Perfect Sunday Afternoon

There's one thing that Tim knows how to cook - BBQ!!!

He makes his own sauce from scratch, and it has the perfect combo of sweet and savory and spicy. This time he made a double batch so I could keep the leftover in the fridge.

So Sunday we prepared a slab of pork spareribs with Tim's homemade BBQ sauce, broccoli salad, and baked beans.

I was in charge of the broccoli salad. I found a recipe on Pinterest (of course) and made just a few changes. Here's the original recipe: http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/crunchy-asian-ramen-noodle-salad/

I usually have to substitute based on what I have in the pantry or fridge. I used some leftover slaw mix, chopped broccoli, halved grapes, green onions, a lil cilantro, and the Ramen noodles. I only made one change to the dressing - amazing, I know!! I only omitted the sesame oil, but you'll see why.

I chopped my veggies, whipped up the dressing, and tossed together.

The original recipe required the Ramen noodles to be toasted in the oven, but Tim was finishing the ribs in the oven. So I improvised - I used the sesame oil that was going in the dressing to toast the noodles on the stove.

It was perfect!!! Even KB came into the kitchen asking what smelled so good.


I added the noodles just before serving.

And Tim said he didn't eat Ramen noodles!!! I'm sure he was just being nice, but he ate it. KB ate the grapes and broccoli out of it. I love salads and this was perfect with the ribs.

After dinner, we went downtown Augusta to listen to gardencityjazz.... The band was good - very Reggae!! We also saw the super moon from the river.

It was a perfect ending to a Perfect Sunday.