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With the sun setting later in the West, and temperatures rising all around us, it must be the season for the Q! To get you in the mood, we’re sharing one of our favorite barbecue sauce recipes that we encourage you to use all summer long right here at Pinon Trails own barbecue that’s on property for you and yours to enjoy from sun-up to sundown, and then some.
The Best Barbecue Recipe in Town … Includes Dr. Pepper
An ice cold soda has gone hand in hand with barbecues for generations so why not include a good splash or two into this summer-perfect sauce.
This simple and oh-so-easy recipe combines Dr. Pepper with a rich tomato based sauce that is perfect for all kinds of barbecue, particularly smoked ribs. Give this one a try next time you fire up the grill right here in your own backyard at your apartment in El Paso, TX.
Easy and Delicious Dr. Pepper Barbecue Sauce
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 3 ½ Cups
Combine all of the following ingredients in a medium saucepan and simmer over medium-low heat for 10 to 12 minutes; stir often. Remove from the heat and allow the sauce to cool for 15 minutes.
- 2 cups ketchup
- 1 1/2 cup Dr. Pepper
- 1/4 cup
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons mild chili powder
- 1teaspoon sweet paprika
- a few drops of liquid smoke (optional)
- salt and pepper to taste
Remember that any sauce that contains sugars (like this one does) will burn at temperatures above 265 degrees F. If you are cooking at temperatures above this, wait until meat or poultry are cooked before applying the sauce. This will prevent burning so you can avoid blackened ribs, burgers, chicken, or pork and admire and enjoy your backyard BBQ feast.
Cheers!
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With Mother’s Day just around the corner, we’re dedicating this Blog to all of the Moms around the world …. and our own dear mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers right here at Pinon Trails apartments in El Paso, Texas.
As we begin to celebrate this very special day on May 8th, we thought it might be interesting to find out how this very appropriate day came to life.
According to all of our research, the earliest history dates back to the ancient annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to maternal goddesses. The Greeks used the occasion to honor Rhea, wife of Cronus, and the mother of many deities of Greek mythology.
Ancient Romans celebrated Hilaria – a festival dedicated to Cybele – a mother goddess. Yet the most recent history dates back to the early1600’s in England when “Mothering Sunday” was annually celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent. It was after a prayer service to honor Virgin Mary when children then presented gifts and flowers to pay tribute to their own mothers.
The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar. While dates and celebrations vary, Mother’s Day most commonly falls on the second Sunday in May and traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards, and other gifts.
Be it breakfast in bed, a day at the pool, or a night on the town in El Paso, we hope all of our Moms who call Pinon Trails their “home sweet home” a very happy and heartwarming Mother’s Day!
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