Christmas Dinner

A standing-rib roast was ordered for Christmas Dinner, enough for 7, but perhaps the butcher thought we meant 7 ribs, because it was big, over 17 pounds, probably enought for 17 people. Never having cooked such a beast before, I consulted Epicurious and found that of the 19 recipes that came up– variously crusted with herbs [...]

Brats n’beer

With no time to shop and me commuting over 2 hours per day this week, Len took over making dinner (well, first we ate the fabulous leftover gumbo that Peg made on Saturday).  We also had some bratworst sitting around.  Len found a great way to cook them – with beer and onions.  Basically, you [...]

Rib wrap-up

The second night, I did the honey/hot water glaze, refreshed the ribs on the grill and made the dipping sauce with the full 1/2 cup lime juice (but moderate amounts of cracked red pepper flakes) separately, including some cilantro (not my favorite flavor) and they were much better.  The third night, B had them and [...]

New rib recipe

So, J made some Asian inspired ribs from Food and Wine for Memorial Day.  Rib afficianados were later heard to admit that these ribs rocked and when the Texas friends arrived for the weekend, we dared to try this recipe on them.  Granted, the Texas friends are just happy that there is meat on the menu, [...]