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Monday, June 8, 2009, by Leigh Anne
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We celebrated Father’s Day on Sunday, two weeks early. We wanted to celebrate while all the kids were home.
Jim didn’t seem to mind since he got to have all of his kids with him!
And besides having all four of his children with him we fixed him a feast fit for a King. In fact all three boys agreed that on the Man - O - Meter (which goes 1-5) this meal was off the charts!
On Memorial Day we had stopped by some friends, Rod and Carmen’s, to deliver something. They were in the middle of a big family barbecue. Being the lovely, gracious people they are they invited us to join them. I am so glad we did.
Rod and his son Greg had fixed barbecued ribs for dinner and they were amazing. We were licking our lips and our fingers - yum!!
I couldn’t wait to recreate them and I knew Father’s Day would be the perfect opportunity. Thanks to Greg’s wife, Tracy I now know how!
The amazing part is they are so simple! Our friends recommend using the Pork Loin Back Ribs from Costco and your favorite barbecue sauce. I used the Sweet Baby Rays from Costco also.
Step One:
Boil the ribs for one hour in a large stock pot full of water and a 1/4 cup of vinegar. I used apple cider but you could use white vinegar also.
Step Two:
Remove ribs from water and cover with barbeque sauce
Step Three:
Logan was the grillmaster at our house. Grill until glazed, gooey and yummy! Turn several times and coat with more sauce. Grill about 15-20 minutes. Tracy told me that her kids have even eaten them without putting them on the grill - they are so tender when they come out of the water you can just add sauce and eat!
Step Four:
Serve and enjoy! Clark sure enjoyed them! In fact there were 10 ribs on his plate when he was done!!
So if you are looking for some menu ideas for Father’s Day that are sure to please the men in your family here is our off the charts Man - O - Meter meal!
Barbequed Ribs
Baked Beans (recipe coming this week)
Broccoli Salad - email me through the contact form if you need a good broccoli salad recipe
Roasted Asparagus (we did it on the grill)
Garlic Knots
For dessert Jim requested something with strawberries so while we were at the Farmer’s Market on Saturday we bought some fresh picked Hood Strawberries and made this….
It was divine - Strawberry Pie. The same thing I made him for Father’s Day last year. I guess it’s a tradition now! We ate every last crumb and were tempted to lick the pie plate! I think I must have complimented myself on how good it was two or three times - or maybe it was more….
Stay tuned later this week for my yummy baked bean recipe - a perfect compliment to the ribs! Let me know if you try any of the recipes for your Father’s Day celebration!
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009, by Leigh Anne
As Jack Johnson says, “It’s always better when we’re together.”
With all the kids home for 10 days we are having lots of FUN at our house this week!
We’ve been enjoying every minute of it and trying to squeeze as much fun in as we can.
Before I share a little of our family fun be sure and check out all the fun we are having over at iLashGirls this month - it’s our Word of the Month - Fun!
We’re talking about how much fun we have blogging! If you have ever thought about starting a blog and would like some tips and ideas for getting started be sure and check out our Blogging Fun post and contact us through the contact form for more info!
One of our favorite fun things to do at our house is play cards. Our families favorite card came is Samba, a variation of Canasta. It was the first card game I learned when I became part of the Wilkes family. We then taught my side of the family how to play and now it is our favorite game to play with both sides of the family.
Last Sunday my parents came over for dinner so of course a family game of Samba was a must!
We played boys against girls. It got pretty intense at times!
First the girls took the lead, which didn’t make the boys too happy.
But then the boys took the lead and it didn’t make the girls too happy!
It was close at the end but the boys won - time for a rematch!!
If you’d like to know how to play Samba check here for directions. You’ll need three decks of cards!
What’s your favorite family game to play?
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009, by Leigh Anne
As promised in my last post I have another yummy recipe from Emeril at the Grill: A Cookbook for All Seasons
to share with you. I have dozens more marked to try. I recommend though if you don’t win the giveaway you definitely go out and buy your own copy! A perfect Father’s Day gift!
Speaking of the giveaway, if you haven’t entered yet - do so now!
You want this cookbook!
Last week I shared Grilled Marinated Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce. Well, we really like grilled and marinated steak at our house so today you are getting Grilled Marinated Skirt Steak.
What can I say - I let the boys choose the recipes to try! There are plenty of other wonderful recipes that don’t involve marinated beef. I can’t wait to try the Grilled Green Onion Flatbread, Grilled Asparagus with Garlic, Grilled Garlic Bread, and did I mentioned Grilled Pineapple ‘Suzette” - yum!!
