I have a love of bacon like I am sure most of you do. Bacon on salad, with eggs, on a burger, BLT, wrapped around meatloaf, by itself.... the possibilities are endless.
This morning we took it to another level with pancakes. Crumbled bacon in the pancake batter and then cooked the pancakes in the bacon grease! Topped with butter and maple syrup it was bacon heaven.
Crispy bacon mixed in a fluffy pancake finished with yummy butter and sweet sweet maple syrup. The perfect mix of sweet and savory.
What's your favorite way to eat bacon?
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Foodie Disaster Kit... Is it possible?
I was thinking what I need to put in my home disaster kit. And then I wondered could I make it foodie acceptable. Is it possible to have a disaster kit that is practical but with food that would be enjoyable.
According to the American Red Cross website you should have "nonperishable, easytoprepare items (3 day supply for evacuation, 2 week supply for home)"
So I am challenging myself to have a disaster kit that I would be happy to cook from.
What would be the one must have food item in your disaster kit?
According to the American Red Cross website you should have "nonperishable, easytoprepare items (3 day supply for evacuation, 2 week supply for home)"
So I am challenging myself to have a disaster kit that I would be happy to cook from.
What would be the one must have food item in your disaster kit?
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Potatoes, cheese and bacon. Oh my!
How can you go wrong with this combo?!?!
For the first time in my life I bought a bag of potatoes a few weeks ago. Needless to say I have been getting very creative with them.
My new favorite- backed potato skins with bacon and cheese.
So simple!! All I had to do was bake the potatoes at 350 for one hour, let them cool, cut into fourths and scoop out the middle. Then I based both sides of the potatoes with garlic butter, cooked until crispy, then topped with the cheese & bacon, let them bake a little longer until the cheese was melted.
Even better, I can make mashed potatoes with the insides.
What is your favorite way to prep potatoes?
For the first time in my life I bought a bag of potatoes a few weeks ago. Needless to say I have been getting very creative with them.
My new favorite- backed potato skins with bacon and cheese.
So simple!! All I had to do was bake the potatoes at 350 for one hour, let them cool, cut into fourths and scoop out the middle. Then I based both sides of the potatoes with garlic butter, cooked until crispy, then topped with the cheese & bacon, let them bake a little longer until the cheese was melted.
Even better, I can make mashed potatoes with the insides.
What is your favorite way to prep potatoes?
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tonight's Fridge & Pantry Dinner
So I knew I had sausage that needed to be used in the fridge. Plus eggs, cheese and basil. So I thought frittata! I stopped at the store to pick up red potatoes.
I sliced one red potato and fried in heated olive oil with salt and pepper until crispy on both sides. Set cooked potatoes aside on a plate.
I chopped up the sausage and heated in OO in a small pan. Removed the sausage, layered the cooked potato in the same pan, layered with the sausage, then shredded cheese and topped with four eggs that I mixed well fresh basil and cream. Cooked over med-well heat as I used a rubber spatula to lift the sides of the mixture to get the raw egg under it.
I placed the oven proof pan in a preheated oven set to broil until egg was cooked through.
Remember, all of this was from what I already had....... except for the potato. Yummy!
Do you have a favorite pantry/fridge/freezer meal?
I sliced one red potato and fried in heated olive oil with salt and pepper until crispy on both sides. Set cooked potatoes aside on a plate.
I chopped up the sausage and heated in OO in a small pan. Removed the sausage, layered the cooked potato in the same pan, layered with the sausage, then shredded cheese and topped with four eggs that I mixed well fresh basil and cream. Cooked over med-well heat as I used a rubber spatula to lift the sides of the mixture to get the raw egg under it.
I placed the oven proof pan in a preheated oven set to broil until egg was cooked through.
Remember, all of this was from what I already had....... except for the potato. Yummy!
Do you have a favorite pantry/fridge/freezer meal?
Welcome
This is the beginning of hopefully will turn into a place to share how to cook with a limited budget, what we have in the pantry/fridge/freezer/yard, Farmers market and possibly what friends have to offer. I cant wait to hear ideas of how we all can be amazing cooks in tough times.
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