Ever since I was a kid, the Holidays meant it was time for horderves/appetizers. Since everyone is coming and going, my Mom would always have a table full of them. For this reason I am always on the lookout for new and interesting ideas. I stumbled upon a single picture that excited my taste buds. It was a picture [...]
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I am a huge fan of Quiche. The other night I was clueless as to what to make for dinner. I had a bunch of eggs lying around and figured a Quiche would be perfect. Add a little bacon and Swiss and this was going to be a great meal. I used the basic recipe [...]
I love grilled chicken. However, if you cook boneless skinless chicken breasts life can become dry and boring. So I devised a surefire way to cook chicken, keep it moist and give it a smokey bacony flavor. Yep, skewer the chicken with a couple strips of bacon. The fat keeps the chicken moist and imparts [...]
Who doesn’t love a nice Bacon, Lettuce and grilled tomato sandwich. So I figured who wouldn’t love it in salad form. With charred bread croutons and fire roasted tomatoes, this was a salad for men and women alike. Heck, the main ingredient is bacon. Who could not love this salad. After making it, I declare [...]
On the weekend I like to cook breakfast whenever I get a chance. This Sunday I woke up early and started to read the September issue of Bon Appetit. I know it is October, but I just got around to it. It happens. Anyways, I came across a baked egg dish in the 5 ingredient [...]
Posted in All, Bacon, Breakfast, eggs, Recipes Tags: bacon, baked eggs, cream, english muffins, jack cheese, spinach 1 Comment »
Last year I made Bacon Pancakes and they were some of the best things that I have ever eaten. Actually they are one of my popular posts. So I decided to update the recipe and do it with waffles. Yep, bacon baked right into the center of the waffles. I think I might have a [...]
Posted in All, Bacon, Breakfast, Recipes Tags: bacon, bacon waffles, best waffles, breakfast, maple syrup, ultimate waffles, waffles, waffles in bacon 3 Comments »
Happy Memorial Day! I just want to give a quick shout out to all of the Veterans out there that have served this country. Thank you very much for all that you have done. The United States would be nothing without you. Thanks again. Dana’s friend Kristy came to visit and we wanted to try [...]
Posted in Bacon, Mussels, Recipes, Seafood Tags: blue cheese, fromage blue, how to shuck, memorial day, Mussels, oysters, spinach No Comments »I have been experimenting with pizza crusts. So I have a ton of pizza dough lying around. You can only have so many pepperoni pizzas before you need to find something different. So I decided to try my hand at breakfast pizza. If you have been near a TV at all over the past couple [...]
Last week I went to the local Safeway and they had an amazing deal on rotisserie chickens. Only $5. So I decided to purchase one and make a couple of recipes. Using the roasted chicken you can quickly make a couple of meals. There is plenty of meat on the bird and the bones can [...]
Posted in Bacon, bbq sauce, Chicken, Mexican, Recipes Tags: bacon, bbq chicken quesadilla, bbq sauce, Chicken, onion, quesadilla, recipe, tomato 5 Comments »While bacon is the ultimate food, not all bacon is created equal. Granted all bacon is good, but some bacon is just a tad bit better. Today I turned the ordinary bacon in to extraordinary bacon. How do you do this? With a bit of brown sugar, Pure Grade A Michigan Maple Syrup and some [...]
Posted in Bacon, Recipes Tags: bacon, baked bacon, brown sugar maple bacon, maple brown sugar bacon, oven bacon, ultimate bacon 4 Comments »I always seem to bbq an extra chicken breast every time that I grill. I have no idea why there is an extra one, but there is always an extra. So I decided to come up with a great way to use the leftovers. On a side note, this use of bbq chicken leftovers is [...]
Posted in Appetizers, Bacon, BBQ, bbq sauce, Chicken, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: bbq chicken potato skins, bbq sauce, pork barrel, pork barrel bbq sauce, potato skins, Potatoes, Recipes 6 Comments »Well all of that bacon, butter, ice cream and deep frying has gone to my waist. Time to start eating healthier. Well, at least once a week. Also, not too healthy as I need to have my daily dose of bacon. But, here is the start. Quinoa sounds like (key-new-a) is a grain-like crop that [...]
Posted in Bacon, eggs, Grains, Healthy, Recipes Tags: bacon, bacon quinoa, eggs, gluten free, poached eggs, Quinoa 2 Comments »This past weekend my parents came to visit me out in the Nation’s Capital. I decided to barbecue and my Mom made the sides. She made these amazing baked beans with bacon, onions and ground beef. I had to get the recipe as they were delicious. The crispy bacon and tender ground beef go amazing [...]
Posted in Bacon, Beans, Recipes Tags: baked beans, barbecue sides, bbq sides, Beans, ground beef baked beans, hamburger baked beans 8 Comments »
