Friday Favorites What I Like to Cook #FridayFavorites

February 8, 2013 By

Friday Favorites

Friday Favorites: The Backstory

For this Friday Favorites ( #FridayFavorites ) we were asked to tell you what we liked to cook. Truth be told I like cooking when it isn’t something I HAVE to do, but instead something I want to do. I hate to have to cook day in and day out. So my favorite things to cook are those things that are easy and the family likes. I make a simple faux pho that is wonderful, and can be made in the crock pot. I do love to bake, but we don’t eat that much sugar anymore so I don’t bake much. I hope you enjoy this Friday Favorites.

Friday Favorites: Where You Come In

Leave me a comment telling me what you like to cook, and possibly a link the recipe if you have it!

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Wordless Wednesday The Black Eye

February 6, 2013 By

This Wordless Wednesday is all about the black eye. My youngest son likes to run head first into people. This time he chose to run into his brother, Nico. Nico was fine, but littlest man got this shiner.

Wordless Wednesday The Black Eye

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Brown Sugar Glazed Bacon Recipe

February 4, 2013 By

brown sugar glazed bacon

We love bacon in our home. My middle son could eat a pound of it all by himself. And recently I told you about my favorite salad from at local pizza place that uses glazed bacon as a highlight in it’s signature salad. Since joining Weight Watchers I have been trying to eat at home and that means giving up that favorite salad. And how I missed it so. That glazed bacon made the coal fire salad a one of a kind. So I decided to try my hand at making it at home.

I tried two different methods, the first was pan fried while the second batch was baked and glazed in the oven. Although they used the same ingredients each came out very different from the other and each has it’s own merits. The fried bacon was crispier  but curled in the pan. The oven baked was flat and had a fantastic flavor, but yielded a softer slice. Personally I liked them both but for convenience sake I think I would stick with the pan fried.

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Brown Sugar Glazed Bacon Recipe
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 1 lb bacon
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • black pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Frying Method
  2. Place bacon in a single layer in a frying pan, cast iron preferred, and cook until bacon almost reaches desired doneness.
  3. Sprinkle bacon with brown sugar and pepper.
  4. Flip over and allow to caramelize, but DO NOT burn.
  5. Remove from pan and let it cool for a moment, then serve.
  6. Oven Method
  7. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  8. Using a broiler pan, line bottom of pan with aluminum foil for easier clean up.
  9. Place top pan over bottom pan and arrange bacon in single layer over grates.
  10. Sprinkle with brown sugar and pepper.
  11. Bake for 15 to 19 minutes, checking for doneness.
  12. Allow to cool and then serve.
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Valentines Day Chocolate Cherry Meringues Recipe

February 3, 2013 By

Chocolate Cherry Meringues

Chocolate Cherry Meringues Recipe

For Valentines day I wanted to make something special for the boys. One of our very favorite cookies are meringues. For Christmas I often make them peppermint flavored and mocha flavored, but for Valentines Day I wanted to make sure they were extra special. So along with the Valentines Day Gelees I made, I decided to make this Chocolate Cherry Meringues recipe. The ingredients are simple, egg whites, sugar, chocolate and cherries, but the results are heavenly. For Valentines Day I opted to make them heart shaped but you could choose to pipe them or simply allow them to be little white clouds. Whatever you do, make sure you make this Chocolate Cherry Meringues Recipe.

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Valentines Day Chocolate Cherry Meringues
Recipe type: Cookie
Serves: 14
 
Ingredients
  • 4 large egg whites
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • ½ cup dried tart cherries, chopped
  • 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips (if making dairy free verify the ingredients)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 200º.
  2. Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. In a large bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar at medium speed until soft peaks form.
  4. Increase speed to high, and gradually add granulated sugar.
  5. Add the powdered sugar slowly until stiff peaks form.
  6. Add extract and beat until blended.
  7. Fold in cherries and chocolate.
  8. Either pipe into the shape of hearts or using a large cookie cutter simply spoon the batter into the form.
  9. Gently remove the cookie cutter and repeat until you have filled the baking sheet with hearts.
  10. Bake at 200º for 2 hours.
  11. Turn the oven off, and cool meringue in closed oven 1½ hours or until dry.
  12. Be careful when removing from the parchment paper.
  13. Serve immediately or store for up to a week.
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What will you be giving your loved ones for Valentines Day? Will you be trying the meringues recipe? Do you have a favorite meringues recipe you love? Care to share it?

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