Carrington house = RIB shack

Kate in my sunglasses!

Kate reading her bible!

My Rib Project

Today is a good day. Matt took the older kids to see my nephew in Atlanta for his birthday and I kept the younger 2 with me. Divide and conquer is the way to go! We all know that tomorrow is Father's Day and Matt's mom called to see if we would like to meet after church for lunch. I told her that sounded great, until I actually thought about what I had just committed to. Eating out at a restaurant with our family is a recipe for disaster. We do not eat out much these days. It is not a pretty sight to be sitting close (or far) from our family at a restaurant. Carringtons and eating out just do not mix well right now. I knew that it would not be the relaxing Father's day lunch with great fellowship and good conversation she was thinking of, so with great enthusiasm, I suggested our house and "I will cook". Did I really say that?

Okay, now after eating out, this would be disaster #2. I do cook almost every night, but my meals run on a rotation of tacos, spaghetti, a chicken dish, hamburger helper, pancakes, fish, another pasta, crock pot creation. I do not cook anything that requires more than 5 ingredients to prepare. I am in survival mode mind you!

It is a big day because, I have mustered up the courage and found the energy (somewhere deep within) to cook Matt's favorite...RIBS! I found a somewhat basic recipe online and off to Publix I went. Who knew there are so many different choices of ribs to chose from? Not me! And another thing, ribs are not so cheap! There were spareribs, baby back, pork loin ribs, and a few other kinds-bone in and bone out. I just want the kind of ribs you get t Jim n Nicks! I decided on the baby back. Yes, they are the most expensive, but they were also the only ones that said, "all natural". Pretty sure I wanted hormone free, natural ribs, so baby back it is.

I won't give you this recipe until after I cook and taste the finished product because I want to make sure it is actually good. The plan is to rub the spices all over the raw ribs(gross), put in the crock pot for 5 hours, take out of crock pot and finish on the grill, and then pour the bbq sauce on top when done. Easy, right? We shall see.......