Smoked Ribs and Barbecue Sauce

Dan smoked some ribs yesterday, and they were DELICIOUS! I can’t really take credit for anything but helpful comments such as “So what if that’s what the recipe says? We don’t need to do it that way” and “Um, no, we’re not using store bought barbecue sauce. We’re making our own.” Sorry, we don’t have [...]

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Dan’s Favorite Cucumber Salad

Inspiration Dan loves cucumber salad, like the kind you would get at a Japanese restaurant. Whenever we make it, he has to scurry away to a computer to get the ratios of dressing ingredients to cucumbers. I thought I’d take this opportunity to write down exactly what we do so that we don’t have to [...]

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Guacamole

I have a lot to learn, like how long it takes to actually write down exactly what I’m doing, and remembering to take pictures. Last night, I made chicken enchiladas, Mexican rice, salad, sauteed greens, and guacamole, and I tested these dishes on Paula and Todd (and Dan, of course). I forgot to take pictures [...]

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