Channeling Albertson's Chipolte Chicken Pasta Salad

Ever get a hard core craving for something that is no longer available?  That is where I was with the recipe I am going to share with you.  This salad was my go to indulgence on days I was running around and needed a quick lunch...I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Shrimp Fry, Shrimp Po Boy, Shrimp Salad....

In the the tradition of Bubba from Forest Gump, I give you my variation of Martha Stewart's Roasted Buffalo Shrimp:

This is super easy and super yummy....thanks for the inspiration Martha!

Bahn Mi ....

Have you heard of Bahn Mi?  It is a super tasty sandwich I first became aware of on Food Network's Food Truck Challenge.  It came about during Vietnam's occupation by France and has evolved from there.  It is a "sub type sandwich" that is made on a baguette with roasted meats, sweet picked carrots and pâté among other things.  Sounds kind of odd when you first hear the ingredients but even my proudly redneck husband just loved it!  

I don't know if I have shared that I really enjoy cooking and learning new things...plus I am a total tightwad and I like to save money! So...that being said, I did not want to pay a fortune to purchase pâté so I decided to make my own.   Here is my very inexpensive recipe, in total it cost me about $6 for 36 servings!  I hope you will try it and enjoy it as much as we have.

Honeyed Maple Bacon Jam

So I am researching candied jalepenios...a recipe I highly recommend... my whole family is now highly addicted...and I find on the Foodie with Family website a recipe for Bacon Jam.  Bacon Jam! What on earth!  So I keep searching and the recipe keeps getting better and better and the reviews are making me more and more curious...and hungry!  So bacon finally goes on sale and I buy 5lbs and get to cooking...after torturing my family with its amazing smell we sat down to hamburgers off the grill and ramped up with the following amazing recipe, with a few Cayuse Cowgirl modifications -please enjoy!