It's almost barbecue season and in fact, April is National BBQ Month.  At ArmadilloPepper.com, we've spent the first three months of 2010 adding BBQ Sauces to our store. Our BBQ Sauces have won over 125 awards.

• Scovie Award Winner
• Best of the Best Invitational BBQ Cook-Off
• Award of Excellence NBBQ
• Fiery Food Challenge
• Zest Fest National Fiery-Foods Barbecue Sauce

What are we talking about? Uncle Pete's BBQ Sauce out of South Carolina. Uncle Pete's award winning BBQ Sauces have been popular in the Carolinas for sometime and are now available at ArmadilloPepper.com. They have three sauces to select from:

• Original - sweet, yet tangy, which gives it just the right amount of "kick" for your next barbecue
• Hickory BBQ - combines with your favorite cut of meat to give you that "real pit" barbecue flavor
• Spicy BBQ Sauce - created for those who want a "Full Flavored Spicy Sauce"

To get your barbecue season off to a good start, try any of these recipes from Uncle Pete's.

Ingredients

• 8 oz softened cream cheese
• 3 tbsp finely chopped onions
• 1/3 cup Uncle Pete's BBQ Sauce

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together.
2. Serve with crackers, chips or vegetables. best if prepared at least 24 hours before serving.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Little Smokies Sausage
• 1 Bottle Uncle Pete's Hickory BBQ Sauce

Directions

1. Heat Little Smokies according to package.
2. Pour Uncle Pete's BBQ Sauce over Smokies and heat to low boil while stirring. Reduce to simmer.
3. Let stand in sauce and serve!

Ingredients

• 6 lb bag frozen meatballs
• 2 Bottles Uncle Pete's BBQ Sauce

Directions

1. Heat meatballs in oven according to directions on the package.
2. Drain grease and place in crock pot at 175 degrees.
3. Pour Uncle Pete's BBQ Sauce over meatballs an cook for 1 1/2 hours while stirring occasionally. Serve hot!

In our taste tests, the team is equally split among the three for their favorite. Uncle Pete's BBQ Sauces are based on an original family recipe in truesouthern tradition that has been enjoyed by friends and relatives forthree generations.

So try some Uncle Pete's, enjoy the great taste of these award winningsauces and see why they continue to win awards and critics alike.