Tasty Tuesday: Easy Baked Spareribs

I tried out another pork recipe last week and it was almost as tasty as the pork chops I shared about before.  The kids weren't too excited about them at first, but I told them ribs are supposed to be messy and they could eat them with their fingers and then they loved them! :)

Ingredients:

4 pound slab of pork spareribs
1 Tablespoon onion powder
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

For the Barbecue Sauce:
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 cup bottled barbecue sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Hot sauce to taste, optional

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees . Line a large roasting pan with heavy duty foil.  Sprinkle both sides of the spareribs liberally with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place seasoned ribs in the baking pan. Combine lemon juice, barbecue sauce, ketchup, balsamic vinegar, and hot sauce in a bowl. Stir vigorously until combined. (Makes about 3 cups of barbecue sauce.) Pour half of sauce into a separate container and set aside. Drizzle remaining sauce over the top of the ribs, covering all exposed areas. Cover pan with lid or foil. Bake 1-1/2 to 2 hours, until tender. Serve spareribs with reserved barbecue sauce. Optional: You can char the ribs on the grill or under the broiler before serving if you wish.

Enjoy!
Blessings,

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Glorious Day

One day when Heaven was filled with His praises

One day when sin was as black as could be

Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin

Dwelt among men, my example is He

Word became flesh and the light shined among us

His glory revealed

Living, He loved me

Dying, He saved me

Buried, He carried my sins far away

Rising, He justified freely forever

One day He’s coming

Oh glorious day, oh glorious day

One day they led Him up Calvary’s mountain

One day they nailed Him to die on a tree

Suffering anguish, despised and rejected

Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is He

Hands that healed nations, stretched out on a tree

And took the nails for me

One day the grave could conceal Him no longer

One day the stone rolled away from the door

Then He arose, over death He had conquered

Now He’s ascended, my Lord evermore

Death could not hold Him, the grave could not keep Him

From rising again

One day the trumpet will sound for His coming

One day the skies with His glories will shine

Wonderful day, my Beloved One, bringing

My Savior, Jesus, is mine

Oh, glorious day

-Casting Crowns

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Blessings,

The Scent of Cherry Blossoms {Review}

Another great book by Cindy Woodsmall! If you like Amish romance and haven't read any of Cindy's books yet, you really need to!  I loved her Sisters of the Quilt series that I reviewed before and recently had the chance to review her new book The Scent of Cherry Blossoms.  Although this one is a novella and is shorter than the previous ones I read, it is still just a good!

Annie is an Old Order Mennonite who stays with her Grandfather Moses for a while and helps out at his neighbors' diner.  Aden is an Old Order Amish who runs the family diner and helps care for his paralyzed twin brother, Roman.  Despite knowing that their families and churches would not approve, Annie and Aden begin to care for each other and secretly spend time in her grandfather's cherry tree orchard.  When their relationship is discovered by their families, they must decide if the turmoil from their communities will be worth it if they continue on together.  Another aspect of the story is Aden and Roman's relationship and how much they rely on each other.  Aden stutters and relies on Roman to help him speak and Roman relies on Aden to help him physically.  Roman doesn't think he can live without Aden's help and plots to keep Aden and Annie apart.  Will Aden and Annie overcome all the obstacles or decide it isn't worth it?

I highly recommend this book!  One more thing I love is that it is a hard cover book.  I know paperbacks are much cheaper, but hard covers just feel sturdier, like a book should.

I received this book free for review from Waterbrook Multnomah.

Blessings,

Dawn Comes Early {Review}

Recently I read Dawn Comes Early by Margaret Brownley.  It is a romance about Kate Tenney, a dime novelist, who has fled Boston after her most recent novel was banned.  She answers an ad to be an heiress of a large cattle ranch in Arizona.  When she gets there she finds it is a lot harder than she expected and encounters many challenges along the way.  But she is determined not to give up!  She also meets Luke Adams, whom she begins to fall in love with.  Unfortunately, one of the stipulations of becoming the heiress of the ranch is that she must never marry.  Now Kate has to choose between the ranch and Luke.

I really enjoyed this book.  It is a light, easy to read romance.  Although it was fairly predictable, there were enough surprises, humor, and interesting characters along the way to keep me reading to the end.  It also had a subtle message of faith and trust in God by many of the characters that was neatly woven into the story.

I received this book for free for review from Booksneeze.

Blessings,

Perfect Hard Boiled Fresh Eggs

I love having fresh eggs from our chickens, but have you ever tried to peel hard boiled fresh eggs?  It is not pretty. 

The peel and the egg never want to seperate. It takes a long time. By the time you are done, you are left with very little white still attached to the yoke and the rest is stuck to the many little bits of shell that didn't want to come off.  My kids think that this make the eggs taste worse or something because they always fight over who gets the best looking egg.  It doesn't even matter that I am going to cut it up for them and they will never know the difference.  But I recently came across a great idea on how to get fresh eggs to peel perfectly!  The secret is to steam them!

I just get some water boiling and then put my steamer basket full of eggs over it (with the lid on!) and let them steam for about 12 minutes.  Immediately put them in cold water to stop the cooking process then peel.  And ta-da, perfect peeled eggs! Unless your 3 year old insists on peeling his own... ;)



If you are looking for a really good egg recipe, you might want to check out my Easy Egg Casserole Muffins! 

Blessings,

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