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Venison or Beef “Sparrows”

From an old–and we mean very, very, old recipe book comes this amazing recipe for a beef or venison that is incredibly tasty. It has the mingled flavors of parsley and bacon all rolled into a tasty and very tender meat that can be made from even the most inexpensive cut of beef, due to how its cooked. Read the rest of this entry »

Potatoes Rolled In Bacon

This is a great party finger food. The recipe makes enough for four so double or treble it, depending on the number of guests. Leave the bacon off some of the potatoes and cook separately for vegetarians.

* For this recipe, use stock cubes, for their saltiness, rather than homemade stock.

12 small new potatoes
12 rashers of streaky bacon
10 oz. (280 ml) vegetable or chicken stock*
Generous amount of freshly ground pepper
2 oz. (60 g.) butter (or olive oil for vegetarians)

Preheat your oven to 400°F or 200°C. Butter an ovenproof dish.

Wash the potatoes well, leaving the new potato skin on. Break toothpicks in half and roll one rasher of bacon around each potato securing the end of the bacon with the tooth pick.

Place the bacon-wrapped potatoes into the buttered baking dish, pour over the stock, sprinkle over the freshly ground pepper and dot with small pieces of butter.

Bake uncovered for about 45-50 minutes, until most but not all stock has gone.

Sprinkle a little paprika over the potatoes immediately as you take them out of the oven. Serve hot.

With the state of the economy everyone is looking for something cheap and easy to fix for a meal. Some very unique and inventive things can be done when you need something fast, filling, and low cost. These meals do not necessarily have to be less than ideal for your diet either.

One great meal that we’ve found that will feed a family very nicely and also has most of the nutrients that your body needs and not a ton of calories is a very simple “Hamburger helper” type meal that you make yourself. Read the rest of this entry »

Definitely qualifying as comfort food, I’d never tried this one til Monika passed it along. A natural, the melding of the smoky bacon and the cheese makes this dish ideal for a side with a steak or pork chops, or perfect all alone when paired with a tossed salad and some crusty bread. One bite and you’re going to be hooked. Read the rest of this entry »