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Boneless Beef Short Ribs, Italian Style

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Boneless Beef Short Ribs, Italian Style © Marie Stephens 2015 Preheat oven to 500 degrees F Ingredients The Rub  1Tbsp balsamic vinegar 2Tbsp olive oil 1tsp granulated onion or onion powder 1 tsp granulated garlic 1 tsp kosher salt 1tsp dried basil 1/2 tsp ground oregano Wisk ingredients together and rub all over meat. NOTE: Works best if you wisk dry ingredients together first, then add wet ingredients and wisk again to avoid lumps of spices. Meat: 3 to 4 lbs of Boneless Beef Short Ribs from Fareway or your favorite butcher.  Only about $4.99/lb, and tastes delicious, like a flat iron steak but in roast form. Directions: This recipe is for 3 to 3.5 lbs of meat. Preheat oven to 500. Put meat in a foil lined baking dish, I use a ceramic roasting pan…a deep one. Arrange the ribs side by side, standing on the skinny side, and nestle in the pan as close together as you can. I put the fat side facing up so it can baste the meat as it …

My Oh My, Purple Potatoes?

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Update October 19, 2014:  My family and I were able to enjoy some of our fall harvest…together!  I knew I missed having my hubs around on the weekends, but having experienced life without him every Saturday and Sunday over the past 7 months, has really made me appreciate the time we had around the table as a family today.  And, we got to try our purple potatoes! The Recipe :  I had a small amount of little baby potatoes, enough for 2 adults and 2 kids, so I boiled them until tender, added about 1/4 cup milk, about a tablespoon of butter, 1/4 tsp real salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of dried dill weed, and finally about  1 or 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese.  I mashed them all together, skins and all, and they were deelish! Regrets:  Just wish I had more of these yummy potatoes!  I planted them in an area that was over crowded, so I was unable to do the cage method and did not hill them up.  I think I could have really …