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Most of you know that I came from a big family ~ 7 kids! No, we are not Catholic. Yes, we had the same parents. (Those are usually the two questions people ask when they hear "7 kids?".) Most of you also know that my mom was sick for years. I am the second oldest, so I did a lot of the care-taking of the younger kids. I learned to cook when I was 10. I remember the first thing I cooked with my dad was Tacos. I loved cooking. Then, there was the baking. I made all the desserts and the b-day cakes for everyone's b-day, including mine. And I loved it! Another thing I remember is my grandmother making the biggest dessert spreads ever at the holidays. She made sure that every person there (we are talking, like, 30+ people) had their favorite dessert. I remember visiting her when I was 20. We cooked & baked all week. I never felt as close to her until then. We had this bond now - baking! I learned so much from her. I think it fueled my love of baking ~ and cooking! Now, at the Holidays, I make sure to prepare everyone's favorite dessert, no matter how many attend. It just wouldn't be the Holiday's if you didn't have your favorite pie, cake, cookie or candies!!

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Baked Bacon - Sautrday, Breakfast

Baked Bacon
Everyone knows how to make bacon, right?  Well, do you know how to bake it?  During one of my visits to Vegas to visit my brother David, his wife Bonnie and kids, Blade and Ava, Bonnie BAKED the bacon. Seriously?  No mess, no splattering, no big grease clean up afterward? Nope!  She simply placed aluminum foil on the cookie sheet (for even easier clean up after breakfast), place the slices on the foil, and baked! You pop it in the oven and forget about it til the timer goes off.  No need to even turn the bacon, but you can if you want.


Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375*
2. Cover cookie sheet with foil.
3. Arrange bacon on cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, depending on how soft or crisp you like it.
5. Transfer to plate lined with paper towels to blot up the excess grease.
Note: Let grease solidify on foil while you eat.  Then, simply roll foil up and throw away!  Super easy clean-up!

Variations: My sister, Sarah, said that she actually broils it for 3 to 5 minutes instead of baking.  I have not made it that way yet, but she did, and it tasted just as good.  However, I happen to like the slower cooking process - but I would broil it for about a minute at the end to crisp up.  


Credits:  Bonnie, of course!!  And Sarah for the broiling part!

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