Recipe of the week - BBQ Country Style Pork Ribs

 This is a crock pot recipe and now that autumn is upon us, this will be a delicious and easy meal.

 

BBQ Country Style Pork Ribs in the Crock Pot

4 country style pork ribs

1 Tbsp Salt

1/2 Tbsp Pepper

1/4 tsp Cumin

1/2 Tbsp Chili Powder

3/4 Tbsp Garlic Powder

1/2 Tbsp Paprika

3/4 Tbsp Onion Powder

1 Tbsp Brown Sugar

1 cup BBQ Sauce

Combine all ingredients except for pork and bbq sauce.  Rub spice blend all over pork ribs and place in crock pot. Pour bbq sauce over the ribs.  Cook on high for 4-6 hours or on low for 8.

Enjoy!

The broken shelves

 

There's no denying that these shelves are broken LOL  The lattice work in the back in several places have broken loose but they still work.  And I love them.  They are a wonderful place to display sets and collections and I find myself switching things out every few months or so.  They come in very handy at the holidays.  As you can see in this picture, I've Easter decorations on them.  And of course, each Christmas the shelves are used to display new and vintage Christmas items.

I got these shelves from Grandmother.  I will honestly admit, and I can't say this very often, that I do not remember where she had these shelves in her house.  They originally came from Aunt Billie's house in Wilmington.  That, I remember.  They hung in her dining room over the music cabinet.  She displayed some of her after dinner coffee cups on them.  Yes, I've done that too.  Love those cups.

Even though the shelves are broken, they are very much a part of my house.  I love how they look and I love being able to use them and display my treasures there.  Right now, part of my pig collection is displayed there.  I should take a picture of that LOL  I will probably keep them there until it's time to decorate for Christmas.  I realize that years from now, someone may toss these aside because of their condition.  Until then, I love having some family history on the wall!

Quote of the Week

 This is a good reminder for me and all of us 😊

Walking with confidence

As simple as this may sound, walking with confidence and purpose totally changes my perspective.  I have realized that when I am in public, I tend to shrink physically.  I think it is a subconscious effort not to be noticed, not to draw attention to myself.  Part of that is social anxiety, I know.  I'm working on that one.  But I have realized that it takes a toll on my self-worth.  It's almost as if I am apologizing for being there.  I find myself doing this at work all the time, which is strange because I have nothing to apologize for, for being at work. 

A few weeks ago, when I was walking in between buildings at our community, for some reason I began walking with purpose.  It was very empowering and I carried that throughout my day.  I noticed that I stood straighter when I did that.  My shoulders were back and broad.  And something about walking like that made me feel better.  I felt more in control.  I'm not sure what I felt more in control of, but the feeling was definitely there LOL  Even from parking the car in the morning to entering the building, when I walk like that it changes my whole outlook for the entire day.  I like that feeling.

It also helps with my back pain.  I have no shame in admitting that I have developed a nice big belly.  I look like I'm about to drop twins, but that's a story for a different day haha!  But when I walk with confidence, something about the way I am carrying myself eases the pain brought on by my poor physical shape.  Now when I am out somewhere, I do try to move with conviction and decision.  It totally changes how I experience outings.  I never realized how something so small could make just a huge difference in my perspective, but it does.  Now I just need to work on my posture while I'm sitting.  LOL  One thing at a time!

You'll Never Walk Alone - Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

 Yesterday morning before church, I listened to the weekly Music and the Spoken Word program presented by Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.  It's always a lovely program and this was one of the selections that they sang.  I have always found this song to be so inspirational and full of hope.  They do a lovely job with it. 

Recipe of the Week - Zucchini and Sausage Bake

 I will admit that I have honestly no idea where I found this recipe, but I know it was online.  I think it may have come from Cooking with Meme on YouTube but I'm not sure.  Anyway, wherever I saw it, I thought it looked really good and wanted to try it.  That's what I did, and I was not disappointed at all!  This was very tasty.  I had it for dinner one night, but it would make a wonderful breakfast entree as well.

Zucchini and Sausage Bake

1 lb sausage

3 Tbsp flour, divided

3 cups shredded zucchini

2 Tbsp butter

1 cup cottage cheese

1 egg, beaten

1/4 cup shredded parmesan

Shredded cheddar

Brown sausage.  Put into a bowl and mix with 1 Tbsp flour.  Set aside.  Cook zucchini in sausage drippings.  Add 2 Tbsp butter and 2 Tbsp flour.  Cook until tender.  5-6 minutes.  In a separate bowl, combine cottage cheese, egg and parmesan.

Use an 8X10 casserole.  Put sausage down.  Top with zucchini.  Top with cottage cheese mixture.  Cook at 350 for 30 minutes.  Top with cheddar.  cook 10 more minutes.    

Enjoy!

Is my kitchen overrun with gremlins?

 Sometimes I think my kitchen is overrun by gremlins.  You remember the gremlins movies, right?  Well, one of the things about the gremlins is that if you get them wet, they multiply.  I feel like that is happening in my kitchen.  Not with actual gremlins but with stuff in my kitchen.  Just about every time I am trying to put away dishes I have washed or am emptying the dishwasher, it feels like the stuff in my cabinets has multiplied overnight.  Where did third set of measuring spoons come from?  I don't remember having that plastic container before.  How many of these ground meat choppers do I own?

Needless to say, some of my cabinets and drawers are packed to the gills.  It's especially frustrating with drawers because I'll pull out a utensil, things will shift in the drawer and then I can't get it closed back.  I then spend a good 5 minutes trying to arrange the utensils so that the drawer can close.  Sometimes I am not very successful, and exasperation forces me to wedge the drawer shut.  Or I'll have a bowl that's just slightly over the edge of the shelf because it won't go back any farther and now the cabinet door stays ajar.  I love to cook and I use my kitchen stuff all the time, but it's getting to be a might ridiculous.

That is my goal for "One drawer at a time" this weekend.  I am going to go through and organize these cabinets.  I am going to get rid of multiples.  I am bad at convincing myself to keep things because I may need a backup one day.  You know, if I do need a backup, I will go out and get one.  I don't need to keep this army of kitchen tools that become an irritant during the cooking process.  It will be hard, but I can do it.  And then I can open drawers and cabinets with ease.  It's the little things that make me happy, people LOL