Easy BBQ Sauce

2 cups ketchup

2 Tbls. brown sugar

2 Tbls. vinegar

2 Tbls. mustard

Combine the above ingredients and mix well.  It doesn't get much easier than that!

Beef and Noodle Bowl

Ingredients:

12 oz. Linguine, uncooked

3 cups broccoli florets

3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced

2 tsp. vegetable oil

1 lb. beef sirloin steak, cut into strips

1/2 cup Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing

1/2 cup teriyaki sauce

1 tsp. ground ginger

Cook pasta as directed on package, adding broccoli and carrots to the cooking water for the last 5 min. of the the pasta cooking time. Drain pasta mixture.

Meanwhile, heat oil in large nonstick skillet. Add meat; cook until browned on all sides, stirring occasionally. Stir in dressing, teriyaki sauce and ginger; cook until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally.

Just a side note from me...it is not going to thicken like a milk-based sauce. So don't wait for some thick sauce to form. It only take about 5 mins to simmer and thicken (this was where I did it took long and over cooked my meat!) And this also makes a lot. I not only fed us all tonight but I have two tupperware containers of noodles and beef in the fridge.

Better For You Buffalo Wings

1 - 2 lbs. chicken breasts or tenderloins

1 - 20 oz. can crushed pineapple (undrained)

6 Tbls. soy sauce

6 Tbls. lemon juice

3/4 Tbls. black pepper

2 Tbls. garlic powder

2-3 cups brown sugar

Directions:

Cut chicken into cubes.  Lay in prepared pan (I think it works best to use a jelly roll pan; an 11 x 13 - you may have to use two) so they are not overlapping.  Sprinkle generously with brown sugar and distribute pineapple over chicken.  Sprinkle with pepper.  Mix soy sauce and lemon juice; drizzle over chicken.  Sprinkle with garlic powder.  The original recipe says to bake this for 6-8 hours @ 225 degrees, but I never have this much time so I generally bake this for about 3 hours in a 300 - 325 degree oven.  The time can vary though depending on the size of your chicken pieces.  It is not necessary to turn or baste the wings.

Egg Rolls

1 lb. very lean ground beef or country sausage

-mix meat with 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger and 1/4 teaspoon salt.  Brown mixture and drain well.

Stir Fry: After stir frying, add the following sauce:

4 cups diced cabbage  2 teaspoons hoisin sauce

1/4 cup chopped onion 2 teaspoons soy sauce

1/2 cup chopped celery 1/4 teaspoon salt

Shake garlic powder over the entire mixture or add fresh garlic and pepper to taste.

Can use regular egg roll wrappers or lumpia wrappers.  Moisten all along the edges and corners with water to help seal.  Place filling in one corner of square.  Fold sides in and bring up the bottom corner.  Roll several times until filling is securely sealed inside.  Fry until golden brown.

Macaroni and Tomato Soup

2 Tbls. oil

1/2 cup onion (chopped)

1/4 cup diced orange pepper

1 cup diced celery

1 - 10.5 oz tomato soup

1 can water

1 - 46 oz. tomato juice

4 oz. macaroni, cooked

Dash pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)

1/2 teaspoon sweet basil

1 T sugar

1 to 2 bay leaves

Directions:

In heavy saucepan, melt butter; cook onion, orange pepper, and celery until limp but not brown.  Add remaining ingredients.  Heat to boiling.  Makes 10 to 12 one cup servings.