I want my baby back baby back (meal 1)

Let's just say I am now blissfully full and happy! The ribs turned out fabulous! They were falling off the bone - no knife needed. I ended up wrapping them tightly in foil and baking for 2.5 hours at 300 degrees. I then took off the foil and put more barbeque sauce on them and place them under the broiler for 15 more minutes until the sauce caramelized.
I made homemade mashed potatoes and some steamable mixed vegetables to go with the ribs.

This really was a very easy and relatively mess-free way to make ribs. It takes a bit of planning ahead, making the rub and marinating overnight, but it is WELL worth it. Enjoy!

Tomorrow night, my husband is going out with his co-workers for dinner. It will just be me and the boys, so it will probably be a quick-prep meal.

Pork Barbeque Ribs

First meal to blog.

I've decided to go 'whole hog' (*roll eyes*) and start my adventure with pork ribs. Growing up on a hog farm, I've had my fill of pork products and rarely have made any pork in the past. But, since it's what I was raised on, I've decide to tap into my past and bring out my favorite of all pig.

I love Allrecipes and I am always browsing the site for new and not-so-new recipes. I stumbled across a great barbeque rib recipe and I am going to use it again today.

For the Ribs: I'm following THIS recipe

• 2-3 lb. rack of pork back ribs
• Dry Rub
• Favorite Barbeque Sauce

Most important step (and one I didn't know the first time I made them) is to remove the membrane from the back of the rack of ribs. This looks like a layer of fat, but it's a very tough, thin layer that holds the meat and bone together. It is not necessary to remove it, but if you want the 'fall off the bone' type rib, then it must be removed.

My vegetable will be a frozen 'steamable' broccoli with cheese sauce (hey, it doesn't have to be all home-made!)

I am also going to serve homemade mashed potatoes with this. Just thinking of mashed potatoes and barbeque ribs brings back so many memories of my childhood!

I've completed the dry rub phase of my ribs and they are marinating in the refrigerator overnight.

Pictures of my completed meal coming soon!