Thanks for the links Moy I might have a go at some of the recipes on the second link
As for the sauce mixes, the menudo is currently simmering away in the pan, I've just had a little taste of it and it is more or less what I thought, and tastes quite nice, but I'll spice it up a little with a few drops of Dave's Total Insanity Sauce as I need my daily endorphin rush