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The Rush Embarrassment

Women, do not be dismayed by Rush Limbaugh’s seemingly heinous attack on your right to health care. It’s merely a freak circus show aimed at drawing attention to him and to boost ratings. If anyone was moved or swayed by his recent actions, they must surely be in the minority or extreme, and I find it hard to believe that they were not themselves a bit ashamed at his incendiary and egotistical bravado at the expense of a student.

What is perplexing to me is the damage he has caused to his own right wing party which is clearly flailing in this election season. Instead of supporting the GOP and its candidates at this time, he has chosen to once again stir controversy. All publicity is good publicity, so goes the old adage which he must clearly believe, and his latest embarrassing “stunt” bullied and insulted a Georgetown University law student, Sandra Fluke, by calling her a slut and a prostitute because she dared to speak out on women’s rights to healthcare and contraception.

I applaud Ms. Fluke for her courage and handling of the affair. On MSNBC Thursday night, she reportedly said “All [Limbaugh] needs to know is this is really inappropriate. This is outside the bounds of civil discourse.” This was said succinctly and with poise and character.

These are obviously traits that Limbaugh does not possess.

(Source: bdgarp)

I finally did it. The thing I said I wouldn’t do. A wedding. And a Harley wedding, at that. That bride wanted so much crap on that cake. Not my style, but it wasn’t my wedding. She was thrilled to death and that’s all that matters. They had to make it harder by having a diabetic groom. That German chocolate groom’s cake was actually diabetic friendly. Doesn’t look it or taste it, but it was. 3 layers of fat man heaven. And truthfully, that topping was good enough to make candy out of…or eat it off a spoon….it’s all choice. The bride’s cake was a 14” & 6” white layers with a 10” dark chocolate layer between with cream cheese icing. An odd combination, but it’s what the bride wanted and it was her day and her cake. The easiest part of the whole thing was probably the black fondant ribbon at the base of each. All I have to say about that is, “Thank you Duff! You saved the guests from the curse of the black mouths from black icing!” Black icing was the bride’s idea. Thank god I changed her mind. All in all, it was a 40 lb cake fest and everyone was happy. The end. 

I can’t believe I’ve already said yes to another one. 

Labor Day dinner was so good it made me take a nap…..in a recliner. No wonder you guys do that. Geebus it’s good! Dr. Pepper ribs were the big starter. The recipe came from a buddy of mine, Tommy Hasty. Thank you Tommy, they’re wonderful. I’ve taken better pics but these things were so tender, they started falling apart taking them off the grill. And here’s his recipe. 

2Racks of BabyBack ribs
1 2ltr Bottle of Dr.Pepper
1 sm bottle of Dr.Pepper
1/4c Salt
1Tbsp Chili Powder
1/2Tbsp Canola Oil/Vegetable Oil
1/2 yellow onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2cup Ketchup
2Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
2Tbsp Cider Vinegar
1/8tsp Cayenne Pepper
 
1.Start out by washing and cutting racks in 1/2. Place ribs in large baking dish. Pour in the 2liter bottle of Dr.Pepper. Add 1/4cup of salt. Cover with foil put in refrigerator for at least 2hours. I usually leave them in about 8 - 10hours. 
 
2. Remove from Fridge, pour out Dr.Pepper. Dry ribs and coat with ChiliPowder or you favorite RibRub spices… Heat oven to 350degrees. Put ribs back into pan and add 1 cup of water, cover tightly with foil.  Oven for 2hours, till meat nearly falls off bone. 
 
3. While ribs are in oven, you make your own BBQ sauce to cover them with. Put 1tbsp of Canola oil in saucepan over Medium heat. Grate at least 1/2 of a yellow onion using the finest side of grater. Get ready to cry, but chunks of onion don’t work nearly as well. Grate onion and add 1clove of fresh Garlic or use 2tsp of minced garlic if using processed garlic. Put in saucepan let cook till the smell drives everyone from room.   LOL.   Add Ketchup, Worcestershire, Vinegar, and 1/8Tsp of Cayenne pepper. I use a bit more to give a little extra kick to sauce. Add this to saucepan, mix well, then add 1/2cup of fresh Dr.Pepper to this. Let it simmer for 5 - 10 minutes on medium heat, then turn down to low and let thicken till ribs are done.
 
4. When ribs are falling off bones. 2 - 2hrs 15minutes. Remove from oven. Remove from baking pan.  Brush with BBQ sauce. I let them soak while GRILL is getting hot. I am a believer in the Kingsford Charcoal Co. and using a charcoal grill for these. Either way, make a medium hot fire. When fire ready. Place ribs bone side down for 10 - 15minutes. Turn and let cook for another 
5 -10minutes to give a good color on top. Remove from grill. Brush on rest of sauce. Chow down…  

Baked Potato Salad

Bake your potatoes instead of boiling, for better flavor. 45 minutes to 1 hour at 400 degrees should do it.

2 stalks celery (small dice)

1/2 red onion (small dice)

1/2 cup ham (cut into strips)

1/2 cup  sharp cheddar cheese (shredded)

1/2 bell pepper (small dice - any color) 

1 can small ripe olives (whole)

1/2 - 1 cup mayonnaise (depending on personal preference)

4 Tblsp Dijon mustard (any mustard will do)

1/4 cup sour cream

green onions for garnish

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Do you really need directions? Come on, it’s potato salad. Just cut the potatoes into manageable chunks, put it all in a bowl and fold together. 

Find Paula Deen’s Baked Beans at  http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/southern-baked-beans-recipe2/index.html   Holy freakin’ cow they’re good!

La Mode a’ la Apple Pie

6 medium granny smith apples

1 stick butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 tsp cinnamon

Medium dice peeled, cored apples. Melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat. Add cinnamon. Stir til smoothe and bubbly. Add apples. Lower heat to medium low and let cook to apple pie consistency. Let cool just a bit. You don’t want to melt your ice cream upon impact.

Put a layer of vanilla ice cream in dessert glass. Spoon apples on then another layer of ice cream. Top with more apples. 

I wanted the apple pie a’ la mode without doing the whole crust thing. Or baking. And more ice cream than pie. 

ENJOY! You may need a nap after. 

Cupcakes I made for my SIL’s diaper party. Strawberry with strawberry filling and strawberry buttercream frosting with fresh strawberry garnish. Can you tell the boy loves strawberries?

And angel food with a touch of lemon, wild blueberry filling and cream cheese/whipped cream frosting (blue for the baby boy aspect) and fresh blueberries for garnish. OMFG were these good! Not sweet like the other and so light! Perfect for this hot weather and just a little something after a meal. They don’t make you feel like you’ve eaten a big heavy dessert. 

These are my own creations, kids. You can’t go anywhere and get an angel food cupcake. I don’t know why. But I prefer to do something original. That’s why I love to custom design each cookie or cupcake for the person buying. It gives me such incredible joy to provide such a simple pleasure to others. And since I can’t give away large stacks of cash, I go for the next happiest moment…….fabulous food. It’s like my performance art. And I love my art and the happiness it brings to others.