The actual recipe in the book is called Grilled Marinated Skirt Steak with Wilted Watercress but since I have a few people at my house with an aversion to anything green on their plate we skipped the watercress part but I did serve it with parmesan roasted asparagus and spinach salad. Two green things on the plate was enough!
The recipe is easy and straightforward. Just mix up your marinade in the food processor.
Salt and pepper your meat before adding to the marinade.
I just put everything together into a large ziploc bag to marinade. Marinade for at least two hours - up to four hours.
Then fire up the grill! Skirt Steak is thin meat so it won’t take long. Depending on how well done you like your meat it could take as little as 8 minutes on the first side and 4-6 minutes the other side. You don’t want to overcook it - you want it at least a little pink!
After grilling, place on a cutting board and let rest for 5-7 minutes. Thinly slice the steak across the grain.
I served it with flour tortillas which I love. Emeril recommends some crusty bread and it would also be great with some roasted potato wedges! If you want the version of the recipe with the Wilted Watercress you are just going to have to buy the book!
Grilled Marinated Skirt Steak
8 cloves of garlic, sliced in half lengthwise
1 Tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary
1 Tbsp chopped fresh sage (I didn’t have any so left it out)
1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme
1/4 C extra virgin olive oil
1/2 C sherry vinegar (I used red wine vinegar)
One 1 1/4 to 2 lb. skirt steak
1 Tbsp kosher salt
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Combne the halved garlic cloves, rosemary, sage, and thyme in a food processor and process until smooth. Add the olive oil and sherry vinegar, and process to combine.
Season the skirt steak with the kosher salt and black pepper. Place it in a resealable plastic bag and add the garlic-herb marinade. Seal the bag and refrigerate for at least 2 and up to 4 hours, turning occasionally.
Preheat a grill to medium high
Remove the steak from the refrigerator and allow it to come to room temperature for 30 minutes.
Remove the steak from the marinade (discard the marinade), and wipe any excess marinade off the steak with paper towels. Place the steak on the grill and cook for 4 minutes. Rotate the steak 45 degrees and cook for another 4 minutes. Turn the steak over and cook for 4-6 minutes for medium-rare. Transfer the steak to a cutting board and let it rest for 4-7 minutes before slicing.
When ready to serve, thinly slice the steak across the grain. Enjoy!
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Monday, May 18, 2009, by Leigh Anne
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Congratulations to #99 LaTanya who has won herself a copy of Emeril’s new cookbook! Wonder what she’ll grill first!
Send me your mailing information LaTanya and the publisher will get the book mailed right out to you!
Several weeks ago I shared a recipe from a new cookbook Emeril at the Grill: A Cookbook for All Seasons. We loved his Grilled Marinated Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce.
The publisher had sent me a copy of the cookbook to preview and share a few of the recipes here on the blog. They also agreed to give me a second copy so I could do a giveaway with one. I love mine so much I didn’t want to give it up!
So today you have an opportunity to win a copy of Emeril at the Grill: A Cookbook for All Seasons. I am loving this cookbook and have marked dozens of recipes to try. This cookbook would be a perfect Father’s Day gift - even if your husband doesn’t cook!
Remember my last giveaway? Yes, you really came through for me and there were 228 entries. Thank you!
So do you think we can break that record with this giveaway ? I know you can do it!
To enter just leave a comment below letting me know what your favorite thing is to throw on the grill!
We are enjoying 80 degree weather here in Portland so it is definitely grilling weather. I will be sharing another recipe from the cookbook on Wednesday so stay tuned and be sure and enter the giveaway!!!
The giveaway will be open until Friday, May 22nd at midnight PST.
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Saturday, May 9, 2009, by Leigh Anne
First of all - a great big, huge THANK YOU to all of you who really came through for me. A big thanks to all of you who gave into my whining and left a comment!!
We had 228 comments - a record here on Your Homebased Mom!! Thank you, thank you! You made my day!!!
The best of part of it though was reading all the really wonderful comments that you left. All the amazing things that you shared that your mother had taught you! I am better for having read them and now have a list of things that I know I need to do better as a mother! Thank you!
I am excited to announce the winner of the beautiful Lotus Girl Jewlery is
#98 - Sara
Here is what Sara had to say about what her mother taught her:
“My mom taught me to be selfless “
Thank you Sara and congratulations on winning TWO beautiful necklaces from Lotus Girl Jewlery. Happy Mother’s Day.
I’m off to April of Lotus Girl Jewlery’s house right now to pick up a little something for my mother for Mother’s Day and something for me too - I couldn’t resist!!
Happy Mother’s Day Weekend!!
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