Robert’s Rockin’ Ribs

Dry Rub

Mix
1 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Chili Powder
1/4 cup Paprika
  1 Tbs Minced Onion
  1 Tbs Ground Mustard
  1 Tbs Garlic Powder
  1 Tbs Minced Garlic
  1 Tbs Coriander
  1 Tbs Red Jalapeno Pepper
  1 Tbs Red & Black Pepper
  1 Tbs Salt

Coat at least Two Racks of  Ribs with Dry Rub mix.
Wrap Ribs in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Place Unwrapped Ribs on Rack in oven pan.
1/4 cup Applesauce
1/4 cup Water

Mix Applesauce and water and add to pan below Ribs.

Cover with aluminum foil.

Cook at 225 degrees for 6-8 hours, or until bones turn.

Aunt Gina’s Lasagna

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound of Lasagna (oven ready)
  • 3 pounds of Ricotta
  • 1 pound of Mozzarella (cut in cubes)
  • 3 eggs
  • sauce
  • grated cheese
  • fresh parsley

Instructions:

In large bowl mix ricotta, mozzerella, eggs, parsley and grated cheese by hand.

In Lasagna Baking disk or tin put a layer of sauce, then a layer of lasagna.  Top noodles with cheese mixture and a layer of sauce, then place another layer of Lasagna and repeat.  Be sure top layer ends with Lasagna noodles covered with sauce.  Add additional grated cheese to each layer.  (The key is a lot of cheese)

Aunt Lori’s Spanish Rice

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound hamburger
  • 1 green pepper (chopped)
  • 1 large onion (chopped)
  • 1/2 clove garlic (chopped)
  • 1 18oz can tomatoes
  • 1 8oz can Hunt’s tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon paparika
  • 1 cup long grain rice
  • breadcrumbs
  • salt
  • Pepper
  • Parsley

Instructions:

Brown hamburger.  Add onion, pepper, and garlic and cook until tender.  Add the can of tomatoes plus one can of water, the tomato sauce, paparika.  Pepper and parsley to taste.  Cook 20 minutes.

Add 1 cup rice and cook until tender.  Add water as needed.  Salt to taste.  Put in buttered casserole and top with breadcrumbs.  Cook until top is golden brown at 350° – 400°.

Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients:

  • 5 peppers
  • 1 lb chop meat
  • 1 cup Carolina rice
  • garlic
  • 1 can tomato puree
  • salt
  • black pepper

Instructions:

Clean and empty middle of peppers.  Mix chop meat, rice, salt and black pepper.  Stuff peppers and rub with oil.  Roast in oven at 350°.  Take out a little oil from peppers to make gravy.  In sauce pot add more oil if needed.  Brown garlic, salt and black pepper.  Add tomatoes and cook 1/2 hour.  Then add peppers in gravy and let it simmer for 1/2 hour.