Happy Memorial Day Weekend

by BrianChild on 05/24/2013

This rendition of America the Beautiful by Keb’ Mo’ is one of my all time favorites. It’s gritty, full of blues and the video is a snap shot of what America is. We are diverse, we are different – however, we have some of the greatest freedom’s on this planet.

I am so amazed how blessed I am. I have a lovely wife, an awesome son and a beautiful daughter and a great son in law that loves my daughter. The American Dream. This American dream was paid for, not by me – sure I earn a wage, pay my taxes and obey the laws of this land. The dream was paid for by my brother and millions of brave men & women like him. These brave souls have a love of country that, I am in awe of.

In 1868, General John Logan – National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in his General Order #11 was first observed. So while America goes and has a long three-day-weekend that will be filled with Burgers, Brauts, Soda and picnics. Let us not forget why we have this day, and those brave men and women to paved the way so we could live this free.

Gettysburg Address

November 19, 1863

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate – we can not consecrate – we cannot hallow – this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here might resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Abraham Lincoln

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15 Ways to Beat the Summer Heat

by MarinateMeBaby on 05/16/2013

Mom’s we know your out there – and as our kids are winding down school, we found 15 ways to beat the summer heat!

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Marinate Me Baby’s Mother’s Day Class 05/11/2013

by MarinateMeBaby on 05/10/2013

MothersDayClass

We know you love your mom. Now, love her some more by learning to cook some tasty food! We will be cooking the following for you to sample, ask questions to get your prepared for Mom’s Big Day! You can do it!

Here is the Menu!

BBQRibsOvenStyle

BBQ Ribs that Melt in Your Mouth – OVEN STYLE!

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BBQ Ribs that Melt in Your Mouth – OVEN STYLE!
Serves 6
Prep time 20 minutes
Cook time 3 hours
Total time 3 hours, 20 minutes
By author Brian Child

Ingredients

  • 4lb Pork Ribs (Baby Back)
  • 1/2 cup Paprika
  • 1 Tablespoon Black Pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Cayenne
  • 1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon Garlic Salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Dry Yellow Mustard
  • 1 Tablespoon Ground Cumin
  • 3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar (Optional: If you like a more sweet dry rub)
  • 2 Cups BBQ Sauce

Note

You can get this rub recipe and others by clicking here: http://www.marinatemebaby.com/?page_id=59

Directions

Step 1 Pre-heat your oven to 245 degrees F.
Step 2 Remove the Silver Skin (the membrane that covers the bony side of the ribs)
Step 3 Mix together your dry rub ingredients (sugar and spices) ingredients.
Step 4 Apply the rub to both sides of the ribs liberally.
Step 5 Lay the ribs on two layers of foil. Make sure the shiny side of the foil is on the outside and the meat side of the ribs are on the bottom.
Step 6 Wrap your ribs in the foil making an envelope by crimping the edges tightly, have the edges facing up to seal.
Step 7 Place on a baking sheet and bake for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until the meat is starting to slightly shrink away from ends of the bone.
Step 8 Remove from your oven.
Step 9 If your are going to grill your ribs, preheat your grill. If your are going to continue to cook in the oven - Heat your broiler.
Step 10 Remove the ribs from the tin foil, and on a cutting board slice your ribs into serving portions of 2 or 3 ribs.
Step 11 Arrange on a broiler pan, with the bone side up.
Step 12 Brush with your sauce.
Step 13 Broil for 1 or 2 minutes until the sauce starts to tighten and become bubbly.
Step 14 Turn your ribs over with tongs.
Step 15 Repeat on the other side.

ParsnipMashedPotatoes

Mashed Parsnips and Potatoes

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Mashed Parsnips and Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 4 LBS Yukon Gold Potatoes
  • 2 LBS Parsnips
  • Kosher Salt and Fresh Ground Black Pepper (To Taste)
  • 1 Cup Heavy Cream
  • 1 Cup Sour Cream
  • 1/2 Stick Butter (1/4 Cup)
  • 2 Tablespoons Chives (Chopped)
  • 1/2 LB Pancetta (Diced and Rendered into Lardons)

Note

Pancetta is an Italian cured bacon. You can find it at your local grocery store, generally in their deli department. In Utah, I can find it at Harmon's Grocery Store.

Please note this is not a recipe for people on a low fat diet. :D

Directions

Step 1 Peel and cut your potatoes and parsnips into even sized pieces.
Step 2 Place them into a large pot and cover them with cold water.
Step 3 Add at least two tablespoons of salt to the water.
Step 4 Bring the pot to a boil and allow to cook until the vegetables are fork tender. This will take about 20-30 minutes.
Step 5 Meanwhile, in a small pot gently heat your cream, butter over low heat.
Step 6 When the vegetables are done, drain well.
Step 7 Place the vegetables back into the same cooking pot over medium heat.
Step 8 Gently stir them to remove any excess moisture; while being careful not to burn them.
Step 9 While the potatoes and parsnips are still warm, press them through a potato ricer or food mill into bowl (this is an optional step if you like cream mashed - however if you prefer a more chunky consistency a masher will do just fine).
Step 10 Add the warm cream a little at a time and beat with a wooden spoon until the potatoes are fluffy.
Step 11 Season with salt and pepper and gently stir in the chives.
Step 12 Top with the Pancetta lardons and serve immediately!

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Cheesy Potatoes

by Steve Fawcett on 04/18/2013

This is one of our family favorites.

Ingredients:

  • 2lb Diced Potatoes Frozen
  • 1lb Sliced Cheese
  • 1 pint Half & Half
  • 40z Butter

First preheat oven to 350.

Combine slices of cheese, butter, and half and half in a medium pot.

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Pour over frozen diced potatoes.

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Bake at 350 of 45 to 60 minutes, or until the top starts to brown.

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This isn’t just about Food, it’s about us as Americans

by MarinateMeBaby on 04/18/2013

This blog is usually about our twisted obsession about food. However, there are times in which we as humans must stop and remember historical events, and the beauty of our humanity that generally rises as a result of these historical events.

In the 60′s we had Martin Luther King, JFK and the civil rights movement. Children trying to go to school that was equal to other children. In our history classes we learned through our glasses we wear today, with our reality of non-segregated class rooms and think, “Why would they prevent those kids from getting an education?”

History’s gaze can be cruel 10, 15 plus years out from an event. I think we can all remember what we were doing, when those planes plunged into the World Trade Center, Pentagon and that Pennsylvania field. The horror, the fear that held this country for those first few hours was crippling. We cried as a nation, we saw the carnage. Then we heard the stories of heroism. Firefighters, Police – regular men and women running into the fire to save others.

April 15th marked a great food city, a great sports city will forever change as it relates to security performed for the Marathon. However, appropriate enough – Patriot’s Day truly showed us that our fellow country men and women are American’s first, second and last. The heroes who scooped up the victims and running them to the hospital – those pictures are reassuring to me that we have not lost our humanity, we have not given into the terrorists that plan these events.

Wednesday, the Boston Bruins of the NHL hosted their game – I will let you experience the event below. USA!

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