Barbecued Baby Back Ribs

When shopping, take care to purchase pork baby back ribs, not spareribs or country-style ribs. This recipe was specifically developed for baby back ribs—the other cuts will take longer to cook.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 4 tsp kosher salt
• 4 tsp chili powder
• 2 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 medium red onion, sliced
• 1/2 cup carbonated cola beverage
• 2 slabs pork baby back ribs (4 lbs total).
  Rinsed, patted dry and trimmed
• 1 cup barbecue sauce (cook's preference)

Combine dry ingredients for the rub in a small bowl. Thoroughly coat ribs with the rub, using all of the mixture.

Add onion and cola to a 4-to 6-qt. slow cooker. Place ribs on top, cutting to fit if necessary. Cover; cook until ribs are tender, on high-heat setting for 3 1/2 -4 1/2 hours or on low-heat setting for 6-7 hours.

Finish the ribs on the grill. Baste with sauce; cook 5 minutes; turn, baste, heat through.

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Sunday Heaven Sandwiches

Make Ham and Swiss cheese sandwiches using King's Hawaiian Rolls (found at Dillon's). Use a generous amount of ham and cheese but make sure it does not spill out of the sandwich.

Spray a 9x13 cake pan with a bit of pam cooking spray. Place the sandwiches in the pan.

Then mix a stick of melted butter, with 2 Tbsp of Dijon mustard, 3 Tbsp Worchester sauce, 2 Tbsp brown sugar and 2 Tbsp of poppy seeds. Cover the top of the sandwiches with the heavenly mixture.

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

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Sopapilla Cheesecake

Ingredients:
2 cans of cresent rolls, or cresent roll sheets
2 blocks of cream cheese, very soft
2 cups of sugar
2 tsp Vanilla
1 stick butter, melted
1 tsp cinnamon

First open the can of cresent rolls and spread it out onto a 9x13 cake pan.

Mix the softened cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar and 2 tsp vanilla. Spread the mixture all across the first layer of rolls.

Now spread the second can of crescent rolls accross the cream cheese mixture.

Then top the second cresent roll layer with melted butter, 1 cup of sugar and 1 tsp. of cinnamon.

Now bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.

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