SALMON with TOMATO SALSA by BearNakedBaker

Either salsa is great with Salmon, but we had a killer frost this week. A lot of green tomatoes were picked from the garden, resulting in this dish.....

Chocolate Dreams by BearNakedBaker

The Cajun Burger by Patti Fisher

Patti had a hankering for Jambalaya, but Ken had to have a bacon cheese burger. So, we compromised and made a burger with our favorite Chef of the Future Cajun Seasoning on a bacon cheeseburger topped with extra large shrimp. It came out great, especially adding our bacon square. Our first ingredient in our cooking is imagination, but…

Chocolate Butter Pecans by BearNakedBaker

Favorite Coleslaw Dressing by Salad Foodie

A basic mayonnaise-based dressing that we make ahead and have on hand when crunchy coleslaw is on the menu for lunch or dinner. This dressing keeps well for several weeks refrigerated in a mason jar, a vintage bottle from the thrift store, or recycled dressing container (see photos). Yield is a little over 2 cups and will dress a…

Grilled Catfish with Blackbean Relish by BearNakedBaker

Serve it up with a fresh tossed salad or corn on the cob

ESTESS SOUTH TEXAS RICE ROLL LIKE SUSHI by GARY ESTESS

I LIKE SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH A KICK. SUSHI IS GOOD BUT I LIKE A LITTLE MEXICAN STYLE AND A SMOKER GRILL. GRILING A GOOD T BONE STAKE AND A STARTER TEXAS STYLE SUSHI. SOME PEOPLE THINK SUSHI IS FISH RAPED WITH RICE, BUT WE ARE LOOKING FOR TASTE AND ENJOYMENT AND YOU CAN ADD ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD. IT IS NOT HARD AS IT LOOKS.…

STUFFED JALAPENOS by GARY ESTESS

WE GRILL JALAPENOS ALL YEAR AROUND THEY ARE NOT HOT UNLESS YOU WANT THEM TO BE

Lotta Cheese Cheese Burger by Patti Fisher

We got a complaint from some friends that when they go out for burgers the meat is paper thin and the cheese, if you can find any, is tasteless. We had no choice but to say “See you tomorrow, come hungry!” Everyone was happily stuffed and knew they were eating a cheese burger. They may be back again tomorrow. Not only was there 2…

Fennel, Chicken Sausage and Sweet Vidalia Onion Pizza by BearNakedBaker

Cranberry Tollhouse by BearNakedBaker

Buffalo Bleu Sliders by BearNakedBaker

Stuffed Double Cheese Bacon Burgers by Patti Fisher

Ken made his amazing cold smoked cheese again and before Patti ate it all for snacks we decided to use some for recipes. We had been talking about stuffed burgers for awhile and these were so good. Patti stuffed them with our cold smoked mozzarella, then topped the burgers with bacon squares and smoked cheddar. Perfect. There aren’t a…

Zucchini con Anice by BearNakedBaker