August 30th, 2013

Perfect Labor Day BBQ

Labor Day BBQ

Looking for inspiration for your fabulous Labor Day BBQ?

Look no further.

People magazine has a sweet slideshow of amazing spreads for your perusing pleasure.

Behold the finger-licking goodness of the Cali Lettuce-Wrap Burger (above), made with lean ground beef and no bun!

Then, feast your eyes upon an Herb-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin, Apple Cider BBQ Ribs and Bacon BBQ Oysters. Yes, oysters! With bacon!

There are gorgeous desserts and fruity drinks, plus decadent sides you can make to create one awesome barbecue.

Or . . . you can just look at the purty pictures and drool.

Either way, check out these masterpieces here. And have a happy, happy Labor Day!

Photo courtesy of Raymond Hom via People.com


June 19th, 2013

Bacon Wedding?

Just when I think I’ve seen it all – there’s more.

A couple in San Diego recently got married in a BACON-THEMED WEDDING. That’s a photo of the bouquet above. It’s made of bacon.

You read it correctly. Bacon. Bacon was the theme.

These two lovebirds apparently fell in love due to their fondness for the pork treat.

But I’ve got news for them. My hubby and I FIGHT over the last piece of bacon. THAT’S what a mutual love of bacon gets you, folks.

It seems all lovey-dovey now. But wait until Sunday morning when you’re the last one to sit down to the breakfast table and there are literally only scraps of bacon left.

Let’s see how twinkle-eyed they feel then.

Perhaps I digress.

You can read more about this bacon wedding here and see all the purty pictures of their pork-related decorations. (They sprinkled bits of bacon down the aisle in front of the happy couple. Yeah.)

Think YOU’D ever go this far for your love of bacon?

Photo courtesy of San Diego County Fair via DailyMail.co.uk.


September 10th, 2009

Delectable Ribs

ribs

These pork ribs are welcome on my table any day.

They’re St. Louis-style ribs which means they’re pork and they aren’t slathered with BBQ sauce – yet. We took care of that ourselves after we cooked them.

They came to us (we had them delivered) cryo-vac sealed and packed in dry ice. I put them in the refrigerator to thaw overnight and then cooked them the next day. I took them out of the packaging, wrapped them up in foil and placed them in the oven on about 335 degrees F for a little over an hour.

They were already marinated in a mix of spices and the smell of those ribs in the oven was almost too much! My husband and I kept peeking our heads in there to get a bigger whiff.

These puppies were divine. Tender, flavorful and so, so easy.

This was as easy as making a frozen pizza. But I got much bigger props than I do for my $1.89 pepperoni special.

I got these ribs from my fave — KC Steaks. The quality is always unbeatable and they do all the hard work for me.

Seriously, that’s the kind of partner I need in my life.


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