A.B.T.

The Super Bowl is coming up soon.  What is the best food at any party?  Do you have that "Super" dish for the Super Bowl?  I'm not sure who actually came up with the idea of the Atomic Buffalo Turds, but I'm glad they did.

24 jalapenos, large
16 oz cream cheese
1 pound bacon, thick slice
box of toothpicks
1/2 pound raw sausage, spicy
1 bunch green onion, green part sliced thin

Hollow out the jalapeno, and slice lengthwise.  Mix the green onion tops with cream cheese.  Stuff the cream cheese into the japs, then the sausage.  Wrap with bacon, and secure with toothpicks. 

That is the basics. 

You can grill them, smoke them, or bake them. I usually use a smoke bag and bake them.  Smoking works best! 
You can add garlic cloves to the ABTs or garlic powder to the cream cheese.  You could use Prosciutto instead of bacon (though I don't understand wasting money for nothing).  Some people use pimento cheese instead of cream cheese.  Some people like 'lil smokies for their sausage.  I've had basil stuffed in there, too.
Get creative, let your imagination run free.

BBQ NACHOS

A few years back, I went to the Beale Street music festival in Memphis,TN.  For three days I lived on these, sampling from each and every vendor I could find.  Most places used their BBQ bits & sauce with canned cheese sauce, pickled jalapenos. 
Now, every time I make BBQ, I save some for nachos.  Of course, I make mine better!
Toast the chips (Tostitos)
Melt Velvette cheese with a little milk.
Homemade pickled japs
Dab of sour cream
My leftover BBQ!
So always make & save extra BBQ!

RIBS

6 pounds of ribs
1 cup of Woody's sweet and spicy cookin' sauce
1 cup of tomato puree
1 lemon juiced
1 small onion, fine diced
1 cup of water
salt, pepper, garlic powder, sprinkle spice
lots of aluminum foil

Nuke the water and onion for one minute in the microwave.  Mix all the ingredients, except foil and ribs.
Cover a deep pan with foil. Season ribs with spices, cover with marinade.  Place in refrigerator overnight.
Bake for one hour at 350 degrees, then turn oven down to 225 degrees for four more hours.  Rib bones should move freely when done.  Let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

COLE SLAW

1/2 head of cabbage, sliced thin
4 Tbl cider vinegar
5 green onions, slice thin
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp salt
1 Tbl celery flakes (or seeds)
1 Tbl ground mustard
sprinkle cayenne pepper, white pepper
1/2 cup grated carrots
1 Tbl sugar

Mix.  Make a day in advance of serving.  If at a picnic, keep refrigerated.  Don't mix to hard once carrots have been added ( they bleed).

EASY as PIE

In a quest to find a low sugar dessert that taste great, I concocted this pie.  Easy as Pie is a chocolate, banana, peanut butter pie.  YUMMY!

1 Jello instant sugarfree pudding, chocolate
1/2 cup peanut butter ( I like crunchy for this)
1 ripe banana, slice 1/4" thick
1 graham cracker pie crust
2 cups milk

Make pudding as directed, adding the peanut butter while mixing.  Place banana slices in pie shell.  Pour pudding over bananas.  Refrigerate for 5 minutes.

MEATLOAF

In preparation for working all weekend, I like to cook a big meal to heat-and-eat.
Meatloaf goes great with mash potato. In an attempt to make this healthier, I've switched to using ground turkey.

2 pounds ground meat (turkey)
1 envelope Lipton onion soup
1 cup oat flour (grind oatmeal in blender), or bread crumbs
3 eggs scrambled
1 cup ketchup
salt and pepper
sprinkle spice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix all ingredients, except sprinkle spice.  Mold mix onto a cookie sheet.  Sprinkle generously with sprinkle spice.  Bake for 45 minutes.  Sometimes I broil the meatloaf for 5 minutes, to make crusty.

Makes great cold sandwiches.

MASH POTATO
3 pounds potatoes, washed, cubed (skin on)
1 stick butter
1/2 cup milk
salt, pepper, garlic powder

Cover potatoes with water, bring to a boil.  Boil for 25 minutes.  Drain.  Return to pan, with butter, milk, and spices.  Mix with hand blender until creamy.

MANGO SALSA

Sorry, I ate the fish before I remembered to take a picture.  Mango salsa goes great with any white fish.  I had mine with mahi mahi.

MANGO SALSA

1 mango, peeled, seeded, diced small

1 green onion, diced small

1 lime, juiced

1 small tomato, diced small

2 Tbl minced cilantro ( I always use flat parsley)

Mix ingredients.  Serve over fish or on tacos.