I went car shopping today...and guess what I got? Not.a.damn.thing. In fact, I decided to keep my car!

The Honda Fit is not a good fit for me; it's ... too light, too...simple. I was quite disappointed actually. The salesman asked my why I wanted to trade "down" from my current car, a Honda Civic Si hatch (which they don't make anymore, sad to say). I hadn't realized the Fit was trading down until I finally found one to test drive. Definitely not for me. I also test drove a Honda Element; while nice, it's too big for my needs and as Jimbo said...it's so empty inside it echoes LOL! I sat in a Civic Si coupe, which was nice, but not big enough for Wolf's crate. Gotta take into consideration the dogs and Wolf doesn't like being in a moving car unless he's crated.

So after talking to the salesman, I decided to keep what I have for now. And truth to tell, I'm quite happy with the decision! It's a peppy car, well made and solid...and the stereo sounds awesome!

Before I went out I put on some sauce to simmer; my office mate gave me the recipe, and boy was it good! Here's the recipe:

one package of boneless pork spareribs
one package of sweet italian sausage
three 28 ounce cans of peeled crushed tomatoes (Pastene)
fresh garlic
olive oil
beef bouillon cubes

Pour a couple tablespoons of olive oil into a dutch oven, toss in 3 or 4 beef bouillon cubes and some garlic (I used 5 cloves, smushed flat with a the side of a knife) and heat that.

Brown the spareribs on all sides; remove to a plate

Brown the sausage. Put the spareribs back in the dutch oven and add two cans of the tomatoes.

Stir; then simmer for ... however long you wish LOL! I simmered it for 5 hours and the meat just fell apart!

A half hour before serving, add the third can of tomatoes. Voila!

I also added some pepper, salt & basil. Delish!

I might try this recipe with lamb shanks or something similar - got a household of non-pork eaters. Silly people don't know what they're missing.

Tasty sounding recipe!

Yay on your decision to keep your car. One less thing to worry about.

LOL, you're like me, we have to make sure the car fits our dogs, too!

That recipe sounds real good.

I'm glad to read your review. Now we wont even have to look at that one.

Your recipe sounds like a dream to my son- meat and meat. LOL

Did I tell you that we traded in our 1994 Taurus Wagon for a 2002 Taurus wagon? The mileage was super low, the car pristine and it fits our dogs and the skis. That is, if I ever decide to ski again!

Oh and best of all, the new wagon was cheap!

Sounds like a good decision then!! :)

Plus, car shopping and car salesmen can be kind of a drag so less dealing with them!

you worry is fitting the dogs....mine is fitting furniture....

lol....I wish I was concerned with fitting something COOL....like a surf board! lol

what a great time that was! Definitely an adventure! Glad you feel relieved about your decision.

Your car looks very lovely sitting by the ocean! :D

Your recipe is making me very hungry... nothing like a meal that simmers for a long time. YUM!!!

Congrats on keeping your car. I love that car...lots of pep and it's already decorated with LOTR, HP and Johnny Depp things inside!

I like your car! I'm not a fan of the honda fit, for some reason. And the element is a bit, um, unsightly? (is that a not so mean word?) most people that have hondas love them, so I can see why you're attached to yours.

Love your license plate!