TO DO -
* Change Sheets
* Dust & Vacuum
* Mirrors & Doors
* LAUNDY, Laundry...
* Put Laundry Away
* Dishes
* Pay bills
* Menu for Next week

I can't believe I am sharing this recipe with you. My friends and family love these beans. Have you ever eaten at Famous Dave's, it is a great BBQ place in the Midwest, maybe it is nation wide. I don't know. Anyways, in 1998 my hubby and I attended a demonstration by Famous Dave himself in which he gave us this recipe and showed us how to make his Wilbur Beans!! We have made this many, many times!! Actually we will be making a huge contained of these beans for the block party! Always a big hit!

FAMOUS DAVE’S WILBUR BEANS

Steak Meat or Pork Tenderloin - 8 ounces
Smoked Sausage links or Kielbasa - 3 each or 8 oz
Diced Onions - 1 medium = ¾ cup diced
fresh Jalapenos, fine diced - 1 ea. Or 1 Tbsp (optional)
Green Bell Peppers, large diced - 1/3 cup diced
Famous Dave’s Texas Pit BBQ sauce - 19 oz bottle
Baked Beans (bush’s Brand) - 55 oz can

Grill meat until well done, cut into ½” cubes. Grill the smoked sausage until the casing is crisp and charred in places, then dice into ½” cubes. Place cubed sausage into a 12” cast iron or other heavy skillet. Heat on high and fry until some fat has rendered out. Add diced onions, green peppers and Jalapenos. Sauté until onions are transparent. Next add the meat and the Texas Pit BBQ sauce, reduce heat to medium and bring meat and sauce mixture to a simmer. Finally add the baked beans, stir well, reduce heat and simmer until heated through. Enjoy now and chill the leftovers for tomorrow!

Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. – 1998 Home show

Also for supper tonight........

OVEN POTATO WEDGES

2 pounds red potatoes cut into small wedges
1 large, onion, chopped
3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon dried oregano

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients; stir to coat. Place in a single layer in an ungreased shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered at 425 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until potatoes are tender and lightly browned. Yield: 6 servings

Quick Cooking July/August 1998

Supper tonight.........

BBQ SPARERIBS

Makes 6 servings in 12-14 minutes under high pressure.

2-3 tablespoons oil
5 pounds spareribs, cut into serving pieces of 3-4 ribs each
2/3 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 cup water
1 cup catsup
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 cup coarsely chopped onion

1- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in the cooker. Over high heat, brown the
spareribs well in several batches, about 3-5 minutes on the meaty
side and 1-2 minutes on the fatty side. Add more oil as needed (you
can use a large skillet for this step, if you want to speed things up).

2- In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients for the sauce. When the
ribs are browned, tip off any excess fat and pour the sauce into the
cooker, taking care to scrape up any browned bits that are sticking
to the bottom of the pot. Add the ribs, and stir to coat well
with the sauce.

3- Lock the lid in place and over high heat, bring to high pressure.
Adjust the heat to maintain high pressure and cook for 12 minutes.
Reduce the pressure by putting cooker under cold water, or use quick
release method, but tilt away from you so steam is vented away from you.
Check the ribs for doneness by seeing if the meat can easily be separated
from the bone when poked with a fork.

4- Transfer the ribs to a serving platter. If the sauce is a bit thin,
boil vigorously over high heat until it reaches a glazing consistency.
Adjust the seasonings and pour over the ribs.

Morning, I thought I would havea few minute to type before TOmmy wakes up. But I hear him calling me now. (Typing really fast) We slept pretty good last night Tommy woke up once and went back to sleep without me going in there. At at his usual wake time, he screamed, but he really didn't seem to wake up I rocked him till he stopped screaming and he stayed asleep.

Here is the recipe I promised Midwestblahs: Very, very yummy!

