My oldest son is the spitting image of my husband. It's crazy, he actually looks like him now. Not as a little boy, but he looks like my husband now. A miniature, grown-up version of my husband. The similarity does not end there though, he actually has a pint-size version of my husband's personality. I'll never forget the time I gave my son cereal for dinner one evening. I think he was three and I was exhausted. Please, keep in mind I gave him some cheese and fruit to go along with the cereal, but the main entree was a bowl of Cheerios. In any event, about a half hour after "dinner" he came and said, "Mommy, what's for dinner?" I replied with, "You already ate dinner." His response, "That? That's not dinner. I need chicken. I need meat. I need fish." I laughed so hard, I was crying. I felt like my husband was standing in front of me, only he was three feet tall and had the cutest little voice I could have ever imagined.
My husband can't conceive a sandwich for dinner let alone gasp, a bowl of cereal. I am not sure what is wrong with cereal for dinner, but the guys in my house won't have any part of it, so cook I do. Chicken, meat, fish...I cook it all, but I have a little help from the Dr. Dry Rub which goes on almost all of these as a great first layer.
I got this recipe from a magazine years ago and have been using it faithfully. Generally I will put the dry rub on and if I desire a little sweeter taste, I will rub some additional light brown sugar on the meat.
The recipe is from Ray Lampe, aka Dr. BBQ and he is the executive chef at Southern Hospitality in NYC. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do, it is a staple in my kitchen.
The Dr.’s Dry Rub
Ingredients
½ cup salt
½ cup sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
1 T. granulated garlic
1 T. granulated onion
2 T. paprika
2 T. chili powder
2 T. black pepper
2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 T. dried thyme leaves
1 T. ground cumin
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
Directions
Combine all ingredients, mix well, and store in an airtight container. Yields approximately 2 1/3 cups.
1 comment:
That's so funny! My husband hates having breakfast for dinner, so whenever he's out of town for work, that's the first thing we make! :D
Thanks for the rub recipe - I am doing a rump roast on the grill tonight :D
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