Sunday, January 1, 2017

Happy New Year, everyone!  I hope your day has been filled with tons of fun and celebration!  Did you eat until you were miserable, like I did?  I may never eat again!  We stuck with tradition and had Black Eyed Peas and Sweet Cornbread and Southern Cabbage.  I’ll share that Southern Cabbage recipe with you later; it’s a show stopper!  We didn’t stop there, though…  We had Southern Style Baked Beans and My Mom’s Broccoli and Rice Casserole.  And now for the real reason I’m writing today, Crockpot Country Style Ribs.  They were delicious and so easy to make; they cooked while I slept.  You just can’t beat that!  This might be the start of a new New Year’s tradition.  Speaking of traditions, I was taught to leave three peas on my plate for good luck.  I do this every year – wishing and hoping.  I would love to hear about your traditions!  Here’s to a fabulous 2017 filled with fun and family and infinite joy and happiness – and who knows, maybe a little luck, too.  🙂  I have a feeling it’s going to be wonderful!

Crockpot Country Style Ribs

Ingredients:

Package of 12 Country Style Ribs
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce (Sweet Baby Rays is fabulous!)
Roasting pan

Instructions:

Spray the inside of your slow cooker with nonstick spray.  Mix salt, pepper, and smoked paprika and rub mixture onto ribs.  Lay half the ribs into slow cooker and drizzle with barbecue sauce.  Repeat with remaining ribs.  Cook 10 hours on low.

Set oven to broil.  Carefully remove ribs from crockpot and place in a roasting pan.  Drizzle with barbecue sauce and place in oven for about 3 minutes to caramelize sauce.  Enjoy!

♥Tawnya