Best-ever barbecued ribs

2 1/2 Tablespoon kosher salt
1 Tablespoon dry mustard
1 Tablespoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 to 2 cups bbq sauce of choice
4-6 boneless ribs

Preheat oven to 350.Combine the first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Place each rib on an individual double layer of foil. Sprinkle rub all over ribs. Wrap ribs in foil, individually. (divide between 2 baking sheets if needed)

Bake ribs until very tender, but not falling apart. (about 2 hours) Carefully unwrap ribs, pouring any juice from foil into a 4 cup heat proof measuring cup, reserving the juices. Let ribs cool completely. Cover juices and chill. Cover ribs individually and chill. (chill ribs and juices at least an hour)

Measure juices to 1 1/2 cups and mix with bbq sauce. ( if you dont have 1 1/2 cups of juices, add water or chicken broth to make this amount)

Grill ribs, basting with sauce, Turning frequently. Cooking 7-10 mins ( you can cook in the oven if desired, at 350 7-10 mins.  basting with sauce, Turning frequently) But they are better on the grill.

Additional notes: 5 star rating *****
Best bbq ribs I had

Easy Chili

1 lb. ground beef
1 jar (24 oz.) salsa
2 small cans or (1 large 30 oz.) can chili beans in chili sauce

Brown hamburger, drain grease. Stir in salsa and beans. Simmer a few hours. or Place in crockpot for 4 hrs on low.

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I love this soup on a cold day. If you like it more soupy, add some tomato juice. You can also add some extra tomatoes and onions if desired.

Lemon blueberry bread

1 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoon butter (room temperature)
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon zest
1/2 cup milk
1 cup blueberries

lemon glaze:
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350. Grease 9x5 loaf pan. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, beat the butter until creamy. Add sugar beat until fluffy. Add eggs, beat together. Beat in vanilla and lemon zest. Add flour mixture, beat well. Add milk. Beat well. Fold in blueberries. Scrape batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake 55-65 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring lemon glaze ingredients to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. When the bread is done, let cool 30 minutes. Remove bread from pan and place on serving platter. Poke bread with toothpick all over loaf. Brush the top of bread with hot glaze.

Additional notes: 5 star rating *****
So delicious and addicting! Makes a great addition to holiday treat baskets.

Dark chocolate pecan cranberry clusters

1 pkg (12oz.) dark chocolate chips
1 pkg (6-8 oz.) chopped pecans
1 pkg ( 8 oz.) dried cranberries


Melt chocolate in microwave until smooth. Stir in pecans and cranberries. Drop spoonfuls on wax paper to dry. Store in air tight storage container for 1-2 wks.

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This is one of my favorite treats. I love dark chocolate and cranberry flavor. If you not a fan of dark chocolate, you can use milk chocolate instead. Or dried blueberries, or other dried fruit in place of the cranberries. The possibilities are endless.

Rainbow Rudolph

1 pkg pretzel mini twists
1 pkg hershey kisses
1 pkg m&ms

Place pretzels on a cookie sheet. Top with hershey kisses. Bake at 350 degrees for 4 minutes. Remove from oven and top with a m&m on each hershey kiss and press down lightly to create a "reindeer nose" look. Cool on wax paper.

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Yummy and cute! If you want to make regular rudolphs, use only red m&ms.

Oreo truffles

1 pkg. (8oz.) cream cheese (room temperature)
1 pkg double stuffed oreos
1 pkg. almond bark (flavor of choice)

Using a food processor, crush oreos. Set aside 1/2 cup crumbs for garnish. Mix cream cheese with remaining crumbs. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Make 12-24 balls. Chill 30 more minutes. Melt almond bark. Dip balls in chocolate. Dry on wax paper. Garnish with oreo crumbs before chocolate hardens. Chill a few hours before serving.

Additional notes: 5 star rating *****
These are so good! My favorite is the milk chocolate ones!

Rachel's sweet n salty mix

1 cup cheerios
2 cups chex cereal
1 cup m&m's
1 cup peanuts
2 cups pretzels
1 sheet almond bark (flavor of choice)

combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. In another large bowl, melt almond bark in the microwave until smooth. Pour chocolate over dry ingredients.Mix well. If it seems really wet, add more dry ingredients of choice. Spread out over wax paper to dry. Try to seperate the pieces a little bit, so its not one big piece. After, it dry break it in smaller pieces. and store in a tight sealed container for 1-2 weeks.

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This is my husbands favorite treat. I created this by throwing some leftover cereals, etc. together to get rid of it. and came up with this yummy treat. You can add anything you like, or what you wanna get rid of too. Marshmallows, other nuts, cereals,  or candies work well too.

No mess s'mores

28 oz. bag of jumbo marshmallows
12 oz. chocolate chips
2 cups graham cracker crumbs

Place graham cracker crumb on a flat plate. Melt chocolate chips in the microwave. (or stovetop if desired) Coat a jumbo marshmallow in chocolate. Transfer to graham cracker crumbs. Roll to coat. Let dry on wax paper. Repeat with remaining jumbo marshmallows.

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These are so good and mess free! Eat within 2-3 days for best quality.