Warning! You may not want to read this if you're a vegetarian!
Last night, I made ribs for the first time. This idea was spurred by our making ribs at the catering job on Saturday and then I wanted ribs so bad, I had to learn to make them. They turned out really well; I made a spice rub for them, cooked them for a good hour or so under low heat in the oven, and then put sauce on half of them (got to have the low-salt for Mr. K.) and let them cook for another hour. The only thing I would have done is kept the ribs wrapped in the foil for longer to keep them tender and cooked them for a bazillion hours longer so they would be falling off the bone. Sorry to vegetarians and vegans out there.
They were good. Mr. K. also liked them very much. I will be making ribs again. I served them with garlic glazed broccoli and mashed potatoes. Did I mention that the bbq sauce was made by my friend T? She did a wonderful job, it was quite good. Next time I will make the low-salt bbq sauce for which I have a recipe. Mr. K. is very excited about that prospect.
On a going out to eat note, we tried to go to Maggiano's on Friday, and the wait was OVER TWO HOURS. I mean, I love that place, and I wanted to spend my $50 gift certificate, but that was just absurd. We went to the family-owned Italian place much closer to home. We love that place too, and haven't been there in a while since discovering the best Mexican food ever. I had penne with eggplant, tomato sauce, and ricotta salata. Yummy. Mr. K. had the special linguine with shrimp and asparagus which I didn't like much. It tasted like weed smells to me. Blech. For dessert, of course, the "chocolate salami". I know, it sounds gross, but it is really very good. It is "a terrine" of slightly coconuty cookies and chocolate formed into a log and sliced like a salami, served on a bed of melted chocolate. It's very nice, and goes well with coffee. Yum.
Also, if you have a theme party, keep the food with the theme, it's a lot more fun. I worked a "luau" the other day. I was forced to wear a Hawaiian shirt while serving beef tenderloin and a potato gratin. Hello? That is just strange. And then the appetizers were all over the place and hard to eat, all at the same time. These people were there for a fundraiser. It was almost as bad as Bush serving hot dogs for a thousand bucks a piece.
I'll try to update more frequently so I don't have to get all crazy 3 stories at once and a lot more in my head on y'all.
They were good. Mr. K. also liked them very much. I will be making ribs again. I served them with garlic glazed broccoli and mashed potatoes. Did I mention that the bbq sauce was made by my friend T? She did a wonderful job, it was quite good. Next time I will make the low-salt bbq sauce for which I have a recipe. Mr. K. is very excited about that prospect.
On a going out to eat note, we tried to go to Maggiano's on Friday, and the wait was OVER TWO HOURS. I mean, I love that place, and I wanted to spend my $50 gift certificate, but that was just absurd. We went to the family-owned Italian place much closer to home. We love that place too, and haven't been there in a while since discovering the best Mexican food ever. I had penne with eggplant, tomato sauce, and ricotta salata. Yummy. Mr. K. had the special linguine with shrimp and asparagus which I didn't like much. It tasted like weed smells to me. Blech. For dessert, of course, the "chocolate salami". I know, it sounds gross, but it is really very good. It is "a terrine" of slightly coconuty cookies and chocolate formed into a log and sliced like a salami, served on a bed of melted chocolate. It's very nice, and goes well with coffee. Yum.
Also, if you have a theme party, keep the food with the theme, it's a lot more fun. I worked a "luau" the other day. I was forced to wear a Hawaiian shirt while serving beef tenderloin and a potato gratin. Hello? That is just strange. And then the appetizers were all over the place and hard to eat, all at the same time. These people were there for a fundraiser. It was almost as bad as Bush serving hot dogs for a thousand bucks a piece.
I'll try to update more frequently so I don't have to get all crazy 3 stories at once and a lot more in my head on y'all.