She was fiesty, hard working and I loved her grin.

She was a great cook and my most favorite food memory is her fixing us (me & her) the famous Honey Butter Cracker Sandwich!  All it was was peanut butter and honey mixed together slapped on some crackers but it was so good and was our little treat.

I miss her so much but will always have the great memories and her delicious recipes.

My most favorite is her banana pudding. This has been so popular in the past that I thought it was due time to bring it out again and share it with you!

Her chocolate sheet cake is to die for and one of the cowboy’s most favorite desserts.  She could make variations using strawberry, pineapple and others but sadly I didn’t get the chance to get those from her.  Maybe I’ll experiment one day with the recipe.

Mexican cornbread….there’s nothing like it and she made the best.

This recipe was submitted by my mother!!! THANKS MOM:)

Sometimes plain cornbread just doesn’t do it.  Sometimes you just gotta have a little more spice and flavor.  This is my grandmother’s recipe and it’s soooooo good, it could be eaten as a meal.  The one made here was for a bunch of co-workers so you may need to adjust the amounts accordingly.  Don’t freak out…it’s easy to to since the cornbread mix is premade;)

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 pkgs cornbread mix
• 2 pkgs bacon
• 2-3 cups of cheese
• 2 green chilies, chopped (from a can…pickled type)
• 1 3/4 cup of frozen corn-defrosted
• fresh jalapenos, cored & sliced (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Mix cornbread according to package directions.  Throw in everything into the cornbread mix, except jalapenos, and mix together.  The jalapenos were put on these to let people know that they were spicy.  Of course, it makes for a really cute presentation as well!  Simply place the jalapeno on top, slightly push down into mix.  Bake at 350′ oven for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.

Tip: Obviously you can use a standard 9 x 13 casserole pan with these but using a muffin/bar pan makes it much more fun and distributes a nice even proportion for everyone.

Now remember, these jalapenos are optional but they do give much more eye appeal and it’s a great way to let people know that they may be spicy!