This is the first Christmas that I’ve ever spent away from
The Mitten and consequently away from my family. When you couple that with the
thermometer outside reading 57 degrees, I haven’t exactly been feeling the
holiday spirit. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not feeling Scrooge-like or anything
like that, it just hasn’t really felt like
Christmas. Well, instead of moping about it, I decided to get to work on a
(relatively new) holiday tradition that I can observe this year—Christmas Eve
BBQ ribs and gluten-free mac and cheese. After a quick dash to the local ALDI’s
(I love living five minutes from such a great store), where I encountered
several people that were in the Christmas Spirit, I made it back to the
apartment feeling much jollier. Emma (my better half) and I have been doing
some version of this for the last three years, and it’s something that we plan on
keeping going for as long as we can. I want to take this opportunity to wish
anyone reading this a Merry Christmas (or a happy whatever holiday you may or
may not be celebrating). I may not be with my entire family this year, but
being with Emma is all I really need anyway. With the holiday and a freelance
opportunity that came my way, my posts may be a bit less frequent than usual
for a few days. Then again, I never really know when the urge to jot something
down will overtake me. So feel free to check in, or look back at posts from the
previous couple of weeks. Either way, I should definitely be back to my regular
posting schedule after the weekend.
I realize that ribs can be serious business to some people,
so this recipe and technique may be blasphemous to some. Personally, I really
like country-style ribs (actually, I love ribs period, but country-style is
generally readily available, so that tends to be one of my go-to versions). To
be honest, I’m not exactly sure how they’ll turn out because I’m tweaking my
own style a bit since I haven’t had a chance to fully restock my spice cabinet.
I’ll let you know how they turn out.
Christmas Eve Ribs
Spice Rub
5 TBSP Black Pepper
3 TBSP Salt
3 TPS garlic powder or salt
3 TPS paprika
1 TPS cumin
1 TPS Thyme
2 TPS Lawry’s Seasoning Salt
2 TBSP White Sugar
1/3 cup Brown Sugar
5 TBSP Black Pepper
3 TBSP Salt
3 TPS garlic powder or salt
3 TPS paprika
1 TPS cumin
1 TPS Thyme
2 TPS Lawry’s Seasoning Salt
2 TBSP White Sugar
1/3 cup Brown Sugar
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