First time making Beef ribs

I had some beef back ribs from the Food Coop to cook so I bought extra ribs for company and here is what I did.

Boiled the ribs in water with onion, celery, carrots, and salt and pepper for about 45-50 minutes.

Took ribs out and cut them apart in individual rib pieces and put them in a baking pan, I used 2 9x13 size pans.

Basted them with BBQ sauce, I combined original bulls eye with some smoked chipotle bbq sauce.

Put them in the oven for about an hour at 350 degrees to make the sauce stick and cook the meat a bit more.

Then put on the grill to warm them through and char them a bit for that old home BBQ taste.

They were tender and delicious!

I know I haven't written in awhile so you'll see quite a few posts today and tomorrow...

Easy "What's in the house" Marinara sauce

1 quart of fresh canned tomatoes
1 chopped green pepper
1/2 chopped red onion
4 large chopped white mushrooms
1 can of mushrooms
Lots of minced garlic
Lots of seasonings (basil, oregano, parsely, italian seasoning, etc.)
A little bit of grated paremesan reggiano cheese for some kid
Olive oil
salt and pepper

Throw all in a pot and stir regularly until the cheese melts and vegetables are softened.

A quick and tasty week night meal.

Easy Desserts!

Got some cake mixes laying around, odd ingredients you dont' know what to do with?

Cherry cake (this cake has many variations, use any filling you want for a new flavor)

1 box of angel food cake
1 can of cherry pie filling
Mix together until blended
Pour in 9 x 13 pan
Bake at 350 degrees for 18 -20 minutes

Frost if you would like

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Easy Pumpkin spice cookies

1 box of spice cake
1 large can of pumpkin pie filling
(optional) about a 1/2-1/3 cup chocolate chips
Mix together until blended
Drop in spoonfuls on cookie sheet
350 degrees for 25 minutes


Make cream cheese frosting
4T of powdered sugar mixed with 1 8oz package of your favorite cream cheese (I used reduced fat).

ENJOY!

Mexican Food

Tonight we are having Mexican Food...

Some locally made beef tamales

Lightened up Nachos Grande with:
baked corn chips
fat free refried beans
Mexican blend shredded cheese
salsa
fat-free sour cream
guacamole

Some black bean dip I got a recipe for today... I have everything in the house for it (which is rare!)

There's always room for fresh salsa and corn chips too!

Maybe we'll make some MARGARITAS!!!!!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Mexican Food is so good!

My mind wanders to nachos loaded with cheese, beans, meat and salsa with those tasty chips!

Margaritas

Tamales

Enchiladas

YUMMO!

Another quick recipe for Pinto Beans

You know I had that pound of pinto beans which turns from dry to cooked into a ton of pinto beans, well....

I took some of the leftover beans and mixed in a can of Rotel tomatoes and some already cooked white rice and a small can of green chile's.

A nice, spicy, filling concoction to go with any mexican meal!

We had it with beef tamales and some chips and salsa.