Traditional Irish Colcannon...bumped up several flavor notches! We're making these mashed potatoes with lots of butter, cream, sauteed cabbage, kale, and leek, green onions, bacon and Irish white cheddar - it's absolute heaven! This BEST Loaded Colcannon recipe is sure to … Continue reading →
Smothered Chicken
This Smothered Chicken recipe is sure to become a family favorite! Moist and tender chicken breasts are drenched in a luxuriously creamy bacon and mushroom sauce. Serve it over mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta and get ready to enjoy some ultimate comfort food! A few … Continue reading →
Instant Pot White Bean and Kale Soup
A nourishing, restorative and comfortingly delicious soup, this easy Instant Pot White Bean and Kale Soup recipe takes just a few minutes of prep time and your pressure cooker does the rest! Make a double batch while you're at it because it makes fabulous … Continue reading →
Authentic German Rouladen Recipe
One of Germany's most famous and delicious dishes, Rouladen are beef roulades filled with bacon, onions, mustard and pickles, then browned and simmered in the richest gravy imaginable. Mouthwateringly delicious, this authentic Rouladen recipe is the only one you'll ever … Continue reading →
Candied Bacon
Sweet, salty, smoky, rich with umami and a deliciously crispy-chewy texture, it's everything Candied Bacon should be. It's INSANELY delicious! It's hard to imagine bacon being any better than straight out of the frying pan. But that's where you'll need to stretch … Continue reading →
Pecan-Crusted Salmon with Bacon Fat Maple Glaze
The title says it all - this salmon is absolutely mouthwatering! It's hard to beat fresh wild-caught salmon. Â My husband adores the stuff. And what better place to get it than from our very own Pike Place Market in Seattle? Â (If you haven't already done so, check … Continue reading →
BEST New England Clam Chowder
One of America's most famous dishes, get ready to enjoy a bowl of pure comfort! This New England Clam Chowder recipe gets bumped up several flavor notches and will have you coming back for seconds! The concept of chowder goes back several centuries. Chowders were … Continue reading →
Peach Bacon Jam
Get ready for the ULTIMATE bacon jam recipe! The combination of flavors will absolutely "wow" your taste buds and have you coming back for more! Is that making you drool?  Because it's making me drool.  And I've already had it several times.  So I can fully vouch for … Continue reading →
Sweet Pea Risotto with Basil & Pancetta
This luxuriously creamy pea risotto recipe combines the freshest sweet peas with the irresistible flavors of basil, Parmesan and pancetta! I've partnered with Aneto to bring you this post Pea Risotto Recipe In celebration of Spring, I want to introduce you to a risotto … Continue reading →
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries, Bacon & Balsamic Reduction
Few dishes spark more intense feelings at the Thanksgiving and Christmas table than Brussels sprouts. Â A close runner up is probably sweet potato casserole - you know, the stuff with the brown sugar and marshmallows on top? Â I've always hated that stuff. Â But my parents and … Continue reading →
Goat Cheese, Spinach and Bacon Wontons
If you don't like goat cheese, no problem - use cream cheese instead. Â Either way, these crispy bundles of goodness are simply irresistible! They are dangerous though, I have to warn you. Â These are one of those foods that are hard to stop eating. Â You pop one in your … Continue reading →
German Pea Soup with Egg Dumplings (Erbsensuppe mit Eierschwämmchen)
 "Pea soup" is the literal translation of this dish but that doesn't even begin to do it justice.  There is a TON going on here flavor-wise.  With the flavor of caramelized onions and bacon combined with savory leek, carrots, celeriac, potatoes, peas and dumplings, … Continue reading →
Chicken & Asparagus Chowder with Bacon & Roasted Peppers
A creamy chowder packed with chicken, asparagus, bacon, roasted red peppers, potatoes and corn...chowder just doesn't get any better than this! Your next family favorite! … Continue reading →
Maple Spice Boston Baked Beans
Packed FULL of flavor and easy to make in your slow cooker! And a little history lesson about the day a molasses flash flood hit the streets of Boston. Â Seriously. … Continue reading →
Bean and Bacon Soup
We often buy things in bulk when they're on sale. Â This time we stocked up on bacon. Â Todd and I both have a weakness of bacon. Â If we allowed ourselves, we'd be perfectly content eating bacon every morning for breakfast. Â But we don't. Â In fact, we probably average once or … Continue reading →
Southern-style Green Beans with Caramelized Onions and Bacon
Green beans, depending on how they're prepared, can be either just "tolerable" or they can be something that are actually enjoyable to eat. Â This recipe makes eating green beans a pleasure. Â You won't find yourself gulping them down just so you can clear your plate and pat … Continue reading →
Buttery Sautéed Leek with Bacon
Something simple. Â Something good. Â A quick and easy side dish to enjoy with virtually any meal. Simple enough to serve with good ol' comfort food while elegant enough to serve at a dinner party. Regardless where or how it's served, anything with butter and bacon is … Continue reading →
Bacon, Leek and Roasted Tomato Quiche with Polenta Crust
Here's what happened. Â I had leek that needed to be used, a bag of gorgeous tomatoes from a friend's garden, and an open package of bacon. Â And I wanted quiche. Â A savory, buttery, leeky, tomatoey, bacony quiche. Â But I wasn't in the mood to make the crust. Â Can you relate? … Continue reading →
Bacon and Leek Quiche
Practically everything tastes better with bacon, don't you think? And to be fair, bacon really gets a bad rap - as do a lot of things that the food industry decides to target for a time, and so we avoid them for a decade or two resorting to "safer" alternatives just to … Continue reading →
Sweet Potato Corn Chowder
I had a huge organic sweet potato left over from making baby food for my daughter. Â I also had some sweet onions and an opened package of bacon that needed to be used. Â I'm not sure what the mental process was that ultimately led me to the idea of incorporating these items … Continue reading →
Baked Polenta with Mushrooms, Bacon and Swiss Chard
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Â I developed this dish by way of request from Constance (Make a Request!). Â She wrote the following: Â "My mom used to make polenta on top of the stove with bacon and onion and then bake it to get a nice crisp crust. Â Any ideas?" Â Constance, this gave … Continue reading →