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Grilled Country-Style Pork Ribs Recipe
By Amy Wisniewski
Difficulty: Easy | Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins, plus 8 hrs marinating time | Makes: 4 to 6 servings
The cut of meat known as country-style pork ribs is, confusingly, not from the ribs at all. These meaty, boneless strips of meat are really cut from the blade end of the loin, close to the shoulder. They can be slow-roasted until fork-tender or quickly grilled, like we do here. Just mix together a simple dry rub and coat the ribs with it. Let them sit overnight, then grill them until they’re crusty on the outside and juicy on the inside. Serve them with some mac salad and grilled corn.
What to buy: Country-style ribs are cut from the blade roast located on the upper side of the rib cage (the fatty blade end of the loin). They are usually boneless, but depending on how the butcher cuts them, they may have smaller pieces of bone here and there. You can also purchase a pork shoulder or butt roast and cut it into “ribs” yourself.
Game plan: To get the best results, let the ribs sit at least 8 hours with the rub on them; the dry spices will rehydrate and lend better flavor. You can go as short as 4 hours, but the flavor will be less developed.
Click here to watch the CHOW Test Kitchen’s Amy Wisniewski make these simple grilled country-style pork ribs in our Easiest Way video series.
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons ground ancho chile
2 teaspoons ground chipotle chile
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
3 1/2 pounds country-style pork ribs
INSTRUCTIONS
Place all of the ingredients except the pork in a small bowl and stir to combine. Rub the spice mixture evenly on all sides of the ribs. Place the meat in a resealable plastic bag or a baking dish covered with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
Let the ribs sit at room temperature for 1 hour before cooking. Heat a grill pan or outdoor grill to medium (about 350°F to 450°F).
Place the ribs on the grill with the larger, flatter side down, cover the grill, and cook until the pork is browned and crusty on the bottom, about 5 to 7 minutes. Flip, cover, and cook until it’s browned and crusty on the other side, about 5 to 7 minutes more. Rotate the ribs so that they are resting on a thinner side (you may need to prop them up against one another), cover, and cook until browned and crusty, about 4 to 6 minutes. Flip to the other thinner side, cover, and cook until browned and crusty or an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thickest rib registers 145°F, about 4 to 6 minutes more. Transfer to a clean serving platter, tent loosely with foil, and let rest about 5 minutes before serving.

Lovely NGR Big Sister Stuffed Tomatos and Jello Shots

Stuffed tomatoes with mushrooms, Parmesan and spinach
Ingredients
    8 large beef tomatoes
    handful of dried porcini
    olive oil, for frying
    two 250g packs spinach
    8 flat mushrooms, sliced into rough cubes
    2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
    2 sprig thyme, stalks removed, leaves finely chopped
    01 lemon, juice only
    100 g ricotta cheese
    60 g Parmesan, , or vegetarian Italian hard cheese, freshly grated
    good pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
    1 egg yolk, beaten
    black pepper
For the dressing:
    1/2 tsp French mustard
    2 tbsp white wine vinegar
    6 tbsp olive oil
    small handful basil
Method
1. Add the dried porcini mushrooms to 300ml boiling water and leave to soak.
2. Heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan set over medium heat. Add the spinach and cook for 2 minutes, stirring, you may have to do this in batches depending on the size of your frying pan. Tip spinach into a sieve set over a bowl, and press out all of the moisture with the back of a wooden spoon. Tip the spinach onto a board and finely chop. Put in a large bowl and set aside.
3. Using a perforated spoon, gently remove the porcini mushrooms from the hot water. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve and reserve the liquid to use as stock later.
4. Put the frying pan back on the heat and add a good splash of olive oil. Fry the porcini and fresh mushrooms over a high heat for 3-4 minutes until they begin to brown.
5. Reduce the heat to medium and pour over the stock from the porcini mushrooms. Add the garlic, thyme and lemon juice. Continue to cook the mushrooms until all the liquid has evaporated and the mushrooms are shiny. Remove from heat, spread on to a plate and allow to cool.
6. Stir the ricotta and mushrooms into the spinach. Add two-thirds of the Parmesan, a pinch of nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and put in the fridge.
7. Preheat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
8. Slice the tops of the tomatoes, about a third of the way down. Reserve the tops to use as lids. Using a teaspoon, carefully scoop the pulp out of the tomatoes, reserving it for the dressing.
9. Fold the egg yolk into the cheese and spinach mixture. Stuff the tomatoes with the mix, piling it up well but without pressing down as this may cause the tomatoes to split.
10. Sprinkle the rest of the Parmesan on top and replace the tomato tops, tilting them at a jaunty angle. Carefully place the tomatoes in an ovenproof dish and drizzle with olive oil. Place in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until the filling is heated through.
11. Meanwhile, make the dressing. Combine the reserved tomato juice and pulp with the mustard, vinegar, oil and basil. Whisk together and pour over the cooked tomatoes before serving.
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(Drink)
Watermelon and Grapefruit Shooters
Ingredients
1/2 cup water
4 ounces strawberry flavored gelatin mix
1 1/2 cups watermelon puree*
1 cup pink grapefruit juice
1 1/2 cups tequila
Instructions
Bring one half cup water to a boil. Place the gelatin in a heatproof container with a spout and pour the water into the gelatin and stir to dissolve. Combine the dissolved gelatin and the watermelon puree. Divide the watermelon mixture among 12 shot glasses or small juice glasses. Cool until thick but not set. Top each glass with the grapefruit juice and tequila.
*To make the watermelon puree, remove seeds from fresh watermelon and cut into large chunks. Place in a blender and process until smooth and well pureed.
Servings
Makes about 12 shooters.

