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Boy, did they get the wrong person. I was fuming, tweeting, plotting my course of action when an email came out of the blue, letting me know that the group of Blog Aid contributors had ganged up to make a donation to Doctors without Borders in my honour. My emotions did a backflip. I couldn’t see to type for the tears. Had there been any witnesses they might have thought me a little unbalanced, going from annoyed hammering on my keypad to snivelling, grinning and searching for Kleenex.
There’s so much love around. I feel like all I did was reach into the pot and stir it up. Like Tea so eloquently put it, we cannot do it alone. (I love the way she widens the scope of love in our lives – I couldn’t agree more. Even as someone married, I get tired of Valentine’s day so narrowly defined as a mushily romantic, couple-y sort of occasion. Love is so much bigger than romance and overpriced roses for a member of the opposite sex you want to hop in bed with. It does indeed make the world go ’round.)
And let’s not forget dinner: this morning the CEO crew requested Chinese food in honour of the Chinese New Year and I managed to save some ribs for us. Dinner was fried rice to use up the last bits of broccoli and asparagus, and a half rack of ribs. And popcorn. (Also: I filled the blender with the last of last summer’s blackberries from the freezer, and when I turned to get the yogurt, W pressed the on button with the lid off.)
toasted sesame seeds and/or chopped green onions, for garnish (optional)
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Put the ribs on a rimmed baking sheet and cover tightly with foil; bake at 300°F for 2 1/2-3 hours, until tender. (Ribs can be cooked up to this point and then wrapped in foil and refrigerated for up to 3 days.) Meanwhile, stir together the hoisin sauce, vinegar, honey, garlic, ginger and hot pepper flakes.
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Remove the foil, turn the oven up to 425°F, brush the ribs with sauce and roast for another 10 minutes, until dark and sticky. (Alternatively, you could finish them on the grill over high heat for a few minutes.) Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions.
Ingredients
2 lb (1 kg) pork side or back ribs
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
2 Tbsp rice vinegar
1 Tbsp liquid honey
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp. grated fresh gingerroot
big pinch hot pepper flakes
toasted sesame seeds and/or chopped green onions, for garnish (optional)
Directions
1
Put the ribs on a rimmed baking sheet and cover tightly with foil; bake at 300°F for 2 1/2-3 hours, until tender. (Ribs can be cooked up to this point and then wrapped in foil and refrigerated for up to 3 days.) Meanwhile, stir together the hoisin sauce, vinegar, honey, garlic, ginger and hot pepper flakes.
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Remove the foil, turn the oven up to 425°F, brush the ribs with sauce and roast for another 10 minutes, until dark and sticky. (Alternatively, you could finish them on the grill over high heat for a few minutes.) Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions.
DH & I are celebrating Valentine’s Day this coming weekend. I loathe overcrowded restaurants, cheap bubbly and the $$$ price tag that goes with it. I teared up when I read that gang made a donation to Doctors Without Borders. All of these good deeds – proof that there is love in the world – the kind that doesn’t come from the store.
To comment on your love-theme:
Our Valentine’s started Saturday afternoon when Jamie (8) started throwing up. I spent all night up every 45 min or so with her. John worked all day Sunday, and so for dinner, we lit candles, ate steak and baked potatoes, on the coffee table in the TV room, watching the Olympics, with Jamie sleeping beside him, and Sarah (11) squished in beside me, and our three cats lying in various other places nearby.
Romantic? Not so much.
LOVE? Oh yeah, baby.
I’m so pleased to know that the Blog Aid gang honoured you for your great work – I can’t imagine anyone else being more deserving.
Those blitzed blackberried must’ve made one heck of a mess!
Just saw your tweet about the icy walking conditions. I love to walk too, but do it inside on days like this. Check out http://www.walkathome.com. I’ve been doing Leslie Sansone’s walks for the last 6 weeks, and I really feel great. I try to do a 2 or 3 mile walk every day – I have some of her videos. Leslie has a one mile express walk on her home page right now that you could try out.
