford, Ryan Phillipe and Kellan Lutz
attend the Calvin Klein Men's Collection Fall 2010 Fashion Show on Feb. 14th.

My-So-Called-90's-Yum.

Worth-all-the-Gossip-YUMMMMY.

Best-Love-Scene-Ever-Yum.

Funny-Vampire-Yum.

I could do without the teeth, but other than that, please send Bachelors 1, 2, and 3 to my seat. Now. Please.

Oh to be at Fashion Week. (And young, uber-thin, rich and single while I am fantasizing!)

What a difference 10 hours make.

On the left, Weston in the morning.
He's all tired and puffy, wants nothing more than to be held by his Daddy.

On the right, Weston after daycare making faces at me.

He's independent, and playful. He's trying to make the fog-horn noise that I make from blowing over a pop bottle... without the bottle.

breaking for the weekend

I will be breaking for the weekend. We're heading to Clinton for the weekend for the celebration of February birthdays (Aunt Linda, Zoey, and Shannon.) Hope you are all safe and have a Happy Valentine's Day. Scott and I are hoping to celebrate on the 19th, our shared Furlough day.

For your viewing pleasure... More Weston!