Bacon wrapped hotdogs

When grocery shopping last weekend I was surprised to see bacon wrapped hotdogs for sale. This is something I've done a few times myself and wasn't aware was a premade product on the market. I didn't come up with the idea, of course; I saw it somewhere online a long time ago. But man I wish I had been the one to market and sell it! It's always so disappointing to see something that you've done or had the idea for. That "if only I had been the one to try to patent it..." type of feeling. Things that seem so simple that nobody would sell it but then somebody does.

Anyway, it is cheaper to make myself! Buy bacon and hotdogs when they're on sale. I usually wait until hotdogs are BOGO free. And we buy whichever bacon is the cheapest because we aren't terribly picky, though for this, thinner bacon is a bit better.

All you need is bacon and hotdogs and whichever toppings you may want. I also use toothpicks to secure the bacon to the hotdog but it isn't totally necessary. If you're using a hotdog machine it will be but in a frying pan or the oven you shouldn't totally need them. I've tried the hotdog machine and frying pan but haven't done the oven yet. So anyway, you just have to wrap the bacon around the hotdog and cook it until the bacon is as done as you like (I prefer soft and my husband prefers crispy). If you use toothpicks put then in the end of the hotdog so that they don't sit on your pan or interfere with the hotdog spinning in the machine.

Homemade chili mac with bacon

Simple and filling dish - though not too healthy LOL

Two boxes of Kraft macaroni and cheese cooked as directed. While that's cooking, bake some bacon (my thick cut was at 400 degrees for maybe 17 minutes). After the mac'n'cheese is all made, add one can of chili (with or without beans - this time was without). Then cut up the slightly cooled bacon (after blotting off any grease) and mix it all together.

I add grated cheese when serving.

Bacon, avocado, and Colby jack paninis

This is another one inspired by Pinterest. I saw a pin of bacon, avocado, grilled cheese sandwiches which sounded heavenly. So I got some avocados, bacon, and Colby jack cheese. I sliced up the avocado and fried the back, and made thick slices of the cheese then threw them together on some sourdough bread (no condiments) and grilled them in our panini press. Super yummy!

Next time I might try more of an avocado spread so there's definitely avocado in each bite but otherwise they were delicious.

Sunday breakfast

Today we had a good ol' fashioned Sunday breakfast. Scrambled eggs (Barn Star cage free - not that the non-cage environments are good, because they usually are horrible), ham steak (Farmer John), bacon (Farmer John), and hashbrown patties (Harvest Day). Mmm.

Unfortunately for him, the only thing my brother could eat is the hashbrowns. He won't eat pork or eggs.