Jordan Independent - 40 days, 40 bites: Bacon time! - Comments

I just really love Peanut

goldengopher — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:06:31 -0500

I just really love Peanut butter and especially Bacon. Bacon goes well with everything. If you asked me the things I love most in life I would say bacon, my wife and kids and fishing.

Probably in that order too. Shhh.... don't tell my wife that!

One of those things that

Mathias Baden — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:13:30 -0500

One of those things that happened by accident and then you fell in love with it? Like when a friend of mine ran out of milk and put grape juice on her cereal? Breakfast was never the same again.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

I highly recommend bacon on

goldengopher — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:18:41 -0500

I highly recommend bacon on peanut butter toast. De-licious!

The recipe does make my

Brandon — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:13:42 -0500

The recipe does make my mouth water.

My grandma makes something similar to this with water chestnuts in the middle. She makes them for our family Christmas every year, and they’re pretty darn good. She never has to worry about them cooling down, though, because its sort of a race between my cousins and myself to see who can get to these first. We usually load up our plates with the bacon bites before heading back a second time and sampling the rest of the food.

Did someone say pig? The

Ruth Anne Maddox — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:36:02 -0500

Did someone say pig?

The only thing better than cooking and eating bacon is learning what combinations go together oh so well!

This is one of my favorite recipes with bacon because there is just something about combining salt and sugar that makes my mouth water just thinking about it:

Smoky Bacon Wraps

INGREDIENTS

1 pound sliced bacon

1 (16-ounce) package miniature smoked sausage links

1 cup packed brown sugar

DIRECTIONS

Cut each bacon strip in half widthwise. Wrap one piece of bacon around each sausage.
Place in a foil-lined (THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T LINE THE PAN IN FOIL, YOU MAY AS WELL PLAN ON THROWING IT AWAY!) 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes or until bacon is crisp and sausage is heated through.

There is no way to screw this recipe up unless you burn them -- and make sure the pan is on a middle rack in the oven or your are going to need that broom again.

In party settings, these little yummies tend to cool off quickly, but I don't like them kept in the crock pot. Instead, I serve them in a glass bowl that can be popped into the microwave for a quick warm up. Of course, that's considering they even make it to the party!

Thanks for the heads up –

Brandon — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:59:12 -0500

Thanks for the heads up – I’ll keep my broom at the ready and my window slightly cracked.

A note about cooking in

ReneeF — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:31:51 -0500

A note about cooking in bacon fat - it can easily and quickly get too hot. When it does, it produces lots of smoke. Have a broom handy to wave the smoke away from your fire alarm and maybe have your window open, too. :) good luck - sounds yummy!

40 days, 40 bites: Bacon time!

Brandon — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:15:19 -0500