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Bandwagons

Friday Feast No. 110

Appetizer
Name three things you are wearing today.

    An orange polo shirt, stripey green socks (Give me a break, eh? Rockford packed my bag.) and oatmeal cookie perfume from Bath Junkie.

Soup
Who was the last person you hugged?

    My sweet potato Pi!

Salad
What do you like to order from your favorite fast food place?

    I used to like the Filet O’Fish from McDonalds, but I don’t really have a favorite fast food place.

Main Course
What time of day do you feel most energized?

    I rarely feel “energized,” but I’m least sleepy in the middle of the day.

Dessert
Using the letters in your first name, write a sentence

    Never internalize cold ham or leaky eggplant.

The Friday Feast is a weekly meme intended to “feed your mind by asking thought-provoking, mind-stimulating questions.”

Eating, recipes

Delicious homecoming

We came home from our trip to Chapel Hill to a great dinner. Genia made short ribs, broccoli and corn on the cob. I would’ve taken a picture of the ribs, but I was too busy eating. You should make them so you can see just how attractive they are. Oh, and how oh-my-stars incredibly delicious.

Genia’s Short Ribs
Boneless short ribs
Cooking spray
Oil
Salt, cayenne and black pepper
Genia’s Awesome Day Barbecue Sauce
Spray steel skillet with cooking spray, and add a little oil. Sear ribs on all sides over high heat, seasoning with salt , cayenne and pepper.

Put ribs in the pressure cooker; deglaze pan with a little water, and pour broth over ribs. Cook at 10 pounds pressure for about 15 minutes.

Arrange ribs in a baking dish and spoon sauce on top. Cover with foil; bake at 350 for 30 to 45 minutes. Uncover, resauce and cook another 15-20 minutes (don’t replace foil).

Genia’s Awesome Day Barbecue Sauce
2 cups ketchup
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 teaspoon Worstershire sauce
1 tablespoon mustard
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
1 cup beef broth (from pressure cooker after ribs are done)
Simmer until ribs are ready. Add 1 cup broth. Heat until bubbly.

You won’t be disappointed.

Family matters

Woo hoo!

Rockford found a job! So we’re going here! In just a few weeks!

I know it’s been a strange route to get here, but the lab Rockford is going to be working in didn’t even exist before last month. God does indeed work in mysterious ways.