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• Baby Back Ribs

  Posted in Cooking Up Cottage

  Posted on May 26, 2015, 11:32 a.m.

   
  Ingredients

  2 baby back rib racks (2.5-3.5 pounds each)
  1/3 cup of brown sugar
  1 tablespoon of paprika
  1 1/2 teaspoons of chili powder
  1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
  1 teaspoon of ground cumin
  1 teaspoon of black pepper
  1 teaspoon of ground oregano
  1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
  1/2 teaspoon of sugar
  1/2 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce

  Instructions

  Start by mixing the spices in a bowl for the dry rub. Mix 1/3 cup of brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of paprika, 1 1/2 teaspoons of chili powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of ground ...

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• Celebrating Iowa Beef Month and May at our Farm

  Posted in My Farmer's Wife

  Posted on May 4, 2015, 4:05 p.m.

  CELEBRATING IOWA BEEF MONTH AND MAY AT OUR FARM
   
  May brings a few things to celebrate at our house.  May Day treats from and for the neighbors start the month off.  We go low input… Microwave popcorn, dry roasted nuts and M&M’s in a clear cup. We only hit three houses, but two were neighbors we haven’t reached out to much. I think it was a win.
   
  Another celebration for me is the day the garden is finished. The first thing we harvest just helps to chase the last of winter away from my soul, too. I think ...

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