What's for dinner?

I'd like to start with a GIGANTIC shout-out to my friends Andy and Dalia Dukatz, who hosted a huge Friday night meal and then had so many leftovers they didn't know what to do with them. Being the gracious friend, neighbor, and poor student I am, I helped take some of it off their hands. WELL - long story short - I've been eating a LOT of chicken and rice, and gazpacho (plus some AWESOME cake).

Tonight, I saw someone mention BBQ on their profile page... and needless to say, I got really hungry. I mentioned this to my brother online - and HE said - I am too - I'm ordering Chinese. And then I got even more ravenous. Thus, my search for a sweet and sour sauce recipe began.

Now keep in mind, I kind of fudge measurements, but thanks to the following recipe: I will never pay for Chinese food again. It tastes the same. YUM.

1/3 c. vinegar (apple cider, white, rice... whatever)
3 Tbs sugar
1 Tbs ketchup
1 Tbs soy sauce
1 Tbs honey
---mix in microwave - safe dish

4 tsp. flour
8 tsp. water
---mix in separate container until smooth

combine the two mixes in the microwave container and zap for 1 minute. Stir, another minute in the microwave, stir again. (you get the picture) Basically... by the time you're done... it looks like you just squeezed out a bunch of clear sweet and sour sauce packets with a panda bear wrapper.

I also added some hot sauce separately on the plate - super delish.
*This makes about 1/2 C. of sauce, thick, awesome for pouring, dipping, glazing, or making 'duck sauce chicken'

On a related note - I am now stuffed to the gills with the cheapest Chinese food I've ever had.