For the love of the pig

Though the title of this blog may suggest a love of poultry, we're pretty big pork fans around here too.  Particularly in the form of baby back ribs.

 

And what better way to do Memorial Day than a slab of balsamic glazed ribs.  Sticky smokey sweet fall-off-the-bone ribs eaten outdoors under a low hanging tree strung with Christmas lights.  They taste like the beginning of summer, of backyard barbecues, beer on the sun warmed patio and sun baked skin.

Two Salads: One Old, One New

Its finally summer and salad season is upon us.  We've been eating a ton of them around here.  Although I like almost any salad, my favorites are the ones with a ton of different ingredients.  The lettuce is just there as building block for whatever else you happen to have on hand. 

The salad above on the left is one my family has been making the forever.  I dreamed about it when I was away at school eating dorm food.  It starts with chopped romaine and any other ingredients I find in my fridge that I can chop and throw in.  In this case it happened to be scallions, red pepper, tomato, celery and cheddar cheese.