weekend fare

i have cooked all kinds of things this weekend. sub zero weather and blizzareds will do that to a girl.

friday nite we made the infamous lamb kabobs with greek yogurt sauce. we found nan bread at our local good earth market (in billings) and served our kabobs in the nan. it was soo good. drizzled with yogurt sauce...mmmm...

saturday morning i started off making bacon chili. this is so damn good. even if you dont think salsa and eggs go together(and some people dont)...you will like this. trust me. i am including my recipe. also, i made a chocolate cream pie and a killer pasta dish with artichokes, lemon, olives, tomatoes...wow....

so, on sunday i was hungry for a kale and sausage soup with white beans. i have made this dish before. it's great....but today....i bombed! i just didnt turn out. i finally succumb to just throwing it out to the dogs. isabelle looked shocked. and concerned. i said, 'izzy, sometimes you just bomb trying to make something, it happens to everyone once in awhile" and out to the dogs it went.

so i decided to make pizza. isabelle and i made the crust and used tid bits from the fridge...one pizza had goat milk aged cheddar and sun dried tomatoes, one had mozarella, pesto, and tomato, one had aged cheddar and thyme. we made 4 all together. this is a great time to use up the cheeses, pestos, olives, etc...in your fridge.

BACON CHILI

cook one package of bacon. remove and cut into bite size pieces when cool.

in same skillet (leave some of the bacon grease) add:

1/4 to 1/2 onion diced

2 ribs celery diced

saute until tender

add one can ROTEL brand tomatoes and chilies

add the cut up bacon.

simmer few minutes and turn off heat.

serve with eggs over easy and warmed tortillas. Yum!!!

cook and be happy. spring is around the corner.

~bon appetite