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This shot is brought to you by our favorite hole in the wall bar called The Anchor. You may have even heard of this fine establishment from the show Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. In any event, aside from the greatest burgers and fresh cut fries I've ever had at amazingly low prices, they also have this rather unusual shot called the Pancake Breakfast shot.

One of the hands-down best appetizers to order at Grandma's Restaurant is their Stuffed Wild Rice Mushrooms. When our 2013 Appetizer Contest winner Alejandra A. suggested Bacon and Blue Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms, I knew we had an amazing opportunity at hand. Combine her recipe for stuffed mushrooms with Grandma's Restaurant's idea for a cheesy Mornay sauce over the top.

One of my favorite sandwiches of all time is the Chicken Cheesy Melt from a local restaurant. Bacon and chicken surrounded by cheese and sandwiched between two slices of Texas toast... what's not to love? The kicker: homemade ranch. It is to die for!

We were at a wedding recently that served this amazing stuffed chicken with mashed potatoes.  I loved it but had never made such a meal before.  How does one stuff a chicken breast, I wondered.  So I set out to find the answer. 

I love grilled cheese sandwiches!  They are easy to make and you can add pretty much any ingredient you like.

On this particular occassion, I has some leftover Texas toast sitting around that needed to be eaten.  I decided to buy some avocados and whip up a particularly tasty grilled cheese sandwich!  Check it out!

My husband and I frequent a local sandwich shop called Erbert and Gerbert's. They have unusually named sandwiches with delightful stories behind each. Mostly, though, they are just a really good sandwich shop. That being said, sometimes you don't want to pay sandwich shop prices, so I decided I would attempt my hand at one of my favorite sandwiches: The Geeter. In short, it is a chopped seafood sandwich with bacon, mayo, lettuce, and tomato. It's wonderful!

For many years, I disliked breakfast food. I remember traveling with my family and stopping at Perkins. Everybody else ordered omelets, pancakes, toast, cereal, bacon, etc... except me. I always ordered some kind of sandwich, even if it was 9:00 in the morning! The waitresses usually gave me a funny look, prompting me to inquire "is it too early for lunch food?" to which they would smile and reply "No, of course not."

There was nothing quite like mom's weekend breakfasts growing up. She would make pancake batter from scratch (I didn't even know about boxed batters until I was in high school) and whip up a stack of the perfect-sized pancakes. Then we would complete the meal would scrambled eggs & cheese along with some bacon! There is nothing quite like a few strips of crispy bacon to go with pancakes smothered in syrup.