Recipes

Anyone that takes a look at me, understands that I have eaten many, many new dishes made from wonderful recipes. With the internet, now, our choices for new dishes seem limitless. I guess trying new cookie recipes is my favorite, but lately appetizers, with bacon, has been our mainstay.

We tried a new recipe last night at a friend's birthday celebration. You wrap a date around a pecan, then wrap a half strip of bacon around that, and bake for 25 minutes at 400 degrees. To borrow some slang from a Helping Hand auctioneer, “that appetizer was 'larrapin good”. Another one of my favorite recipes is stuffed jalapenos. They are made by stuffing a jalapeno with a mixture of sausage and cream cheese, then wrapping ½ strip of bacon around it and baking for 30 minutes. Another excellent choice is bacon wrapped water chestnuts. Jean & I just love our bacon wrapped concoctions!

A lot of chefs around here cook by taste, or by appearance & the dish never comes out, for us, like the one we tried to copy. Recipes have such a great role in family dinners, but Aunt Sue's dumplings, or Aunt Irenes's fresh apple pie sure needs to have all the ingredients, with all their measurements, with correct preparation instructions, and cooking temperatures! That may be the only thing we chefs of today have over our Mothers. Bon Appetit!