summer lovin’.

summer is here, and man is it nice!

the veggies are growing up nicely. we used our first green onions and basil yesterday at Kit’s for dinner, and it was awesome

Now, I realized I have not posted a good recipe on here in a while, and that is unfortunate because I am constantly cooking up new concoctions. We were at Ingles today and baby back ribs were on sale, so we got some. Let me tell you how we’re cooking Baby back ribs our way!

Baby Back Ribs with homemade BBQ Sauce:

1/2 rack of ribs (feeds two)
salt
pepper
garlic powder
sugar
worcestershire sauce
olive oil
2 cloves garlic (large), minced
sliced onion (3-4 large slices)
minced onion

First things first, pull out your slow cooker. Throw the ribs in there (a half rack should fit) and sprinkle with salt, pepper and about a tbsp of worcestershire sauce, then top with the onion slices. I also threw mine in with a little garlic powder, but thats optional.

While that’s cooking, put olive oil, minced onion (1 tsp or so) and minced garlic in a saucepan on high. Let them cook down about 2 minutes, then throw in some seasoning salt and some worcestershire sauce (about 2 tbsp). Then let that cook for about 1 more minute before adding tomato sauce, about 3 tbsp of sugar and a pinch of cayenne and stir it up. Cook on low for about 15 minutes.

After the pork is done (3-4 hours on high), turn on your broiler. Brush the sauce all over the now tender ribs and broil them about two minutes on each side.

Hope you guys enjoy that recipe! Much love…and so the job hunt goes on.

the hunt.

As I sit here, looking for a job for the summer or for the rest of the year and into next year, I’m finding something: there are getting to be more jobs out there (a good thing) but I’m not getting any calls back! It’s pretty frustrating, I’ve applied so many times to so many different places and nothing. I just hope that things get better soon! Nathan told me I’d get a job today, haha, so hopefully something will happen.

I’m going home to charleston tomorrow and I’m not sure what to do about all my plants! grr. I guess I could have nathan come over and water them… i’d ask kit but its kind of a drive for her if she’s not already at the reserve and i’d feel bad making her drive over here. I could just water them a ton and they could be good until saturday… it IS supposed to rain all week.

hmm. things to think about. another “things I like” coming soon .

it has been quite a while…

School is out! That feels good to say, so ready for a break. The unfortunate thing is, I CAN’T FIND A JOB! I’m not even looking for a summer/temporary job, just a normal part-time job! Nothing is out there… I’m afraid I’ll be working ChaCha all summer. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, I’d just prefer some experience I can use on my next major job hunt: Post-Graduation.

Anyways, we started a garden on the balcony! We’re growing marigolds, sweet pea, dianthus, tomatoes, onions, lettuce and basil! Everything is growing pretty well right now, we even have a tomato on the vine and two types of lettuce sprouts! We’re using coffee grounds on the lettuce, and it sprouted after three days instead of the usual 8-10. EXCITING! I’ll take pictures soon.

I think that’s about all the info I have for right now. I’ll type more later!

love,
me