Some Real Life.. STUFF!

My bestie and I are talking about getting together and doing something positive in second life.  I want to work on doing a empowerment for women "Love yourself First" getting women together and speaking to them allowing them to focus on the positive of who they are. She, Bestie, wants to talk to them about weight lost (since the heffer is now the expert on this. SHE LOOKS MARVOLOUS ). LOL. 

HS Open House

I really had a fun time at the High Society Open House. We all spoke and expressed our feelings about HS and how much we loved one another as sisters.  I look forward to being around for the next hopeful ladies to join us on our journey.

Tonight is the Night

So woke up to find out the dj Prestige cant' dj  for me at 6pm because he has this reggaeton  singer who requested only HIM to do this tattoo. So here we go, I'm going to have to deal with this all alone.  I dj at club Taboo at 4pm then again at NGR Luau (my event mind you). I am trying my best to keep calm but its less then four hours away and I am on edge just because.  I am going to have to work some serious major to have this done.  I am a bit nervous but I know my NGR sisters will be there and have my back as this is for all of us to shine.  WOOT RUSH WEEK!

No Sleep

So here I am up at 3:30am trying my best to go back to sleep with no success.  I just hope the few hours I do get some rest when I do fall asleep I will be able to get up and be in full force.  I keep falling asleep earlier and earlier each night to the point I am not getting anything done. I don't like the feeling of not being able to finish things I want to do.  I am starting to feel really at a lost that I am not doing all that I should do or want to do or have plans to do.  This is the part on the blog that I give a heavy sigh. SIGH! Anyway I guess I will ease myself back under my warm blankee and try to get some sleep before I find myself calling out tomorrow morning. 

Hugs and Kisses

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A fun FB post!

So my cat Diva, I am about to pack her bowl, litter box and her few unbroken toys and send her to someone on my fb list.  Last night I fed her, I didn't fill her bowl like normally because I didn't realize she was low on food.  Since my ear issues i have not been the one to feed her someone has been. Anyway, I put the food in her bowl and she meowed at me a few times because it was not filled to the top. IGNORING HER NOW! So I think ok ill pick her up some food in the morning when i go see my doctor.  I put the empty bag in the trash and laid down. This morning I got up and the bag was near her bowl. So I think, ok was I that out of it that I didn't throw it away like i thought.  So i pick it up and put ti in the trash again. I then  get in the shower and wash my hair etc.  I finish my shower open the bathroom door and the bag was there at the door. Ok, now now I am a bit shook mama. Like I know I put this bag in the damn trash WTH!!! So i pick the bag up, go in and get Kitten (never mind who kitten is lol). I make sure Kitten is ready and I put the bag back in the trash.  I get on fb for a bit and as I get up to go to get dress and head out i see Diva dragging the bag in the bedroom towards me. Now at first i thought how cute and smart, then the more I think on it I am like she DEMANDING to eat!! Demanding I go get her some food like NOW!! So yeah, I'm bout to pack her kitty cat BS and send her packing!! NERVE!!!

This is IT!

I woke up around 5am this morning. My sugar levels were and are still UP!! My mind has been racing since yesterday to the point were my thoughts are all over the place. I tried to watch something on TV but couldn't find anything.  I then jumped on my computer and attempted to play some Sims 3 and got bored with that.  I went to view a movie on Netflix and got bored when I couldn't find anything appealing.  I then started thinking about my old blog, I decided to go to it and read just for shits and giggles. I couldn't believe I remembered the email I used as well as the password,  but I did.  I begin to read some of the things I had written back in 2007 and thought wow what ever happen to THAT GIRL.  I had so much to say then, the funny part of it all was that there were a lot of ppl who actual read what I wrote. I begin to thing about my talk show and how many ppl I had as listening. I  I walked away from that as well. I begin to think of all the things I start and stop.  I don't know if I get bored because its no longer a challenge, or if I get bored because I don't see any more fun in it. So many questions with no true answers.  I think I really would like to start my blogs again, my talk show again. I want so much to do something to just have fun and enjoy my virtual (and my rl) world.  So I won't promise anything, I wont act like I'm going to make this big changed and blog every other day like I use too.  HOWEVER, I will start enjoying things again and not allow BS to get in the way. 
So welcome me back everyone, expect now my name is Sugalicious. MUAH!