Spring!

Spring is in the air!

I don’t know about the rest of you, but it seems spring has been on a roller coaster this year. We’ve had a 90 degree day, and then just last week I had to move my begonia indoors so it wouldn’t freeze! I guess that is Nebraska for ya. However, it seems this week things even out and we stay in the 70s and 80s. Perfect weather in my book. Don’t get me wrong, I love 90-degree days too, especially when I am up at the lake, but this will do just fine!

Spring has been good so far. I’ve gotten my garden in — this year four tomatoes, a pepper and two cucumbers. Still trying to find an eggplant. We also hosted 13 people at our house on Easter. We’ve also gotten in lots of grilling and patio time. This past weekend we made homemade margaritas, beef short ribs and coleslaw. All of which were really yummy. Tim has become quite good at perfecting the margarita as well. He uses Luxardo Triple Sec, Don Julio silver tequila, fresh squeezed lime juice and simple syrup. They are the best!

As for my short ribs, I rubbed them in Hawaiian Smoke Sea Salt, and then we grilled them for about an hour on the charcoal grill, using indirect heat. Then, we covered them in Cookies Western Style BBQ sauce and put them in the oven for another couple of hours. These were the juiciest, meatiest beef short ribs I’ve ever seen! Check them out:

I don’t know about you, but cooking a great meal and enjoying it at home can be the best sometimes. And it doesn’t hurt that the weather was super nice and we enjoyed sitting on the patio while grilling. Spring really is a great time of year. I can’t believe this weekend is Memorial Day and the unofficial start to summer. Where does the time go? Happy spring and welcome summer!