Tex Mex Guacamole with Serrano & Jalapeno Peppers by Wendi Taylor

A delicious treat that can be served as a topping for tacos or taco salad, a dip for corn chips, a spread for tortillas or pita bread, or on a bed of shredded lettuce as a salad in itself.

Creole Crabmeat Pie by Amos Miller

While this wonderful recipe is often used as a stuffing for everything from zucchini to fish to chicken and pork, try it iinside your favorite pie crust for a show stopping entree. You can also use it as an appetizer in minature pie shells for a great party treat. This treat can be served out of the oven or out of the refrigerator.…

Potato Crusty Chicken by J. Gino Genovesi

Potato flakes coating gives the chicken a crusty surface and keeps the chicken juicy and tender. The taste is amazing.

Avocado, Tomato and Mango Salsa by Bombdiggity Hot Dogs

This is a great salsa on hot dogs or tortilla chips

Skinny Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches and Low Carb Lettuce Wraps by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

Here’s a fantastic way to get the taste of buffalo chicken without the grease and fat . And, they are actually really healthy too! You can make the chicken salad into sandwiches or low carb lettuce wraps. Both are fantastic tasting! They have a bit…

Chimichurri by Jeremy Cheng

Easy Sausage Pierogi Bake by Patti Fisher

Ken wanted macaroni and cheese made meaty with sausage. Patti had an “aha” moment because frozen pierogies are something we always have on hand, plus Ken just cold smoked lots of our favorite kinds of cheese. To make it extra easy we used jars of Alfredo sauce and to make it extra tasty we used Swimmin’ in Smoke Booty Shake Seasoning.…

Perfect Clear Chicken Broth by Claudia lamascolo

Step by Step and the secrets to make the perfect broth, suggestions on what to make with it and use the leftover chicken for more than one use. Take a look a this one.

Southwestern Beer Can Burgers by Patti Fisher

We have been seeing folks post their beer can burgers for the last few weeks, all of them looking good. We wanted to take it to the next level by adding a “Southwestern” twist to it. We started with the very best ground beef: Fresh ground sirloin and blending that with some beef chorizo for 1 pound burgers with a nice blend of…

Italian Sausage Mac & Cheese by Patti Fisher

It’s amazing how many recipe requests we get for macaroni & cheese. That’s fine with us, it’s quick, easy and has unlimited variations. We used Ken’s favorite hot Italian sausage along with lots of his cold smoked cheddar and Patti insisted on fresh broccoli to keep it healthy. Being it was 101 here today we were more than happy to…

Krabby Poppers by Patti Fisher

Friends wanted a recipe for appetizers that were fancy and cheap, too. Everyone loves our different kinds of poppers. We’ve stuffed both sweet and jalapeno peppers with all kinds of fillings. Of course, they’re always wrapped with bacon. This time Patti stuffed pretty, sweet peppers with fake crab (aka Surimi, but you can use real…

Cherry Claflouti by Windle Grissett

The French version of a cobbler, great with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.

Southwest Chicken Chili by Claudia lamascolo

Here is a great one pot chili with a little Southwest Flair

Roasted Garlic Soup by A.L. Wiebe

I am not sure where this recipe came from before my uncle shared it with me...most likely some magazine or newspaper article. It is delicious and is lovely served in small amounts as an elegant first course, as it is very rich. I have served this with some grated Gruyere cheese on top, and it was wonderful too.

BAR-B-Q SAUCE ESTESS STYLE by GARY ESTESS

I THINK THAT A GOOD SAUCE MEANS IT WILL CUT GREASE, NOT TO SWEET, AND WILL MAKE BREAD DISSOLVE IN YOUR MOUTH. THIS RECIPE WE CAME UP WITH MANY YEARS AGO YOU WILL NOT LIKE IT YOU WILL LOVE IT AND IT STAYS GOOD A LONG TIME IN THE REFRIG.