Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs

What You Need:

2 lbs pork back ribs

1 1/2 Tbs paprika

1 Tbs light brown sugar

2 cup bbq sauce

What You Do:

Mix paprika and sugar together, rub into meat. Place meat into slow cooker.

Pour in sauce.

Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

Review:

Pretty dang good. Made enough for both of us to make two meals out of. Very tender, fall of the bone. Great flavor, but not the strongest one...needed to have extra sauce on the side for dipping. Overall, I'll make this again, but I think it would be my 2nd choice recipe for ribs.

Sweet, Boozy Boredom

I got bored today. It's too hot to go outside. My boyfriend is out doing guy stuff. The dog was sleeping. So, as any kitchen addict would, I decided to bide some time on Foodgawker looking for nifty new things to make sometime in the future.

So, a bored gal that likes to cook finds a simple recipe. With all the ingredients and time on her hands, she makes...

Honey infused BEER BREAD.

What You Need:

3 cups all purpose flour

2 Tbs sugar

1 tsp salt

1 Tbs baking powder

2 Tbs honey

4 Tbs butter, melted

12 oz beer of choice (I used regular Bud)

What You Do:

Grease a loaf pan, and heat your oven to 350.

Whisk together dry ingredients. Stir in beer, then honey. (It helps to stick the honey into the microwave for easier stirring. About 8 seconds did it for me.)

Pour half of the butter into the pan. Spoon in dough. Cover with remaining butter.

Bake 50-60 minutes.

Review:

Not quite what I expected. I was hoping for a stronger beer flavor, to be honest, and this didn't deliver on that front. I'm assuming this changes depending on which beer you use, so next time I'll use a different one.

As a bread, this was good. Light, fluffy, delicious. It was simple to make (only took me about 5 minutes to get it in the oven) and uses basic ingredients that you probably already have.

This seems like it would be easily tweaked as well. Next time, I think i'm going to cut out the honey, add cheddar into the dough, and maybe some herbs on top. I've also seen recipes using different cheeses, bacon, spices, etc...so it's one of those fun ones that you can easily change to suit personal tastes.

Starting Simple

I figure I'll start out with something basic, that actually happens to one of my very favorite meals to not only make, but eat as well. Easy, simple, and delicious, this is my "Italian Chicken & Rice".

What you need:

1 pound of chicken breast, broiled, and cut into chunks/strips

1 red bell pepper

1 yellow bell pepper

1 cup chopped broccoli

1 bottle Kraft light zesty Italian dressing

Rice or pasta of your choice (I use Success brand whole grain brown rice)

What you do:

Cook the chicken ahead of time, cut it up, and set it aside. 

Chop the broccoli. Cut the peppers into strips or chunks. 

Cook rice or pasta by package directions.

Place all into large skillet or pan, add enough dressing to fully coat everything, and heat through. 

That's it. Dinner is ready!