It's BACON!!

A night in hog heaven with the Bacon Club

"Nicholson hosts the Bacon Club in her Mission Hill apartment. It's a simple place on the first floor of a triple-decker, with a modest kitchen lit by a makeshift Christmas-light chandelier. A small, friendly, and slightly ramshackle screened-in porch overlooks a backyard full of grape vines.

That's where Nicholson found the leaves for her bacon dolmas. She blanched the leaves and pickled them for a week before stuffing them to bursting with brown rice and bacon. Savory and tart, they are served in a deep bath of rich olive oil and fresh lemon juice.

Almost everything on the table is finger food and going fast - bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with toasted almonds, and bacon-wrapped bananas roasted with curry powder and brown sugar. The bananas are spicy, smoky, sweet, tender, and crisp in the same remarkable mouthful. Hummus with bacon and green and black olives, spread on crostini, is being scooped up quickly by the 10 participants."

Bonus - Recipe of the Day!

Almond-stuffed dates wrapped in bacon

( recipe behind cut )

It's BACON!!

A night in hog heaven with the Bacon Club

"Nicholson hosts the Bacon Club in her Mission Hill apartment. It's a simple place on the first floor of a triple-decker, with a modest kitchen lit by a makeshift Christmas-light chandelier. A small, friendly, and slightly ramshackle screened-in porch overlooks a backyard full of grape vines.

That's where Nicholson found the leaves for her bacon dolmas. She blanched the leaves and pickled them for a week before stuffing them to bursting with brown rice and bacon. Savory and tart, they are served in a deep bath of rich olive oil and fresh lemon juice.

Almost everything on the table is finger food and going fast - bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with toasted almonds, and bacon-wrapped bananas roasted with curry powder and brown sugar. The bananas are spicy, smoky, sweet, tender, and crisp in the same remarkable mouthful. Hummus with bacon and green and black olives, spread on crostini, is being scooped up quickly by the 10 participants."

Bonus - Recipe of the Day!

Almond-stuffed dates wrapped in bacon

( recipe behind cut )

Recipe of the Day

Here's another one for cold weather. Enjoy!

Cajun-Style Chicken Soup

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Cajun Matzoh Balls with Green Onions

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Recipe of the Day

Here's another one for cold weather. Enjoy!

Cajun-Style Chicken Soup

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Cajun Matzoh Balls with Green Onions

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Tired......

My hands are cramping and shaking from muscle strain.
My fingertips feel raw.
My neck and shoulders hurt.
I'm horribly embarassed with how much I've forgotten in three years
I'm going to be spending the next two weeks practicing crossovers until my eyes cross.
My (purple) harp sticks out in a room full of natural wood tone lap harps
I can't wait until my next class in two weeks.

On the other paw, it's amazing how well my Sharpsicle teld it's tone even after a year without being tuned. My teacher was impressed too (he makes harps as well as teaches) I think it's going to have to hand it's harp licence back if it keeps it's tuning this well.

Tired......

My hands are cramping and shaking from muscle strain.
My fingertips feel raw.
My neck and shoulders hurt.
I'm horribly embarassed with how much I've forgotten in three years
I'm going to be spending the next two weeks practicing crossovers until my eyes cross.
My (purple) harp sticks out in a room full of natural wood tone lap harps
I can't wait until my next class in two weeks.

On the other paw, it's amazing how well my Sharpsicle teld it's tone even after a year without being tuned. My teacher was impressed too (he makes harps as well as teaches) I think it's going to have to hand it's harp licence back if it keeps it's tuning this well.