Avocado BLT

This is a recipe by Roger Mooking. I've been watching a lot of his show Everyday Exotic, and this just sounded too delicious not to try.

Ingredients:

Herb Oil

1/4 cup olive oil

1 tbsp rosemary

1 tbsp thyme

1 clove garlic, chopped

salt and papper

Avocado BLT

12 slices bacon

8 slices bread

2 avocados, sliced into wedges

2 tomatoes

1 red leaf lettuce

salt and pepper

Directions:

Herb Oil

1. Place herbs, 2 tbsp of oil, and garlic into a mortar and pestle. Grind until it forms a paste. (You can use a small food processor as well).
2. Place in a bowl and add remaining oil.
3. Season with salt and pepper and stir.

Avocado BLT

1. Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking tray with tin foil and place a cooling rack on top.
2. Place bacon on cooling rack and cook in over until crisp, approximately 20 minutes, remove and set aside to cool.
3. Place bread slices on a baking tray and brush with herb oil. Place in oven until slightly toasted.
4. To assemble, place avocado slices on bread and mash with a fork. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Place 3 slices of tomato over the avocado. Season with salt and pepper and place 4 slices of bacon on top.
6. Add lettuce and top piece of bread and cut in half.

I made these sandwiches for me and my roomies one night, and they were delicious!! I didn't salt and pepper as much as the recipe called for, and I think that could've improved the sandwich. The herb spread was DELICIOUS.

Slow Cooker Ribs

It's been a while since I've written a blog. Life as a grad student gets a little busy! I haven't stopped trying out new recipes (though I will admit I don't get to do it as often as I'd like!). So, here's the first out of three recipes I've tried recently.

I borrowed this recipe from a number of different internet blogs, so I can't refer you to the original source! But here's the way I made these delicious, tender ribs.

Ingredients:

2 lbs pork spareribs

1 cup ketchup

1 tbsp Worcesterchire sauce

1 onion, finely chopped

3 cloves of garlic, minced

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp brown sugar

A dash or two of hot sauce

1 tbsp of whole grain mustard

*Optional: 1 tsp cornstarch and 1/4 cup cold water*

Directions:

1. Fill a large pot with enough water to cover the ribs.
2. Boil for 15 minutes (this boils some of the fat off the meat).
3. In another boil, mix all of the ingredients (except for the optional ingredients).
4. Take the ribs out of the boiling water and drip dry.
5. Place the ribs in a slow cooker and douse with the ketchup mixture.
6. Cook on low for 6-8 hours until the ribs are tender (From my experience, 6 hours is enough).
7. If the sauce is too thin, mix the cornstarch with 1/4 cup of cold water and stir into sauce until its thick enough.