BMC (Bacon Cheese Meatloaf)

 

BCM Bacon Cheese Meatloaf

1¾ lb. ground beef

2 eggs

1 pkg. onion soup mix

5 oz. marinated mushrooms, drained and chopped

2 slices white bread, torn into small pieces

1 tsp. each: paprika, pepper, basil, chili powder, onion powder, garlic salt

3 slices bacon, halved

4 oz. Velveeta cheese

 

Combine all ingredients except bacon and cheese and mix well.  Place into a loaf in lightly greased pan.  Create an indent down the center of the loaf. Cut Velveeta into three rectangular chunks and place in the indent. Work the meat loaf around the cheese.  Place the strips of bacon over the top of the loaf.  Cook in 350º oven for about an hour, maybe a little more.  Let cool slightly before serving.

 

 

 

© Crackerberries 2021

Bacon Egg & Cheese

Bacon Egg  Cheese Biscuits

3 eggs, lightly scrambled and cooked

4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled

½-¾ cup shredded cheddar

3 cups all purpose flour

1 tbsp baking powder

1 tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

¾ cup butter flavored Crisco

1 cup skim milk

Preheat oven to 375º

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt in medium bowl and mix well; cut in Crisco until crumbly.  Form well in center of mixture and pour in milk, mix just until moist.  Divide dough in two.  Press into flat ¼ inch circle and using large mouth glass cut dough into circles.  Place in lightly greased muffin tins and gently press into tin. 

Combine eggs, bacon and cheese together and mix well.  Spoon into muffin tins distributing mixture evenly over dough. 

Using second half of dough, repeat the process by creating tops for the muffins.  Seal with tops to bottoms by pressing gently with fingers.  Bake in preheated 375º for 20-25 minutes until tops are golden brown.  Remove from tins immediately; serve hot and store leftovers in refrigerator for 3-5 days.  A great breakfast to take on the go.

© Crackerberries 2011

Bacon & Cheddar Muffins

Happy Valentine's Day!

31 years ago I made a homemade Valentine and put it in a cute boy's locker. Today I made that same cute boy a homemade Valentine and put it in his lunchbox. Please look for a special Valentine recipe tomorrow.

1¾ cups self-rising flour
½ Tbsp baking powder
1 egg, beaten
1 cup plain non-fat yogurt
¼ cup sugar
1 cup shredded cheddar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
4-5 slices turkey bacon, crumbled
½ cup granola cereal

Combine dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and sugar) together in large bowl; create well in center. In large measuring cup, combine egg, yogurt and vegetable oil. Pour into well and mix until blended (mixture will be lumpy). Fold in cheese, bacon and cereal. Spoon into 12 greased muffin tins. Bake 400º for 18-22 minutes. Remove from tins immediately and serve warm with your favorite marmalade; (pictured here with homemade tangerine marmalade.)





© Crackerberries 2011

Holiday Breakfast Sand-Ridge

Don’t you just love holidays? Who doesn’t like an extra day off where you can spend a leisurely morning lounging around in your jammies? Coffee on the porch, maybe a walk and then make a nice breakfast; this one is good for brunch too … late breakfast, early lunch. We enjoyed it after our 5 mile walk on Memorial Day.




3 eggs
4 slices apple-wood smoked bacon
¼ cup miracle whip
1 tsp dry mustard
¼ cup chopped cucumber (remove seeds)
6 fresh basil leaves
2 whole English muffins
Fresh ground black pepper



Place eggs in saucepan covered with water. Bring to a boil and set timer for 6 minutes. Remove 1 egg after 6 minutes, set timer for 4 more minutes. Drain, cover with cold water, and peel all eggs immediately. Chop the ten minute eggs and combine with the cucumber, miracle whip and dry mustard. Set aside.

Cook bacon slices until crisp, drain on paper towels. Wipe skillet with paper towel and toast both sides of English muffins.

Top two of the English muffin halves with basil leaf; divide egg mixture on each half, top each with two slices of bacon and half of the 6 minute egg and final muffin top. Grind fresh black pepper over top and serve.

© Crackerberries 2009

Spiedini

Spiedini is an Italian word that means “skewer” or “kebab”. This would make one think of Shi-K-Bobs, right? Add zucchini, cherry tomatoes, baby portabella mushrooms, green pepper, Vidalia onions and beef or shrimp; grill it and serve it with rice. That would be a big YUM, and all good and healthy if you like all those veggies. Tall Cool One likes his meat…and to quote him “Shrimp does not pass as the meat dish.” So I found this interesting combination of Spiedini and thought, wow, let's see if this is a keeper. A little time consuming but it’s a very tasty combination.

6 slices bacon
1 large, whole, boneless, skinless chicken breast (halved lengthwise)
½ cup Dale’s marinade (you can marinate however you like)
2 large sweet Italian sausage links
3 whole large chicken livers
6 fresh basil leaves
6 large mushroom caps
2 Tbsp melted margarine or butter

In a skillet, cook bacon just until it starts to brown but do not let it get crispy; drain well. Rinse chicken breasts and cut each breast in half crosswise into thirds; marinate in ½ cup Dales for about 15 minutes. Cut the sausage into 6 pieces. Cut each chicken liver in half.

Place one of the basil leaves on each liver half. Roll each liver half in a slice of bacon, wrapped snuggly. On each of the 6 - 12 inch skewers, place a sausage, followed by a chicken breast piece, and a bacon wrapped chicken liver. Top each end with a mushroom cap. Brush kabobs with margarine.

Place Kabobs on the cooking grill (we put aluminum foil down so that the fire wouldn’t flair up and crispy fry them). Grill for about 14-22 minutes, turning a few times through the grilling time. Internal temp should be 165º for chicken and 170º for sausage.

Following the Italian tradition, Spiedini should be served with a pasta side dish but we served ours with Cole Slaw.

© Crackerberries 2009