CHICKEN FINGERS

6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 egg, beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
Oil for frying

Cut chicken into ½-in, strips; place in a large re-sealable plastic bag. Combine egg, buttermilk and garlic powder; pour over chicken. Seal and refrigerate for 2-4 hours. In another large re-sealable plastic bag, combine flour, bread crumbs, salt and baking powder. Drain chicken, discarding buttermilk mixture. Place chicken in the bag with the flour mixture; seal and shake to coat. In an electric skillet, ( I used my deep fat fryer), heat oil to 375 degrees. Fry chicken in batches for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Yield: 6 servings.

* Quick Cooking – July/August 1998

Ok....yes, normally I would agree with WisconsinMom and Ann, but the part I didn't maybe share about Tommy waking up is he is having Night Terrors.  He isn't just fussing he is screaming like someone is murdering him.   It takes a while to clam him down, the peds says night terrors are normal developmentally for this age and he will outgrown them.  The part I have to get better about is once he is calm again, to leave the room.  But he will cry, but  I think he might still be scared.  

I feel for him because I still to this day will have nightmares.  I will bolt up in bed and scream and what scared me stays with me for a bit.   So that is why I hate to leave him.   I don't know I struggle with it either way.  

OOOps...missed a few days again.  Well Wednesday night my darling Tommy decided we would be awake from 1:00am until about 4:00am  ARGH!!  I did what the pediatrician reccommended and slept on the floor beside his crib.  I don't think that worked well at all.  He would look over the side of the crib and say "Mom...Mom...Mom.....HI"  all night long.  Then I tried to sneak out of the room and I look up and he is standing at the end of the crib watching me, he says "Mama..go?"  ARGh.....Finally at 4:00 I just left the room and figured he will just need to scream and he didn't scream.  So needless to say I didn't get much sleep at all. 

Thursday morning I had to go to work as I had two meeting scheduled.  I was at work around 10:00, so I did sleep in a bit.  I made it through work with a few cans on Dt. Mt DEW!  Actually quite a few cans!   I had planned on going home early, but my 2:30 homevisit went long.  On the way home I stopped at the grocery store and bought a roatiserre chicken for supper with sides.   I came home fed the children and went to bed.   I tried to sleep for about an hour, but the phone and door bell never stopped. 

Josh as always has been a wonderful help.  I called home to check in him on wednesday and he was washing dishes and doing laundry for me!  The bonus was that i never even asked him too.   He has been great about that.  He is a good boy.  He is good about helping me as needed.  Last night I took Josh for his first time driving the car.  We went to the church parking lot and he did ok.  He takes his turns too wide yet, so nearly took a car out.  *smirk.  He needs more practice, but not bad for his first time.  I am having hubby take him out tonight to drive.  After I took him out to drive i got Tommy ready for bed.  Josh did dishes for me while I went to bed as I figured I would be getting up with tommy.   But Tommy slept through the night!!  YEAH!!!!

Both Erik and Tommy went to daycare this morning.  Erik's mom will be picking him up for the weekend today.   Erik wasn't listening very well this morning, so I hope daycare goes ok.  I don't let him watch TV while we are getting reasy or he is like on another planet, as soon as I got in the shower I heard the TV go on.  GRRRRR.....Man...I have to shower you know!  Plus he lied to dad about brushing his teeth, etc.  It will be nice to have a quiet weekend with just Josh and Tommy. 

I called the lady at the mortgage company again.  Her message says she returns calls within 48 hours.  Hmmm...has more than 48 hours passed since i left a message on Monday.  I think so.....I called to complain as I would like to get my closing scheduled and how can I if she doesn't return my calls.  Plus I couldn't even leavea message today as her voice mail was FULL!  Gee you sure get a lot of calls in the last 48 hours!  So she should call me today by 4:30 or I will be asking to speak to a manager on Monday. 

Time for me to get to work as i have a numberof reports to finish up today.  It is another paperwork day...YEAH....I was out at homevisits most of yesterday.  

Hope everyone has a great weekend!