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Sticky BBQ Ribs

Category: BBQ & Grill · About 3 hours · Serves 6

Ingredients: 2 racks baby back ribs, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, brown sugar, your favorite BBQ sauce.

  1. Pat ribs dry and season both sides.
  2. Wrap and bake at 300°F for about 2 hours, or smoke low and slow.
  3. Unwrap, sauce, and finish on the grill until sticky and glazed.

Big Daddy Mac

Category: Comfort · 45 minutes · Serves 8

Ingredients: Elbow macaroni, butter, flour, milk, cheddar, Monterey Jack, a little cream cheese, breadcrumb topping.

  1. Cook pasta just shy of done.
  2. Make a cheese sauce, fold in pasta, bake until bubbling and gold.

Yardbird on the Grill

Category: BBQ & Grill · 50 minutes · Serves 4

Ingredients: Chicken pieces, oil, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, onion powder.

  1. Season well and rest 20 minutes.
  2. Grill over medium heat, turning until juices run clear.

Street Corn on the Cob

Category: Sides · 20 minutes · Serves 4

Ingredients: Corn, butter, mayo or crema, chili powder, lime, cotija or Parmesan.

  1. Grill corn until charred in spots.
  2. Slather, dust with chili, squeeze lime, finish with cheese.

Skillet Breakfast Hash

Category: Breakfast · 30 minutes · Serves 4

Ingredients: Potatoes, onion, bell pepper, sausage or leftover meat, eggs, hot sauce.

  1. Crisp potatoes in a hot skillet.
  2. Add peppers, onion, and meat. Crack eggs on top and cover until set.

Garlic Butter Shrimp

Category: Seafood · 15 minutes · Serves 3

Ingredients: Shrimp, butter, garlic, lemon, parsley, pinch of cayenne.

  1. Sear shrimp fast in butter and garlic.
  2. Finish with lemon and parsley. Don't overcook.

Peach Cobbler

Category: Sweets · 50 minutes · Serves 8

Ingredients: Peaches, sugar, cinnamon, butter, simple cobbler batter or biscuit topping.

  1. Toss fruit with sugar and spice.
  2. Top and bake until bubbling and browned.