BBQ and Egg Topped Sweet potatoes

2 medium sweet potatoes
2-3 Cups chopped beef/pork BBQ (homemade or not)
2 eggs


Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In the meantime, take bbq (we used leftovers from our favorite BBQ place), add sauce if the meat is dry to the consistency you desire, and warm up in a sauce pan. Keep warm while potatoes are baking.

Wrap sweet potatoes in foil. Place in preheated oven and bake for 30-45 minutes or until potatoes are done. To test for doneness, insert knife in center of sweet potato and if it goes in and comes out easily, it is done.

Split sweet potatoes, top with a pat of butter (optional) and top with 1/2 of BBQ.

Fry Egg and top the BBQ with it. Sprinkle with pepper and salt and enjoy!

Crock pot baby back ribs...

1 rack of pork baby back ribs, cleaned of silver skin on back.
Salt and pepper
1 TBLSP olive oil
1 bottle of favorite BBQ sauce or homemade. *


Heat skillet on medium High, add oil. Season ribs, place ribs meat side down and sear. Turn ribs and sear on all sides. Add to crock pot, along with BBQ sauce. Cook on low for 4-6 hours or until ribs are falling off the bone.

*I added 1/2 can of beer to my sauce and then reduced drippings in a sauce pan. I then placed ribs on a square baking sheet, and sauced/mopped them. Baked at 350 for 3 ten minute intervals, thus brushing/mopping again in between.

Serves 1-2 people depending on how much ribs they can consume. Serve warm with favorite side dishes.

Easy Pasta bake

1 Box whole wheat pasta, cooked for half the cooking time, drained
2 Zuchinni Squash diced
1/2 C mushrooms, sliced
1/4 C black olives, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Can diced tomatoes
1 Can crushed tomatoes
1 C shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/4 C shredded romano cheese
1 Small onion sliced
1 TBLSP basil, fresh
1 TBLSP oregano, fresh
1/4 tsp red pepper flake
Salt and pepper to taste.

Cook veggies in 1/2 TBLSP oil. Add diced tomatoes and crushed tomatoes and herbs. Season and let cook for 5-10 minutes. Add pasta and mix, being careful not to destroy the noodles. The noodles will absorb the liquid in the sauce making them perfect. Pour into oblong, greased pan. Top with cheese. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden. Serve with bread and salad. Leftovers can be easily stored and re-heated. Serves 4-6 people.

*this recipe can easily have meat added to it. Just brown the beef, pork or turkey before adding the veggies.

*photo could not be taken as we ate the WHOLE thing already. sorry guys...maybe you can submit a pic when YOU make it! :)