Baked Bacon

Have you ever wondered how to make bacon that is evenly cooked, not crinkled, with no oil splatters?  The answer is the oven! 

Place bacon on a double broiler, place in the oven at 350 (no need to even pre-heat).  Depending on your oven, it may take 20-30 minutes.  Just check the progress a few times on your first baking experience and you can figure out your timing.

It gets better - you do not have to flip the bacon, not even once.  The bacon will cook evenly on both sides.  The bacon grease no longer sits on your bacon, it drips nicely into your lower pan (save grease in a recycled jar and use with your collards or boiled peanuts).

I become overwhelmed with making sure everything is served at the correct temperature.  Now I have no more worries about eggs on the stove, bread in the toaster, fruit cut and chilled, while my bacon is burning and I am trying managing all of my other preoccupancies (I like that word - if it is a word). 

Bake your Bacon!

Grilled Cabbage

I fell in love with this recipe from a recent camping trip to Red Top Mountain. I make this dish almost weekly.

• Cut cabbage into half and then quarter
• Place each piece of cabbage on individual square piece of tinfoil
• Wrap with bacon
• Dab 1 tbsp of butter onto cabbage
• Dash hot sauce to taste (I use Texas Pete and use approx 1 tbsp)
• Sprinkle with Garlic Salt
• Wrap each quartered cabbage into tin foil pouch and place on grill, high heat, until softened (30 mins usually)

I usually cook the whole cabbage and save leftovers for snacking the next day! Delish!