Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots Fat Pants Party
A few years ago, some coworkers and I started a semi-regular weekend gathering that we referred to as "Fat Pants Party", which grew out of "That's What Fat People Do". The main idea is that everybody wears their fat pants, we drink a lot, and we eat massive amounts of food so that we can take advantage of the elastic waists on our fat pants. For the most part, we come up with a menu and everybody takes responsibility for part of it. In the past we've had Beef Wellington, prosciutto wrapped asparagus, macaroni and cheese with potato chip topping, and donut ice cream. We put heavy emphasis on being unhealthy. Naturally, when I came across Recipe Girl's Bacon and Cheese Wrapped Tater Tot recipe, it had Fat Pants Party written all over it. The main problem was at the time I bookmarked it, there wasn't another Fat Pants Party on the calendar.
Read More…Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese
Over the weekend, we had our annual cousins snow trip. The last few years, our trip has featured a cook off. This time, it was grilled cheese. I figured that to win, I'd have to go way over the top. Given the amount of beer consumed over the weekend, I decided that my grilled cheese should pay homage to a great beer drinking snack - bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers. Instead of frying up some poppers and putting them in the sandwich, I used the idea of a popper and put those flavors into sandwich form.
Read More…Brussels Sprouts with Shallots and Bacon
My friend Kat and I often discuss our dinner plans with each other during the day. In fact, we pretty much only discuss food during the day. One night she mentioned she was really into brussels sprouts, specifically brussels sprouts with bacon. There really wasn't a recipe, more of an idea, so I winged it and put it together. So easy! It makes a great side dish and it's guilt free because it's vegetables.
Read More…Crock Pot Hirino Psito SlowRoasted Pork
I tend to do all of my cooking for the week on Sundays. It varies from week to week depending on what sounds good - it might be a stew one week, a salad the next, and a roast the week after that. Most weeks I use chicken or turkey but I have been a bit bored with the usual so I decided to make pork. I didn't really have anything in mind when searching for the recipe, I just knew that I wanted to cook it in the crock pot. My favorite source for crock pot recipes is Crockpot365, so, with that in mind I went to the site and found this recipe. I have to admit that by the end of the week I was really sick of it. But the first few days, it was great.
Read More…Maple Bacon Butternut Squash
I saw the original recipe for Maple Bacon Butternut Squash Sticks from Something Edible and decided to make a recipe using the same ingredients but taking advantage of the cubed butternut squash at the grocery store so that I wouldn't have to bother cutting up a squash. I served this as a side dish with plain chicken breast, figuring that this would be so flavorful that the bland meat wouldn't matter. I was right. The bacon adds a smokey flavor contrasting with the sweetness of squash and the maple syrup, and the cayenne pepper puts a little tingle on your tongue.
Read More…Cowboy Spaghetti
This recipe was quick, cheap, and easy. We had enough for heaping portions for dinner and leftovers the next day all for under $20. Adapted from blogchef.net
Read More…Southwestern Beef Stew with Stout and Quinoa
What was meant to be a stew turned into more of a soup. We were starving and didn't want to let some of the liquid evaporate so we ate it as it was prepared. I liked the flavor of the soup; the corn especially provided a nice contrast from the smoky chipotle flavor. If I were to make it again, the meat definitely needed to be tenderized and cooked more slowly. Adapted from Know Whey
Read More…Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese with Bacon
This is not a good recipe if you're dieting. It's creamy, fatty, decadent, and delicious, but you'll blow your Weight Watchers points for the week with a single bite. Adapted from Food Network.
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