Re the junk food – that’s almost as irritating as the fact that the Olympics are sponsored by garbage foods such as McDonald’s, Coke, and Wonder Bread. Gimme a break – does anyone seriously believe that this is the stuff of which gold-medal winners are made? Why is it cool that our first gold medal-winner has a worshipful media covering his purchase of a Happy Meal; would they apply the same dumb coverage if he went into 7-11 and bought a pack of cigarettes?
I missed the Fed Ex guy today with my books, so have to wait yet another day to see them. I’m so glad I ordered a schwack of them since they aren’t available now. I just thought today of how to best use the one hard-cover copy I ordered: our friends have 4 adopted Haitian children in addition to their own 5 (!!) and are often involved in fundraisers for the Haitian orphanage they support. I figure that beautiful hardcover book will bring a pretty penny at a Silent Auction, hey?! The gift that keeps on giving…
Thank you Julie!
Your blog aid project is a true Pay it Forward movement Julie. So proud of you. Now, I’m going to sit down and pour over my Blog Aid cookbook that was on my doorstep when I came home today! (I’m surprised you didn’t snap a picture of the blender mishap!!)
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I’ve been thinking about those ribs since I heard you and Jeff talking about them this morning….
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Jeff, Jim…it’s late, what can I say? At least it starts with the same letter!
Yikes, I bet those blackberries made one heck of a mess. Ribs look YUMMY
DH & I are celebrating Valentine’s Day this coming weekend. I loathe overcrowded restaurants, cheap bubbly and the $$$ price tag that goes with it. I teared up when I read that gang made a donation to Doctors Without Borders. All of these good deeds – proof that there is love in the world – the kind that doesn’t come from the store.
To comment on your love-theme:
Our Valentine’s started Saturday afternoon when Jamie (8) started throwing up. I spent all night up every 45 min or so with her. John worked all day Sunday, and so for dinner, we lit candles, ate steak and baked potatoes, on the coffee table in the TV room, watching the Olympics, with Jamie sleeping beside him, and Sarah (11) squished in beside me, and our three cats lying in various other places nearby.
Romantic? Not so much.
LOVE? Oh yeah, baby.
I’m so pleased to know that the Blog Aid gang honoured you for your great work – I can’t imagine anyone else being more deserving.
Those blitzed blackberried must’ve made one heck of a mess!
man, those sound good. I’m really hoping I still have those ribs in the freezer!
And I’m loving the “healthy” snack!
Just saw your tweet about the icy walking conditions. I love to walk too, but do it inside on days like this. Check out http://www.walkathome.com. I’ve been doing Leslie Sansone’s walks for the last 6 weeks, and I really feel great. I try to do a 2 or 3 mile walk every day – I have some of her videos. Leslie has a one mile express walk on her home page right now that you could try out.
Re the junk food – that’s almost as irritating as the fact that the Olympics are sponsored by garbage foods such as McDonald’s, Coke, and Wonder Bread. Gimme a break – does anyone seriously believe that this is the stuff of which gold-medal winners are made? Why is it cool that our first gold medal-winner has a worshipful media covering his purchase of a Happy Meal; would they apply the same dumb coverage if he went into 7-11 and bought a pack of cigarettes?
got my blogaid cookbook today. lovely!
I am salivating just looking at these delicious ribs.
I’m going to have to try this recipe.
Cheers!
I missed the Fed Ex guy today with my books, so have to wait yet another day to see them. I’m so glad I ordered a schwack of them since they aren’t available now. I just thought today of how to best use the one hard-cover copy I ordered: our friends have 4 adopted Haitian children in addition to their own 5 (!!) and are often involved in fundraisers for the Haitian orphanage they support. I figure that beautiful hardcover book will bring a pretty penny at a Silent Auction, hey?! The gift that keeps on giving…
Thank you Julie!
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I wonder if I can get hoisin here! I saw ribs last week at the store!!
Laughed till the tears came, over your blender fun. Pictures would have been nice. =0)))
Julie, the ribs are worth a Gold medal! I made them for my hubby today, and he thought you (and the ribs) were worthy of a top prize.
Thanks for the continued inspiration and congratulations on the success of the Blog Aid cookbook. I ordered 4 and can’t wait for them to arrive.
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