A Taste of Summer in February: Dry Rub Oven Baked Ribs

Hey Sherrill! I made everyone's favorite ribs today. The first time I made these was while we were vacationing in our beach cabin at Kalaloch several years ago. Ever since then, the aroma of these delicious ribs baking in the oven brings back the memories & feelings of August on the beach! The kids love them & ask me to make them pretty regularly, but since one pig only has so many ribs to provide, I try to space out making this dish. We probably only eat them twice a year.

Want to fill your house with the smell of summer? Here's the recipe:

• 2 Tbsp paprika

• 1 tsp. fresh ground black pepper

• 2 Tbsp brown sugar

• 1 tsp. salt

• 1/2 tsp. ground celery seed

• 2 tsp. Cajun seasoning 

• 1 tsp granulated garlic

• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

• 1/2 tsp. cumin

Combine all ingredients so that everything is incorporated together & there are no big lumps:

Rub the mixture on to your ribs (there are about five or six lbs of pork spare ribs pictured here:

Cover your baking dish with foil and allow the ribs to sit for up to 6 hours. Goodness knows I hardly ever plan ahead far enough in advance for this, but at least a couple hours will help get all that yummy flavor into the meat! 

About 4 hours before you want to eat, place the pan in a 300 degree oven & bake. Your house will fill with the heavenly aroma of summer while they cook!










Since the oven was already on, I went ahead and served our ribs with baked potatoes... and coleslaw!

I like mine with Sriracha Sauce smeared on top! 

Yummy, Yum, YUM!!

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In other news, I repotted my lemon tree yesterday & took her outside to enjoy the warm weather! It's a bit chillier today, though, so she's back in the house!

Don't worry little tree, summertime will be here... eventually!

Ciao sista... where ever you are!

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