Monday, April 25, 2011

Do what we can, summer will have its flies. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Summer is here and in Phoenix, that means heat.  Time for pools and lemonade by the pool.  I love the days of summer where it cools off at night enough so that you can keep the windows open and there is a cool breeze.  It's time to dig out the summer clothes and pack away the sweaters and blankets. 

In Phoenix, you learn not to heat the house up by cooking  inside.  Summertime means most everything gets barbecued or baked in a roasting pan outdoors.  (Yes you can bake in your roaster outside if you have electrical outlets outside.  I just put mine on the patio and plug it in on the table and set the temperature and go about my business until it's done.  I bake cake, meat and everything else in the roaster.  It's great - try it sometime.

How about barbecue today?  Here is an easy sauce for barbecue.  If you live in Phoenix or any area that is warm, you can cook this outside on the side burner of your bbq grill.

Enjoy your Monday !

Charlene


Barbecue Sauce 
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon Canola Oil
¼ whole Onion, Diced
2 cloves Garlic, Minced
1 cup Ketchup
¼ cups Packed Brown Sugar
2 Tablespoons (additional) Brown Sugar
4 Tablespoons Distilled Vinegar (less To Taste)
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
⅓ cups Molasses
4 Tablespoons Chipotle Adobo Sauce (the Adobo Sauce Chipotle Peppers Are Packed In)
Dash Of Salt

Instructions
Heat canola oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook for five minutes, stirring, being careful not to burn them.
Reduce heat to low. Add all remaining ingredients and stir. Allow to simmer. Taste after simmering and add whatever ingredient it needs (more spice, more sugar, etc.)

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