hope you try it, Kev.. it was delish today, too;-) made these this morning, fabulous! Applesauce Raisin Cookies Ingredients 1 cup unbleached flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 3-1/2 cups uncooked oats, quick or old-fashioned 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 3 tablespoons fat-free, cholesterol-free butter-flavored granules (e.g., 1 packet Butter Buds) Sugar substitute equal to 2/3 cup brown sugar (e.g., 2/3 cup Brown Sugar Twin) 1/2 cup raisins 2 eggs 2-2/3 cups unsweetened applesauce 1/2 cup water 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Directions Preheat oven to 375°. Mix flours, oats, baking powder and soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cream of tartar, Butter Buds, sugar substitute and raisins. In a blender, mix eggs, applesauce, water and vanilla. Add to flour mixture and stir until mixed. Drop by the tablespoonful onto 2 cookie sheets sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake for 15 minutes. Nutrition Facts Diabetes-friendly recipe Yield: 48 cookies Per cookie: 52 Calories (12 percent from Fat), 0.69 g Fat, 0.08 g Saturated Fat, 8.9 mg Cholesterol, 47 mg Sodium, 10.4 g Carbohydrates, 0.32 g Fiber, 1.66 g Protein

Maggie: You asked ! I peeped in for some thing else and saw your Post. Used to do just about like you, at one time. But now, I don't brown fresh Garlic anymore. I put a large pot on the Range, throw in the Tomatoes and start cooking. Add a little sugar later, to taste, if needed. Just use, Mc Cormicks fine ground Garlic powder, in the Sauce and Meatballs. I buy a large canister in BJ'S Market. Also use 1/2 of an Onion Chopped fine and more Spices in the Gravy and Meatballs. For Tomatoes I use, 1 can of Crushed and one can of Puree and a small can of Paste. Usually make about 3 gallons at one time. For the Bread Crumbs, I cube day old Italian Bread and put it on a cookie tray, in a warm oven. When dry, I put them in one gallon Zip Lock bags. A rolling pin does a quick job on them,while in the Zip Lock, to make fine crumbs,for meat balls. I mix all of the Spices, Onions and Parmesan in the dry Crumbs, for the meatballs, so they are blended evenly throughout, when mixed with the meat. Only use about 5 tablespoons of Parmesan Cheese. I mix some Chicken Soup Base in the water, beat in the eggs, to moisten the Crumbs. They are baked a 380 Degree oven, to brown. Then into the Gravy. For the gravy, I drop the Italian sausage in raw, along with a Chicken Leg and Thigh. Take the Chicken, out when cooked, before it comes apart. Make the Gravy a little different for a Meat Sauce. I do it this way to save a lot of time. The results are the same, good, delicious. !!! We had a cookout of 7 families, to see who made it like Gram's . Mine won. This is what I do !!!!! Bye ! LOU

c. Low and slow - Smoking, depending on the equipment, smoking can achieve "low and slow" with some success. Oooh, dem sound like fightin' words, LOL!

I saved it thinking I could make another roast and use it as the sauce, but I think it will just start growing that way! It will end up like my sourdough. After one loaf of bread and three batches of muffins, I finally had to throw it out. It's just me and I don't eat up food that fast. I realized it wouldn't be too much longer and I would need to start a bakery! Thanks for the tips. I might try some of it as sauce for a stir fry later this week. I'm not sure what kind of meat or sauce it came from, it is a mystery container from the freezer. The pork sauce might be good with some roasted vegetables. I have two different kinds of soup already in the fridge.