I defrosted some country style pork ribs for dinner last night. I have a recipe that calls for onions, brown sugar, bourbon and soy sauce. It takes about 90 minutes or so in the oven. Given the cold temps, I figured it was a perfect night.

I went into the kitchen at 5:30 to prepare them when the smell hit me. The ribs had gone bad. My mother admitted that she bought them and kept them in her fridge a few days before freezing them. Wonderful. At least we found out before eating them.

Now it's 5:30 and everything in the house is frozen. What to do?? I got out some olive oil and sauteed some minced onion. Then I added a half a can of tomato sauce and a package of frozen spinach and let that simmer. I added a little water, rinsed a can of red beans, and added those. It was delicious on a cold winter night.

The girls refused to eat it and made Kraft Mac and Cheese.