Easy Alfredo Sauce

1 can Cream of chicken soup
3T butter
1/2C milk
2t dried italian herbs
1t Lawry's seasoned salt
1/2 Parmesan

Over med. heat, whisk all ingredients except cheese.  Stir continously for about 15 min or until hot but not boiling.  Lower heat add cheese.  

Maple Flavoured Syrup

1C Brown sugar
1C White sugar
1C water

1/4t Maple flavour
1/2t Vanilla extract

Bring brown sugar, white sugar and water to a boil over med. heat. stir occasionally.  Boil 1 minute, remove from heat, stir in flavourings.  Allow to cool, store in frig.  We keep ours in either a Mason jar with a plastic cap or a squeeze bottle from a store bought syrup {wash bottle before adding homemade syrup} 

Sweet Hickory BBQ Sauce

3/4C ketsup
3T Apple cider vinegar
1/2t liquid smoke {a little goes a long way!!!}
1/2C molasses
1/4C water
2T Worcestershire sauce
1/4C brown sugar
1T yellow mustard

Whisk all ingredients in good sauce pan, over medium heat.  Bring to boil, boil at least 5 min, the longer it boils the more it will reduce {thicken}.  It is a thinner sauce.  Cool.  Store in Mason jar with a plastic cap in frig.  Keeps for several weeks.

The beauty with this recipe is that it can be tweaked in so many ways!  The basic ingredients are ketsup, molasses, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce- the other ingredients can be substituted. Try honey or real maple syrup instead of brown sugar {for maple flavouring leave the brown sugar}.