Yesterday I 
Our New Year’s Day didn’t contain much excitement, we just spent the day relaxing. I had cooked a rib roast for New Year’s Eve (delicious), so we ate it cold for supper with collards which we both enjoy cooked in oil, garlic and vinegar. Otherwise we really didn’t do much of anything. I did do a bit of sorting out in my computer room – it needed it. Didn’t do as much as needed but I made a start.
I have been fascinated, for some weeks, by a cat picture that keeps coming up 
I used to love bacon wrapped items like this. Haven’t done them for a number of years, there are all kinds of recipes but this is the one that reminded me of them this last few days and the picture made my mouth water remembering how much I used to like them. There were Devils on Horseback (liver) and Angels on Horseback (oysters) to name a couple. Gotta get some bacon this week.
Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts
Contributed By: Diana, Cooking.com
Make these simple appetizers and they'll be the first to run out at a gathering. Just 
INGREDIENTS
2 cans whole water chestnuts
12 oz bacon
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup mayonnaise
DIRECTIONS
Wrap drained chestnuts in 1/3 piece of bacon and fasten with a toothpick. Place in two foil lined pie plates or cake pans. Mix brown sugar, chili sauce and mayonnaise.Pour over chestnuts and bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until bacon is crisp.
Have a great day
Anything wrapped in bacon is good! I'll skip the mayoniase though.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Years to you and yours and may 2013 be the best year yet!
True, dunno what it is, but bacon really spikes things up.
DeleteBest wishes to you and yours as well.
That cat can't look grumpy all time time.
ReplyDeleteApparently it does, but isn't really a grumpy cat.
DeleteI love that cat too - its owner says she is a very happy, normal cat.... just has an unfortunate expression!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to try the bacon wrapped water chestnuts. In Spain one of the tapas dishes we love is stuffed dates with bacon/fine ham wraps. They can be as fancy or plain as you like but I prefer them without sauce
I simply de-stone dates (don't use pre-stoned cos they don't taste as good) and fill the cavity with blue and/or cheddar cheese, wrap each date with ham/bacon and bake in the oven for 10 mins. Lots of recipes suggest deep frying and covering in sauce etc but this works for me - yummy!!
Never heard of deep frying them Sue. There was another recipe we used to do all the time, involved spring onions. Must check it out
DeleteHAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND MATT!
ReplyDeleteWhat a face. I think I had that face the last time I talked to my son about my car...pretty sure that's close.
Uh oh, what did he do to your car???
DeleteHe didn't *do* anything to it other than use up almost a full tank of gas tooling around his girlfriend when he told me they weren't going to do so and then came home in wee hours of the morning. *eyeroll.
DeleteGet a fulltime job kiddo and buy your own damn car. He's finished up a year of auto mechanics so now he needs to get a job in his discipline for a year and then back in tech school for two years to get his certifications.
Did he leave you any gas? I understand kids can get home on fumes.
Delete