* one pound of thick sliced bacon
* brown sugar
* cayenne pepper
Lay the slices of bacon on a foil lined baking pan, or just fashion one out of heavy duty aluminium foil. Please don't use a naked pan. This gets messy.
Cover the bacon with sugar and sprinkle the pepper on to taste.
Throw it on the grill or in the oven at 350. You can either flip it over and put the sugar and pepper on the other side to make it extra fantastic or just allow it to fry up and caramelize on the one side, however you like your bacon is just fine with me.
Allow to cool, cut into squares and enjoy.
I'm usually not one for the pig-eating, but I have to admit that I tried it out of curiosity and it. was. glorious.
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Oatmeal Cookies
*2 sticks soft butter
*1 cup brown sugar
*1/2 cup sugar
*2 eggs
*1 tsp vanilla
*1 tsp baking SODA
*1 tsp cinnamon
*3 cups Old Fashioned oats
*1 1/2 cups flour
*raisins are boring, Raisinettes are fabulous. Try a bag of butterscotch or peanut butter chips (or my new favorite, Heath brickle chips) mixed in with the dough
Mix butter and sugars until creamy, add eggs and vanilla
Add flour, baking soda, and cinnamon
Slowly add oats
Toss in the good stuff and bake at 350 for 10 or 12 minutes
*1 cup brown sugar
*1/2 cup sugar
*2 eggs
*1 tsp vanilla
*1 tsp baking SODA
*1 tsp cinnamon
*3 cups Old Fashioned oats
*1 1/2 cups flour
*raisins are boring, Raisinettes are fabulous. Try a bag of butterscotch or peanut butter chips (or my new favorite, Heath brickle chips) mixed in with the dough
Mix butter and sugars until creamy, add eggs and vanilla
Add flour, baking soda, and cinnamon
Slowly add oats
Toss in the good stuff and bake at 350 for 10 or 12 minutes
Banana Pudding
*1 large package instant pudding. I like either French Vanilla or plain vanilla, but I'd imagine that chocolate or banana would be good too.
*2 1/2 cups cold milk
*14oz can sweetened condensed milk
*Cool Whip (16 ounces)
*sliced bananas, just one day away from being kind of rotten
*Nilla wafer cookies
Mix pudding and milk; add condensed milk. Blend well; fold in half the whipped topping.
Alternate layers of pudding, bananas and vanilla wafers; top with remaining whipped topping and a few banana slices.
Refrigerate overnight before serving.
I like to put caramel sauce on this too, but I put caramel on just about anything. Someday I'm going to make this with ice cream, and I'll let you know how it turns out.
*2 1/2 cups cold milk
*14oz can sweetened condensed milk
*Cool Whip (16 ounces)
*sliced bananas, just one day away from being kind of rotten
*Nilla wafer cookies
Mix pudding and milk; add condensed milk. Blend well; fold in half the whipped topping.
Alternate layers of pudding, bananas and vanilla wafers; top with remaining whipped topping and a few banana slices.
Refrigerate overnight before serving.
I like to put caramel sauce on this too, but I put caramel on just about anything. Someday I'm going to make this with ice cream, and I'll let you know how it turns out.
Katie Fisher's Zucchini Bread
second only to my Grandmother's, who forgets how
*2 1/2 cups grated zucchini
*3 eggs
*2 cups sugar
*1 cup oil
*3 tsp vanilla
*3 tsp cinnamon
*3 cups flour
*1 tsp baking POWDER
*1 tsp baking SODA
*1 tsp salt
Grate the zukes with skin and seeds, set aside
Beat together eggs and sugar
Add oil, beat well
Add zukes and vanilla
Blend in dry ingredients
Pour into two loaf pans
Bake 60-80 minutes at 325
Slice and slather with plenty of butter. It's bread, after all.
While the bread is still hot, go to Baskin Robbins and get some vanilla ice cream to make a zucchini shortcake. While you're there remember the good old days (the early 90's. Were they ever that good?) when Katie and I used to work there. One scoop for the customer, one for the ice cream girl. Katie likes German Chocolate Cake, and her sister likes Gold Medal Ribbon. I like Cookies and Cream with Caramel Sauce ever since they stopped carrying Caramel Chocolate Crunch.
*2 1/2 cups grated zucchini
*3 eggs
*2 cups sugar
*1 cup oil
*3 tsp vanilla
*3 tsp cinnamon
*3 cups flour
*1 tsp baking POWDER
*1 tsp baking SODA
*1 tsp salt
Grate the zukes with skin and seeds, set aside
Beat together eggs and sugar
Add oil, beat well
Add zukes and vanilla
Blend in dry ingredients
Pour into two loaf pans
Bake 60-80 minutes at 325
Slice and slather with plenty of butter. It's bread, after all.
While the bread is still hot, go to Baskin Robbins and get some vanilla ice cream to make a zucchini shortcake. While you're there remember the good old days (the early 90's. Were they ever that good?) when Katie and I used to work there. One scoop for the customer, one for the ice cream girl. Katie likes German Chocolate Cake, and her sister likes Gold Medal Ribbon. I like Cookies and Cream with Caramel Sauce ever since they stopped carrying Caramel Chocolate Crunch.
