Brought to you by the letter B ...

agel for breakfast this morning:

Big salad for lunch:





Bit of lemon loaf for a snack:



Brew featured dinner:



Root Beer Glazed Ribs

About 12 ribs (enough for 2)
2 T brown sugar
2 T soy sauce
1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
1/2 cup root beer

Boil the ribs for 1/2 an hour. Remove. Mix brown sugar, soy sauce, sweet chili sauce and root beer together. Put half on the ribs and cook at 350 for about 30 minutes. Add the rest of the sauce and cook another 15.

Root Beer Baked Beans
(adapted from BonAppetit)

3 slices bacon (chopped)
1 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic
2 cans white kidney beans
1/2 cup root beer
1 T apple cider vinegar
1 T molasses
3/4 tsp tomato paste
1 T Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp chili powder

Cook bacon in deep pan or in a pot. Once cooked remove with slotted spoon and set aside. Add onion and garlic and cook about 8 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil. Transfer to oven and bake uncovered 350 for 45 minutes.





Banana rhubarb bake for dessert (I forgot to mention that I also bought rhubarb at the farmer's market yesterday).

Banana Rhubarb Bake

1 cup diced rhubarb
1 T sugar
1 tsp flour

Mix together and divide into 2 greased ramekins. Bake @ 350 for about 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and top each with 1/2 a banana, sliced.

Mix: 1/4 cup oats, 2 T flour, 1 T brown sugar, 1 T sugar, pinch cinnamon, 2 T butter (use fingers to mix and press ingredients into butter). Crumble over the bananas. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes @ 350.

Before and Afters:









Baking or cooking with pop ... have you ever done it?