Stuffed

Whew! We had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday...good company, good food, and nice cool weather. I felt truly blessed when my family walked in the door. Little Man had spent the night with us and had some pretty roses to give to his Mom when she came in. Big Guy was all smiles and did a lot of cooing to keep us entertained.

The kids had given us 3 slabs of ribs and we had the standard cookout fare, scalloped potatoes, baked beans and deviled eggs. Plus that big cake (that I'm seriously thinking about going to the kitchen and bringing the whole thing in here with a fork).

The baked beans were declared a hit...I used plain old pork and beans, added wine, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, molasses, chopped onion, and pepper. After mixing and putting in the pan, I put maple flavored bacon on top and baked at 325 degrees for a long, long time, until the sauce had thickened and been absorbed.

The scalloped potatoes were good (I put the recipe in the recipe section) and  the ribs were wonderful...Hubby dry seasoned them and wrapped them in plastic wrap and refrigerated them over night then put them on the grill about 11 a.m. He got a "rib rack" at Lowe's and it turned out to be a nice item to have. The ribs cook evenly all around, browned nicely, and were easy to handle.

The cake had raspberry and chocolate filling and a generous amount of buttercream that I love...real butter and smooth as silk.

When the kids when home, they had been gone about 5 minutes and the sky opened up. The timing couldn't have been more perfect. These nice rains are nectar for the garden...and the plants are showing their gratitude. Everything has come up and is blooming. We have tiny strawberries that are growing by leaps and bounds.

I went to the kitchen Thursday and there were 2 ripe strawberries on the counter. I asked Hubby if he wanted them sliced and sugared or dipped in whipped cream. Maybe one day soon we'll have enough to do that.

Have a wonderful day!