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CULINARY ADVENTURES XIV: Homemade Oven Ribs w/ Homemade BBQ Sauce

Had a few friends over for dinner. This is a great oven spareribs recipe I have from America's Test Kitchen- the secret is letting it rest wrapped in foil and in a paper bag for an hour at the end. Also this time i think i got the BBQ sauce down. Added liquid smoke (which smells funny, but i think cooks in well), some of the spice rub, and brown sugar instead of molasses. Also this time let the spice rub sit on the ribs over night and all day. definitely added to the flavor! PORK PORK!

CULINARY ADVENTURES XIII: Stuffed Portobellos, No Knead Bread (also paella and salad)

For my dad's birthday, amy and i made stuffed portobellos, no knead bread, and salad. my brother and his fiance made paella, little panini's.

The stuffed portobellos were a surprising amount of work- however, this was compounded by the fact we were cooking in my parents kitchen. its a nicer kitchen than ours for sure, but its really hard to cook in a kitchen when you don't know where things are, don't have the same equipment!

but it was done, and very good! i did learn though, that with a broiler, you have to make sure your stuffed mushrooms aren't too high and don't ignite!
the bread was a show stopper as usual!

The paella was fantastic- my brother and his fiancee also added some korean chllli powder to give it a Korean twist for my folks!

pictures courtesy of my brother http://www.flickr.com/star5112