I have a habit of always reading recipes and many times jotting down quickly (on note paper or notes on my phone) the key ingredients especially when on a plane, in a waiting room or anywhere I find a magazine or interesting article. This recipe is exactly one of those that I had in my […]
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Cooking from my Pantry – Pasta with Zucchini and Bacon
Once again, I took a long hard look into my pantry and refrigerator to see what I had on hand. I have an abundance of pasta, so out came a box. A looked into my refrigerator and found bacon, zucchini, cream, grated Parmesan and parsley. So, I combined it together for a wonderful pasta dish. […]
Smoked Gouda Cheese Sauce
Recently, we went to one of our favorite steak houses and with our entree we ordered a stuff baked potato with smoked Gouda cheese sauce, broccoli and bacon. It was especially good and one that I wanted to recreate at home. It was the perfect complement to the wonderful rib eye steak we had that […]
Mussels with White Wine and Bacon
If it’s Friday, it must be mussels. Our favorite dinner after a busy week is a bubbly pot of mussels, crusty bread and a great glass of wine. I have posted previous mussel recipes most using red wine, this time I used white wine and bacon. A fantastic combination, serve along side plenty of bread […]
Carol’s Carbonara
I was looking in the refrigerator and found some thin sliced bacon that needed to be used – my first thought was Pasta Carbonara. I decided to take what I had in the refrigerator and freezer and create a pasta sauce. I always cook with a 3×5 card next to me to take notes as I […]