Catching Up

Sorry I've been MIA on this blog... work has blocked the site and it's hard to concentrate on this stuff when I'm at home with the hubby and 3 year old.

Anyways... a couple recipes tried and yummy for you

Banana Pecan Muffins

3 large ripe bananas, mashed
3/4 C sugar
2 eggs
6 T butter, melted and cooled
1 tsp vanilla
2 C flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 C buttermilk
1 C chopped pecans or walnuts

Combine bananas, sugar and eggs in large bowl and beat until well combined. Stir in melted butter and vanilla. Add flour, baking soda, buttermilk and nuts. Stir just until combined. Do not overmix. Spoon into 10-12 muffin cups. Bake at 350 F 18-20 minutes.

BBQ Braised Short Ribs

2-3 Sweet Onions (I used vidalias) sliced
4 cloves of garlic, diced fine
1 bottle 'Sweet Baby Ray's' BBQ sauce
2 small cans low sodium beef broth
boneless beef short ribs cut into 1 1/2 inch squares

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
season meat with salt and pepper, sear in dutch oven heated with a few tablespoons of olive oil.
remove meat when browned on both sides, saute onions until almost soft, add garlic for a couple minutes, then deglaze with one can of beef broth. Add meat back into oven cover with remaining can of broth and bottle of BBQ sauce. Bring to a boil then cover and transfer the dutch oven into the oven. Cook for a total of 3 hours or until the meat practically melts and the sauce reduces to your desired consistency - make sure you stir every 45 min.

Serve over rice, vegetables, on sandwiches, etc.