Tonight we had Devin and Caitlin over for dinner as they were stopping through on their way home from St. Louis. I knew they would be tired. So I made yummy BBQ ribs, cheesy potatoes, corn on the cob, zuchini casserole, rolls and Peach Crisp for dessert. And I only had 2 1/2 hours from they time we talked till we sat down to dinner. I was a cooking machine I tell ya!
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| Here are my BBQ Ribs dry rub seasoned on both sides. |
DRY RUB YOUR RIBS FIRST!
I used 1/3 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of paprika, 1/2 teaspoon chili pepper and a few shakes of onion salt and Johnny’s Seasoning (From Costco….It’s so Yummy added to just about anything!) Then I rubbed it on the raw ribs I had cut into 3 riblets. Don’t forget to tear the membrane off the back of the ribs. It’s easy to put a knife underneath to start it and then just grab it with a paper towel and it comes right off.
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| Easy to make your own homemade rib rub….these are my ingredients… |
I really like the “New Orleans Style” ribs the very best. They are meatier than the “Baby back ribs” and I think a little longer. I would choose them every time in a restaurant and at the grocery store. They are very popular. I had one long $12.00 section of ribs. Cut up into 3 ribs each I had 5 slabs to total 15 little riblets. Only cut them individually when they are all done cooking or they will dry out.
I baked them at 325 degrees for 2 hours covered tightly with foil. Then I pulled them out of the oven and added a generous dose of BBQ sauce after 2 hours. I just poured it on each rib and rubbed it around. Then I baked it for another 30 or so minutes. They were tender and delicious. They could actually have been cooked another 20 to 30 minutes for “fall off the bone” tenderness.
We had a taste test on BBQ sauces one weekend at our cabin. Cattlemen’s BBQ sauce was the winner. I get lots of compliments using it. It was my husband’s favorite restaurant growing up. But Famous Daves was 2nd place and 3rd place was Sweet Baby Rays (It’s very sweet and some people don’t prefer that sweet taste as much). So choose one of those if you are lazy like me and just want a good rib sauce without having to make if from scratch.
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| We also had cheesy potatoes…..yummy….. |
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We had fresh from the roadside stand “Darn Fresh Corn” too! Best in UTAH!
I wish I could grow it as good as they do!
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| My garden harvest this week…Great for Zuchini Casserole |
It’s made with our garden tomatoes, zuchini, red onion, bacon and cheese on top. It’s super yummy and super easy too. And I used some yellow squash I had just picked too. Look at my veggie garden picks for today!
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| The travelers….they’ll celebrate their 1st anniversary this weekend! |
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| Beginnings of yummy fresh peach crisp….I’ll do a later post of how. |
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| I topped more than half the peach crisp with pecans…but left some without…we have mostly “nut lovers” in our family…..but some “non-nuts” too. 😀 |
I made them some yummy dessert too. It was fresh peach crisp. I’ll do the recipe on a later post. But with fresh peaches, boy was it good! We topped it with vanilla bean ice cream. What a finger lickin good night of eatin!
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| My finished BBQ Ribs, potatoes, zuchini, corn and Rhodes rolls….mmmmmm…. |