Cut Out Cookies
These are the best you'll ever taste, I swear
*6 egg yolks
*4 whole eggs
*2 cups softened butter
*2 1/8 cups white sugar
*7 cups all purpose flour
*1 tbsp baking POWDER
*1/2 tsp salt
*1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
For the icing:
*4 cups powdered sugar
*1/2 cup vegetable oil
*1/2 tsp vanilla extract
*hot water as needed
*food coloring, be sure to split the icing into separate bowls if you want to make different colored cookies
Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each
Combine dry ingredients and stir slowly into sugar mixture
Cover and chill for at least one hour, over night in small batches is best
Preheat oven to 375
If you don't have fantastic cookie sheets, grease them. Mine are naturally greasy because I use them a lot and they never really come totally clean after awhile.
Roll dough on floured surface to desired thickness (up to 1/2 inch) and cut
Bake for 8 to 10 to 12 minutes, watch them! As soon as the edges look golden, take them out.
Let cool 5 minutes on sheet, then put on wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
Or if you like sugar cookies, sugar them before you bake them. This is important.
*6 egg yolks
*4 whole eggs
*2 cups softened butter
*2 1/8 cups white sugar
*7 cups all purpose flour
*1 tbsp baking POWDER
*1/2 tsp salt
*1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
For the icing:
*4 cups powdered sugar
*1/2 cup vegetable oil
*1/2 tsp vanilla extract
*hot water as needed
*food coloring, be sure to split the icing into separate bowls if you want to make different colored cookies
Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each
Combine dry ingredients and stir slowly into sugar mixture
Cover and chill for at least one hour, over night in small batches is best
Preheat oven to 375
If you don't have fantastic cookie sheets, grease them. Mine are naturally greasy because I use them a lot and they never really come totally clean after awhile.
Roll dough on floured surface to desired thickness (up to 1/2 inch) and cut
Bake for 8 to 10 to 12 minutes, watch them! As soon as the edges look golden, take them out.
Let cool 5 minutes on sheet, then put on wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
Or if you like sugar cookies, sugar them before you bake them. This is important.
Becca Swick's Eclair Cake
*1 box graham crackers
*2 big boxes of French Vanilla pudding and enough milk to make it
*2 cans of Duncan Hines Triple Chocolate Fudge Icing
Make the pudding
Alternate layers of grahams and pudding in a lasagna pan
Top the last layer of grahams with the icing.
Lick the knife
Stick it in the fridge for a day, and keep your fingers out of it. This will cut like a cake as long as you keep it cool.
*2 big boxes of French Vanilla pudding and enough milk to make it
*2 cans of Duncan Hines Triple Chocolate Fudge Icing
Make the pudding
Alternate layers of grahams and pudding in a lasagna pan
Top the last layer of grahams with the icing.
Lick the knife
Stick it in the fridge for a day, and keep your fingers out of it. This will cut like a cake as long as you keep it cool.
Pumpkin Pie Dip
*8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
*2 cups powdered sugar
*15 oz PURE canned pumpkin- NOT the pumpkin pie mix
*1 tbsp cinnamon
*1/2 tbsp grated ginger
Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar at medium speed until smooth
Add pumpkin, beat until well mixed
Add cinnamon and sugar and mix
Stick it in the fridge for at least 8 hours
Serve with fruit, ginger snaps, spiced wafers, and a good cup of tea. It is surprisingly good with carrots and Gerber Biter Biscuits too. A lady at work eats it with broccoli, but she is weird.
I like to layer a bit of the dip with graham crackers into a little tupperware container before I put it in the fridge. It makes a bready kind of goodness that can be eaten with a fork in front of the t.v. all alone with your cats and a glass of milk.
*2 cups powdered sugar
*15 oz PURE canned pumpkin- NOT the pumpkin pie mix
*1 tbsp cinnamon
*1/2 tbsp grated ginger
Beat cream cheese and powdered sugar at medium speed until smooth
Add pumpkin, beat until well mixed
Add cinnamon and sugar and mix
Stick it in the fridge for at least 8 hours
Serve with fruit, ginger snaps, spiced wafers, and a good cup of tea. It is surprisingly good with carrots and Gerber Biter Biscuits too. A lady at work eats it with broccoli, but she is weird.
I like to layer a bit of the dip with graham crackers into a little tupperware container before I put it in the fridge. It makes a bready kind of goodness that can be eaten with a fork in front of the t.v. all alone with your cats and a glass of milk.
Cranberry Almond Cookies
*1 cup softened butter
*1 cup sugar
*1 egg
*1 tsp vanilla extract (or almond if you really like almond)
*2 cups all purpose flour
*1/4 tsp salt
*1/2 cup dried cranberries (or dried cherries)
*1/2 to 1 cup chopped toasted almonds
Preheat oven to 350
Cream butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy. Taste it.
Add egg and beat well, blend in remaining ingredients
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets
Bake until golden, about 12 mins
*1 cup sugar
*1 egg
*1 tsp vanilla extract (or almond if you really like almond)
*2 cups all purpose flour
*1/4 tsp salt
*1/2 cup dried cranberries (or dried cherries)
*1/2 to 1 cup chopped toasted almonds
Preheat oven to 350
Cream butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy. Taste it.
Add egg and beat well, blend in remaining ingredients
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets
Bake until golden, about 12 mins
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