Texas BBQ Sauce

1 cup tomato ketchup
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp chili powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups water
3 stalks celery, chopped
3 bay leaves
1 clove garlic
2 Tbsp onion, chopped
4 Tbsp butter
4 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp paprika
dash black pepper


Combine all the ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer about 15
minutes. Remove from heat and strain.

Note! The celery pieces that are strained out are excellent eating.

Olive Spread
Great with fresh vegetables or pita chips.


1 cup chopped assorted olives, pitted
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 quart plain yogurt
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
In a small sauté pan, lightly brown chopped garlic in olive oil over a medium
high heat. Gently fold in olives, garlic, parsley, lemon zest, salt and
pepper into one quart of yogurt. Using a layered cheesecloth, or a yogurt
cheese maker, strain the whey from the mixture overnight. Place in a small
bowl, and serve with your favorite fresh vegetables or crackers.

Approximately 2 cups of dip or 10 2oz servings

Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
Calories 20; Calories from Fat 10; Total Fat 1g; Cholesterol 0mg;
Total Carbohydrates 3g; Protein 2g
Source: Stonyfield.com

CHINESE PANCAKES

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons minced green onion
2 tablespoons sesame oil

In a bowl combine the flour and water stirring
constantly until all the water is absorbed.
Add more water if mixture seems dry, dough
should just hold together in large lumps.

Add green onions and gather and kneed dough on a
lightly floured board (or in a mixer) until smooth,
about 5 minutes. Wrap in plastic and allow to rest
at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Unwrap, knead again for 5 minutes. Form into a log
about 18 inches long and 1-inch in diameter.
Cut roll into 20 pieces and roll each piece into
a ball.
Dip one side of ball in the sesame oil and place
oiled side on top of another ball. Roll out the
two into a circle about 6 inches in diameter.

(Rolling the two together, helps keep them moist inside.)

Heat an ungreased saute pan over low heat.
Put double pancakes into pan and cook until dry
on one side. Flip and dry out other side.
Remove pancakes, peel them apart and set aside.
Cover with plastic.

At serving time, steam briefly or wrap in plastic
and cook in microwave at full power for 30-40 seconds.

Vegetable Dirty Rice


1 tablespoon of butter
1/2 cup of finely chopped onion
3 tablespoons of finely chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons of finely chopped celery
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 cup uncooked rice
1 2/3 cups of broth (vegetable, chicken, or beef)
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
1/2 teaspoon of paprika
A dash of Tabasco sauce

Saute the onion, green pepper, and the celery in the butter
until the onions are slightly transparent. Add the minced
garlic and the uncooked rice and stir a few times. Remove
from heat. Bring the broth to a boil in a medium saucepan
and add the rice mixture, the salt, black pepper, paprika,
and the Tabasco sauce. Reduce the heat, cover with a tight
fitting lid and let cook until the rice has absorbed the
broth. This will take about 40 minutes, more or less.