Jackie: Sunday we got some green tomatoes from our friends who have a Farmer's Market in Brownwood. Randy loves fried green tomatoes so he knew what to do with them.

There are probably several ways to cook these. Randy's involved butter, bacon grease, and duck fat. This is going to be good!

Sometimes cooking seems like alchemy to me - in Randy's hands it turns this:

into this:

For the accompanying hamburger he made a bacon weave.

More alchemy.

The result was a wonderful meal, far elevated from a simple hamburger with tomatoes. I do love the way he cooks!

Jackie: This Thanksgiving's entree was a brined turkey breast, sliced and layered with prosciutto and dressing, then rolled up, tied up, and baked until perfectly done and still juicy. 

So very, very good. 

Randy also made a French Apple Pie. Just like every Thanksgiving at home, I ate myself senseless. I am so very thankful for so much, including today!

Apple Cinnamon Soufflé Pancake

 Jackie: A new pancake: Apple Cinnamon Soufflé. This particular batch made two super-sized pancakes. No complaints from me about that!

It looked amazing and tasted even better. Randy wants to practice these - I second that motion!

Fluffy Cinnamon Pancakes

Jackie: Randy make pancakes again, different flavor. I watched the process thinking maybe I can replicate it.  It went like this:

Mix wet ingredients.

Whip wet ingredients.

Add Randy's special pancake dry ingredient mix. 

Whip again.

Grease pan with bacon grease (soooo good!).

Check pan temperature.

Pour a pancake.

Add cinnamon chips.

Flip

Watch it rise.

Add butter.

Eat.  Repeat as soon as possible.

Pecan Rolls

Jackie: " Randy was baking a lot today, including Pecan Rolls.  He made a soft dough, then make a filling and spread it over the dough. Then he rolled it up and sliced it into sections. 

These were put into a pan with delicious gooeyness and pecans spread over the bottom. 

It went into the oven to bake and when he took it out, he flipped it over. 

The pecan topping had soaked into the rolls,

ending up as this wonderful treat!"

Pecan Sandies

Jackie: "Randy loves Pecan Sandies, but I don't like them. So he made some some. And suddenly I do like Pecan Sandies!"

Cranberry - Bacon Mush

Jackie: "Randy remembers having hash as he were growing up and decided to make some for us.  Of course his were a bit different - he made his with cranberries and bacon. Fried in bacon grease.

Served with even more bacon, and eggs. So good!"

Aged Beef Fajitas

Jackie: "I thought I didn't like fajitas much. Turns out what I don't like is fajitas that are not made with 60-day old aged prime beef. Cause when Randy made fajitas with that, it was awesome!

He sautéed onions and green peppers first, before browning the beef. 

Then he added the vegetables to the beef to mix the flavors.

And the result? Delicious!"

Cinnamon pancakes with cranberry-orange sauce

Jackie: "Breakfast today was cinnamon pancakes!

Randy made cranberry-orange sauce to top the pancakes and added some sausage cakes. Perfect!"

Beef Stew with Dumplings and Cranberry apple pie

Jackie: Randy is cooking up a storm. He made a cranberry apple pie that is so good that I tried to talk him into letting me eat it raw. He wouldn't agree.

Then he made beef stew with dumplings. 

Amazing dinner - this is why it is hard to find a place to go out for dinner!"

Cranberry waffles

Jackie: "Randy already makes great waffles but he keeps improving them anyway. This time it was by adding cranberries to his mix. 

The best part is that I get to enjoy the finished product!"