March is the month when I really get over winter - like completely over it. I am ok with winter in November, December, January and even February. It's supposed to be cold and snowy, and I don't mind staying in and making big pots of stew. But when March rolls around, it's time to be planning the garden, ordering the seeds I forgot back in January, making sure we have all of the seed starting supplies that we'll need, and checking to see if the daffodils have begun to peek out. This has been a ... Read More about Avocado, Bacon and Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
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Brussels Sprouts with Peppered Bacon
I know that there are plenty of dedicated Brussels Sprouts haters out there. I can see you, curling your lip and shuddering. But - don't go yet! If you are haunted by childhood memories of slimy little grey-green orbs of mushy sprouts - stay right here, and hear what I say - you have been mistreated by whoever tried to get you to eat them. Those Brussels sprouts? Those were your Mama's Brussels sprouts! Today, we are going to cook fresh Brussels sprouts and there is simply no comparison at all. ... Read More about Brussels Sprouts with Peppered Bacon
Creamy Tomato Bacon Soup
It has been one heck of a summer to be a gardener. To say the weather hasn't cooperated would be an understatement. Cold late, then no rain for weeks, then way too much rain, then cold early, bugs in Biblical sized mobs, and finally, blight on our tomatoes. We are more fortunate than a lot of people though, because we are just now seeing it, and we will get all the tomatoes we need. I have to credit our blight battling strategies for this, because some people started seeing a month ago. But, it ... Read More about Creamy Tomato Bacon Soup
Broccoli Bacon Slaw
A salad made out of bacon? Is that like a dream come true or what? Hasn't that been the trouble with salads all through the history of the world - they never had bacon in them? Broccoli Bacon Slaw has solved that problem. Actually - I can't claim to have solved it. I first had a version of this slaw probably 10 years ago, at a church supper. More recently, it has been present at meals with Larry's family, because his Mom has been making it. My mother in law is not what you would call a great ... Read More about Broccoli Bacon Slaw
Bean with Bacon Soup
I have a confession to make. For all my talk about fresh, homemade food, I love bean with bacon soup. And yes, I mean the stuff in the can with the red and white label. I know - it is a terrible secret, and I'm trusting you not to tell a soul. It is a childhood thing I suppose. Our Catholic school didn't have a lunch program, so we ate in the classroom; whatever our mothers had sent with us. Our Mom usually sent soup in the winter and I can still picture the metal lunch box on a wooden desk, and ... Read More about Bean with Bacon Soup