Jalapeno, Avocado and Bacon Burger

I made this yummy recipe that I saw in Rachael Ray's

magazine. It was a recipe from a Houston Texas
eatery, RDG bar Annie's restaurant.

                                                                                              

6 jalapeno peppers

6  slices bacon

3 lbs ground beef
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 c crumbled queso fresco cheese
1/2 c mayo
1/4 c buttermilk
2 t olive oil
2 avocados
1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
1/2 onion
6 hamburger buns

Cook jalapenos on grill or in cast iron skillet until charred.
Chop peppers.
Cook bacon in microwave until crisp. Chop and reserve grease(if you used real bacon). 
I used turkey bacon.
Combine beef, reserved bacon grease and 1/2 jalapenos to make 6 burgers.
Cook burgers on grill or in oven under broiler.

Cilantro Mayo
Take rest of jalapenos, bacon, mayo, buttermilk, onions, cheese, and cilantro and make a mayo. Slice avocados thin. Cover burger with cilantro mayo and sliced avocados. Delicious!!!!

Camp Stew

1 can BBQ beef(Castleberry)

1 can BBQ chicken(Sweet Sue)

1 can BBQ pork(Castleberry)

1 16oz can creamed corn

6 potatoes cooked and cubed

1 16oz can stewed tomatoes

1 large onion

1 bag frozen baby Lima's

1 c BBQ sauce

few shakes of Worcestershire sauce

salt and pepper to taste

Heat all ingredients. This is fast and easy and taste great. If you want to spend the money, you can use meat from a BBQ restaurant. If you use 1lb of each meat,(double) the amount of all the vegetables and increase the BBQ sauce to 2 cups. It really taste a lot better but is expensive. This is a good family reunion recipe!

Best Ever Cheese Ring

1 lb sharp Cheddar Cheese(grated)                   

1 c chopped pecans

3/4 c mayo

1 med. onion (grated)
1 clove minced garlic and dash of garlic salt
1/2 t Tabasco
1 c Strawberry preserves

Combine all ingredients in a food processor except preserves. Mix well. Put into ring mold or press into ring shape by hand. Chill. At serving time un-mold and fill center with preserves. Serve with assorted crackers.

Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

                                                                                                      

This is sooo very good!!! Thanks Food and Family magazine.

                                                                                       

1/2 cup hot fudge ice cream topping, warmed
1 tub (8 oz.) Cool Whip, thawed, divided
1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) Chocolate Instant Pudding
1 c toasted pecans(optional)
1 c Oreo cookies (chopped) about 8 cookies
12 Blue Bell vanilla ice cream sandwiches (these are the best)



Pour fudge topping into medium bowl. Whisk in 1 cup Cool Whip. Add dry pudding mix; stir 2 min. Stir in Oreo cookies and pecans.
Arrange 4 ice cream sandwiches, side-by-side, on a piece of foil; top with half the Cool Whip mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining sandwiches. Frost top and sides with remaining Cool Whip. Wrap and freeze 4 hours or until firm.

Coke Cola BBQ Chicken

This is Floyd, my father in law's recipe.

He used to cook this for me and my husband 40 years ago
when we were first married.

1 can Coke Cola                                                                   

1 c Heinz ketchup

1 T butter

Chicken of your choice( I use tenderloins)

In a cast iron skillet, put coke, butter and ketchup. Put in chicken and cook 10 minutes covered on one side. Flip and cook another 10 minutes. Keep flipping until bbq sauce thickens. The cooking time varies according to the chicken choice.