Beef Hangover

Good BBQ, good friends, good weather - What more could one ask for?  The first party at the new house was a great success.  Thanks for coming everyone!

If you happened to enjoy the beef ribs, here's the recipe:

1. Remove membrane from the concave side of the rack of ribs
2. Place ribs in baking pan, convex (meaty) side down
3. Fill pan and coat ribs with 4-to-1 mixture of Italian dressing and beer (I use Great Value dressing and Budweiser)
4. Cover with aluminum foil
5. Let marinade for 24 hours, turning twice
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
7. Bake ribs (with pan covered and with marinade) for 1 hour and 30 minutes
8. Remove ribs from pan and place on BBQ for approximately 20 minutes (or until sufficiently crispy), turning once

I'm a big BBQ sauce fan, so I also slather the ribs with a bit of Sweet Baby Ray's when I put them on the grill.  Delish!

House Envy

These weekends just seem to go faster and faster.

I'd planned to clean and install the Sputnik chandelier on Saturday, but never got to it as I just can't commit to rubbing it down with Brasso.  I wouldn't want to ruin a great piece of history like that, so I think I'll hold off until I find a tutorial or someone with experience removing tarnish from them.

I did have a great BBQ with the family though.  There's nothing like a warm, sunny fall day and bratwurst on the Weber Kettle.  We've also got leftovers waiting in the fridge, so that gives me something to look forward to at the end of a long Monday.

As far as the house goes, not much went on this weekend.  A few estate sales looked interesting, but nothing really caught my eye.  In the end, I decided to sit this one out, but I still managed to bring a few new additions home.  Stay tuned and I'll post them soon.

I also found this cool mid-century home that just came on the market in southwest St. Louis for.  Man, I wish I'd waited until this one was available.  It just needs a little kitchen rehab, some new carpet, and a fresh coat of paint.  It's in a great neighborhood and just $165,000 to boot.  Looking at these pictures makes me want to take out a second mortgage.  Somebody stop me!