BBQ Tasty Pork Ribs

Tasty Pork Ribs*

• 3 pounds country-style pork ribs, I use boneless
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1/8 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
• 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Trim main fat from ribs and place in crock pot. Mix the remaining ingredients in a bowl and pour over ribs. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until meat is tender.

I serve mine over white or brown rice with a side of vegetables -tonight will be steamed zucchini!


*Got the original recipe from a taste of home magazine article!

Kiddo cooking at the kitchen table

SOO, Chloe woke up from her nap today asking to make cookies!

I had been wanting to make granola bars to take camping, but I didnt have enough oats. While in the pantry, I happened to glance on the shelf and look at the bag of museli. There is a chocolate chip cookie recipe on there! So we got all the ingredients, bowls and measuring cups and made cookies at the dining room table. Its easier and the kids seemed to get more involved than in the kitchen on stools. It was fun and we will bake like that again!


We thought these were super yummy! Its so warm here in Phoenix that we even decided to freeze a few so the chocolate would not be so runny, and they are good frozen, the cookies dont get too crunchy.


Chocolate Chip Muesli Cookies

2/3 C Applesauce
3/4 C Brown Sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp Vanilla (I used 2 tsps + an extra spoon flour)
3/4 C Sifted Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
Dash of Cinnamon
Dash of Nutmeg
Spoonful of flax seed
Spoonful of sunflower seeds
Spoonful of sunflower seeds
1 C Chocolate Chips
1 C Bobs Red Mill Muesli

Blend applesauce, sugar & vanilla. Add in egg. In a seperate bowl mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon & nutmeg. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients. Then add the muesli, flax & sunflower seeds, raisins & choc chips. Lightly grease a cookie sheet and drop dough by spoonfuls. Bake 8-10 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown. Transfer to wax paper.

Mmmm....

You must try this! Its so delicious and easy!

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/01/chinese-lemon-chicken-crockpot-recipe.html

Build a Bear wins!

My Princess Chloe turned four years old today! She is growing up so fast, smart and beautiful.... ahh, where does the time go? "Time flies when you are having fun," right?

Last year we took her to build a bear on her birthday. She has loved her bunny friend "Rainbow" more than any other ever since that day. For the past month she has been asking to go there again on her birthday to make another one. This afternoon we went on the adventure to make her another buddy and she picked out a pink flower bear. The new bear is complete with magic sounds, a rainbow dress, red bows, Hello Kitty panties and Hello Kitty slippers.

"Flower Pink" wins over everything so far- zoo, swimming and the many other gifts so far. She loves her new Build a Bear friend so dearly, its just adorable!!!

Build a Bear wins!

Chloe turned four years old today! We took her to build a bear last year for her birthday and for the past month that is what she has been asking for this year! Of course we also went to the zoo, swimming and bought other gifts- but her new Bear, "Flower Pink" is the favorite! So cute. ;)

Unconditional Love?

"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails." (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)

Love (n) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties,

unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another

You would think that parents would love their children unconditionally, right? At least I have always wondered, "how could I NOT love my children unconditionally, no matter what, for the rest of my life, and MAKE SURE THEY ALWAYS KNOW I LOVE THEM?" I know I will always love my kids and want to show them love, compassion, forgiveness, friendship and LOVE. Forever.

How could "some" parents act as though their children (one, a few, all) do not matter? How could they act as if their own flesh and blood, do not even exist? And also, how could they have love and friendship with their other children? How COULD YOU EVER pick and choose between your children, that you will treat some with love, compassion and forgiveness- and just write others off. .... or at least make it appear that way to anyone looking!


It is my LIFELONG GOAL to make sure I show my children everyday that I love them- and WHEN I mess up, that I make sure to make it right! Even when they are 20, 50, 100. To me, no matter what the age, the relationship between Mother, Father, Son, Daughter seems as though it will always matter...

And on top of that... it is my lifelong goal, prayer, whatever- to try and try again to: "Let all that (I) you do be done with love." (1 Corinthians 16:14)




Unconditional love.... maybe Jesus is the only one to ABSOLUTELY perfect that one...

http://www.bible-knowledge.com/power-of-love.html

Christmas

Christmas eve:


new pjs are opened and on!



Stockings are hung! Santa countdown is all done!



SANTA CAME AND I SAW HIM!



We left just what he requested: Chocolate chip cookies, and chocolate milk... and we didn't forget

DASHER
DANCER
PRANCER
VIXEN
COMET
CUPID
DONNER
BLITZEN...
BUT DO YOU RECALL, THE MOST FAMOUS REINDEER OF ALL,

RUDOLPH!



CHLOE SNEAKED A PEEK BEFORE SHE WOKE MOMMY DADDY AND SILAS UP, AND THEN THEY BROUGHT ME OUT TO SEE IT!



OH MY GOODNESS..



ARE YOU KIDDING, I GOT THE SWIM TO ME PUPPY?!



SOMEHOW HE KNEW THE BIKE WAS JUST FOR HIM...


CHECKIN OUT THE PEDALS!



MARIPOSA SHOES!







GOTTA TRY EM ON!



A PUPPY!



HE LOVES THAT PUP!



MARIPOSA SWEATER ;)


CHRISTMAS IS JUST THE BEST WITH CHILDREN! ;)