Bacon
Bacon 101
Here is an easy way to cook bacon with less splatter. Place the bacon (in strips or cut into pieces) and just enough water to cover it in a skillet over high heat. When the water reaches a boil, lower the heat to medium. Once all of the water has simmered away, turn down the […]
Continue ReadingPeanut Butter, Banana & Bacon Sandwich – The Elvis
Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977. I was 16 years old and I was in Berlin at the time. Don’t get out your calculators, I’m 52 years old! Several years ago, I taught a cooking class and the theme was A Culinary Tribute to Elvis. Boy, did we cook up some healthy stuff! Take your […]
Continue ReadingMaple Bacon Biscuits
It seems bacon is sneaking into a lot more recipes these days – Jack in the Box Bacon Milkshake, Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies, Maple Bacon Ice Cream, etc…. This recipe actually makes sense. Surprise your mother on Sunday with a plate of these! Maple Bacon Biscuits Makes 2 dozen biscuits 1 lb bacon, cut […]
Continue ReadingCheddar Ale Soup
This soup has all the elements of comfort. Bacon, and cheddar, and ale, oh my! Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! Cheddar Ale Soup Serves 6 4 slices bacon 4 Tbs butter ½ cup onion, minced ¼ cup carrot, minced ¼ cup celery, minced 1 small bay leaf 1/3 cup King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour 12 […]
Continue ReadingBacon & Cheese Stuffing Bites
I vote for making this in the first place! Why is it that people only make stuffing during the holidays (including me!)? To me, it’s the best part of a holiday meal. Here is a way to use up some of the leftover stuffing, though I vote for making this in the first place! [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:353]
Continue ReadingBacon, Pasta & Cheese Casserole
A casserole for winter Here is a delicious, easy, make ahead casserole recipe that I have (believe it or not) toned down the fat content. The original recipe used bacon drippings to make the roux and it also called for 4 cups of heavy cream – I used 2 cups of milk and 2 heavy […]
Continue ReadingCalf’s Liver with Bacon and Onions
This is love! Last night I decided I would make my mother-in-law and husband their all time favorite dinner – liver and onions. I won’t go into the fact that I detest the whole idea of this meal…. Even the girl at the check out at the market was wondering why I would make it. […]
Continue ReadingBrussels Sprouts Salad With Warm Bacon Vinaigrette
This contains important anticancer compounds Brussels Sprouts are usually a dreaded side dish at many a holiday dinner. They are usually over cooked. I have a real problem with boiling any vegetable. Basically, you just boil out the nutrition. This miniature member of the cabbage family has been linked to protection against colon cancer as […]
Continue ReadingEggs Carbonara
Breakfast for Zoe My daughter Zoe loves to come home and eat frozen peas (while they are still frozen) out of the bag as an after-school snack. Yes, it’s weird! I call it toddler food, but at 17, she is no longer teething. Anyway, she asked me to make her scrambled eggs carbonara for breakfast […]
Continue ReadingBaked Idaho Potato Salad
Bacon is not optional! This potato salad won first prize in the Idaho Potato Side Dish challenge, one of the events at the 2011 South Beach Wine & Food Festival earlier this year in Miami. The recipe from Carlos Barillas, chef of the Burger & Beer Joint, Miami Beach. My favorite part of the recipe […]
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