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Thursday, October 7, 2010

BLT BOWL aka I'll Huff and I'll Puff and I'll blow out the fiery pan of smoldering bacon

Jenny's BLT Bowl
Is your tummy is a rumblin' for a delicious, healthy, locally sourced and (theoretically) easy meal? Look no further, the BLT Bowl is no match for the hungry.

Round one: Bacon - 1, Jenny - 0
I decided to give oven cooked bacon a whirl, putting baking racks on a pan and spreading the strips across them. I set the oven to 350 and went upstairs to put my son down for a nap. I came down about 10 minutes later and it was thoroughly cooked, but not sufficiently crisp, so I decided to pop it in the broiler. A couple minutes later it was nearly perfect. I thought another few seconds would put that 'melt in your mouth' finish on the strips, so I closed up the broiler. Immediately smoke began spilling out. I pulled open the door and saw my precious Hickory Acres 'No-No' Bacon engulfed in flames. After nearly hyperventilating from blowing out the fiery mess, the smoke detector stationed right outside my son's room started bleating. I tossed the smokey pork remains out the front door, ran upstairs and ripped the alarm from the wall. Disaster averted.

Round two: Jenny - victorious, Bacon - devoured
So... I fried up that bacon in a pan.
Recipe:
(2) tomatoes - a couple of heirloom varieties from Kissel Farms
(1/4) cup feta - goat cheese feta from lake Erie Creamery
(3) cups greens - baby spinach
(6) strips bacon - No-No bacon (no nitrates, no msg) from Hickory Acres
(1) tbsp olive oil - The Olive Tap's Organic Cold Pressed Extra Virgin

-Wash your veggies - 1 part distilled white vinegar, 2 water in a spray bottle
-Put greens in a bowl
-Cover with thinly slice tomatoes and bacon strip

-Crumble feta on top
-Drizzle with olive oil
-Salt and pepper to taste

Serves 2

Is it a sign? Almost burning down my mother's house and later nearly in tears over 'Babe'
I may be returning to a vegetarian diet!
And remember always smother a grease fire!!!

Until next time eaters...



1 comment:

  1. I hate when that happens!!!! But I have faith that it will not effect your transition to savery meat products.....:)

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