
The role of today’s guest food blogger is played by Connie’s husband, Jamie.
Shortly after Connie launched A Ruby Reduction, I briefly entertained the thought of creating a companion blog focused entirely on the hamburger.
It seemed like a splendid idea at first … until I began to realize that in order to maintain such a site, I’d have to eat an (almost) ungodly number of burgers (and buns) on a regular basis.
Hey, I love hamburgers, but a man’s got his limits.
Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bacon, chocolate, eggs, family, ginger, hamburger, homemade, onions, party, pork, potato, rosemary, sandwich, Super Bowl, weekend

These are little bites of heaven, and I thought that they would be the perfect recipe to share leading up to Valentine’s Day. You may be asking yourself why, and the answer is simple, I love bacon, so this is kind of like a Valentine’s treat for myself 🙂
Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: almonds, bacon, blog, blogging, cooking, dates, family, food, homemade, nuts, party, photography, photos, pot luck, Valentine's Day, week-night, weekend, writing

A few weeks ago we were over at Kim and Ryan’s for an amazing dinner. Kim surprised Jamie with an über delicious Triple BerryCrumble for his birthday. As part of the menu for the evening, Kim made these delicious Spinach Balls. They were very tasty and we ate them all before dinner was served.
Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bacon, blog, blogging, cooking, eggs, food, football, homemade, party, photography, photos, pot luck, Super Bowl, tailgate, Valentine's Day, vegetable, week-night, weekend, writing

I mentioned before that soup is great because it can be made with basically anything from your pantry. Well, this soup was supposed to be Minestrone but as I started gathering up all the ingredients, I realized that I was missing some key ingredients. I had no spinach, no pasta and no navy beans. So, as I rummaged around in the cupboard and freezer I grabbed some items and thought to myself, that I would make a mystery soup!
Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bacon, blog, blogging, chicken, cooking, family, food, homemade, onions, photography, photos, soup, Super Bowl, tailgate, vegetable, week-night, writing

I was browsing around on Strawberry Ginger’s blog and stumbled across her recipe for Root Vegetable & Apple Soup. My first reaction was Yummy! Then I got thinking about making my own version of a Butternut Squash Soup.
Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bacon, blog, blogging, carrots, cooking, family, food, homemade, onions, photography, photos, soup, vegetable, week-night, writing

Bacon. I love bacon. It is one simple food that is absolutely delicious on its own or enhances any other dish. I would eat it every day if I could, and there are some weeks when we do! Jamie and I have even baked with bacon (putting it in cookies and muffins) and the results are always outstanding.
Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: bacon, blog, blogging, breakfast, cooking, family, food, photography, photos, spicy, week-night, writing