BFF's

I've been wanting to post this for a few months now, but I am just getting around to it - story of my life! This is one of Abbey's very best friends that lived next door to us in Ohio. I miss being able to walk outside and let Abbey and Baylor play while I chatted with Stacey. They were so cute together (sometimes) the others times they fought and cried over toys, but it was so much fun! These are some of my favorite pictures of them enjoying popsicles on a warm summer day.

We miss you Baylor! We miss all of our other friends too - I promise! I just wanted to post these cute pictures!

Cute Girls and Good Food

I have some post-worthy recipes that I wanted to share. It's not that often I get really excited about recipes, but these ones are so yummy!!! First, pictures of my cute girls eating corn - YUM! I love the Farmer's Markets here, nothing beats fresh fruits and veggies!

Let's start with dessert shall we...

Layered Peach Dessert

found here

(Her picture is ALOT prettier than mine, but I'm okay with that!)

Crust:

1 pkg. Vanilla wafers, finely crushed

Filling:

1 8 oz pkg. cream cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup butter, softened

10 fresh peaches, sliced

Topping:

1 pt. whipping cream

½ cup sugar

½ tsp vanilla

Place half of the crumbs in a 9x13 pan. Whip cream cheese, sugar, and butter together until smooth. Drop by spoonfuls over the crumbs. Spread carefully using a spoon dipped in hot water. Keep dipping the spoon in the water so the mixture doesn't stick to it. The crumbs will slide around, but that is okay. It doesn't need to be perfectly smooth. Arrange the sliced peaches over the top. Whip the cream and add sugar and vanilla. Spread over the peaches. Sprinkle last half of crumbs over top. Cover and chill 8 hours, or over night.

This is my second time making this delicious dessert and I changed a few things... I use Dream Whip for the whipped topping and I do not add anything extra to that and I add more fruit than the recipe calls for. I also did half with raspberries and half with peaches - YUMMY! Oh yeah, and I only make half so I don't eat the whole pan :)

Next...

Homestyle Ribs

I am not a rib person so I am not a good judge when it comes to how good ribs are, but according to Eric - these are AWESOME! He swears he will never go somewhere else for ribs again! I got the original recipe here, but I changed it a little so I will give you mine...

Rack of pork ribs (baby back are the best!)

1 lg. bottle of catsup

1 1/2 c. brown sugar

3 T. Worcestershire sauce

3 T. White Vinegar

liquid smoke to taste (original recipes called for 3-5 drops - I use almost 1/8 cup)

Combine catsup, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, and liquid smoke - mix well. Set aside. Brown the outsides of the meat on all sides and salt and pepper to your liking. You can add garlic or other seasonings you like here to spice things up. :) Place the meat in a covered cooking pan (a 9x13 covered with foil works fine), pour the sauce over the meat and cover well. Bake at 375 for 2 hours then reduce heat to 300 for another 1-2 hours -- more time, more tender. Serve warm. Ladle sauce over the served meat.