Rod's Famous Baked Beans

Beans and Frank! Rod Frank that is!...Good. Feeds a crowd...is also a great main dish because it has a lot of meat in it. Takes 3-4 hours in the crock pot.

8 regular size small cans pork and beans

1 lb of bacon, fried and chopped

1 lb jimmy dean sausage, fried and crumbled (we used elk sausage from my friend Matt Leatham)

1 large onion chopped very fine

4 tablespoons garlic minced well (I use the bottled kind)

4 generous splashes worcestershire sauce

2 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoon dry mustard

Jalapeno powder or habenero powder to taste.

Mix all together and crock pot for 3-4 hours...longer the better. Thanks Rod!

Fry Sauce

My sister Dani moved to Texas when she got married in 1990...asked for fry sauce at fast food restaurants and they looked at her like she had two heads or something. Same thing back east, Trent and I found out. So HEY, United States! This is fry sauce! This is based on my mom's recipe from when we were kids, and I enhanced it. I'm trying to clone Red Robin's...this is getting verrrrry close.

1 part ketchup (like a half cup to a cup, depending on how much you want)

1 part mayonnaise (same)

At least 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (less if you're "sensitive" lol)

Worcestershire Sauce, one teaspoon to start

Two generous splashes Liquid Smoke to start

Black pepper to taste (couple shakes!)

Mix together and taste, taste, taste again and add more of what you want...We always end up adding more Worc, liquid smoke, and cayenne (a lot more cayenne, maybe another few generous shakes of the Worc and smoke.)

Don't be afraid to make a lot, this will keep in the fridge for a few months, just like ketchup. Go to Rush's restaurant supply and get a squeeze bottle with a little cap and keep it in the fridge.