TANGY BAR-B-QUE SAUCE

6 Tablespoons butter
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 1/2 cups Ketchup
1 cup vinegar
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups water

Melt butter in saucepan. Sauté celery, onion and green pepper about five minutes.
Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

This sauce can be used with any type of meat. Brown meat on all sides. Place in oven-safe pan and pour sauce over. Bake at 350° until meat is tender and sauce is thickened…(Usually around 1 1/2 hours)

TORTILLAS

Homemade tortillas!! Easy peasy and I can guarantee you have all of these ingredients at home.
1 1/2 c flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Mix. Then add:
1/2c warm water
3T + 1tsp olive oil
Knead for a few minutes. Divide into 8 pieces, shape into a ball. Let sit for 15 min.
Roll them out thinly and heat them up for 45 sec per side on high heat.
Enjoy!

IN THE KITCHEN

Things have surely come a long way since Hector was a pup!

See that little gadget in the front with the coggy wheel! When I was learning to cook, that was my stand mixer.
You would just insert it in the bowl and stand there cranking until the desired results were accomplished,( or your arms fell off…whichever came first.)