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Bacon/Leek/Cheddar Braid

Posted on June 1, 2022 by sparecake

A big ol’ bread, full of tasty things! Ingredients: Filling: 1/2 pound bacon white and light green part of three leeks, thinly sliced and washed well 8 ounces sharp cheddar, grated or sliced into chunks 10 leaves sage, thinly sliced … Continue reading →

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Bacon-Apple Pancakes

Posted on February 10, 2021 by sparecake

Barely even counts as a recipe, but super worth making! I got some bacon that came from one of my coworker’s pigs, so it’s real good bacon, and I wanted to do something more interesting than I usually do with … Continue reading →

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Crock Pot Creamy Spaghetti Squash with Peas and Bacon

Posted on June 13, 2018 by sparecake

This is basically the spaghetti squash/crock pot version of spaghetti carbonara, and it’s totally good! It’s one of those semi-rare crock pot recipes that you can’t just plop in and come back to in 8-10 hours, but I’ll give some … Continue reading →

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Chipotle-Stuffed Chicken

Posted on April 4, 2018 by sparecake

I’ve mentioned several times before that chipotles in adobo are one of my favorite things, flavor-wise, and here they meld wonderfully with cream cheese, which mellows the spiciness, and bacon, which is just…good. I made this twice and learned things … Continue reading →

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Chicken, Bacon, and Orzo Soup

Posted on January 18, 2016 by sparecake

A bunch of food blogs I follow started 2016 with suggested meal plans giving you new meals for weeks or months. Personally, I started the year eating leftover meatballs from New Years until I finally threw out the remainder last … Continue reading →

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Bacon Brown Sugar Green Beans

Posted on August 8, 2014 by sparecake

My mom gets pretty into farmers’ market food in the summer, and somehow this resulted in her buying green beans the other day. She asked me to do something with them, and I was able to turn up a recipe … Continue reading →

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Chickpea Chicken Soup

Posted on July 28, 2014 by sparecake

I had a few friends over yesterday for brunch, and everything turned out really quite delicious. This soup, for instance, has a great flavor from the bacon, but also some sweetness, I think probably from the onions. It’s also, not … Continue reading →

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Brown Sugar Scones with Maple Bacon and Candied Pineapple

Posted on August 12, 2013 by sparecake

The second thing I made with the candied fruit I was given by Paradise was these scones. I really don’t think I would change anything about them, the flavors all go together really well. Two thumbs way up! This recipe … Continue reading →

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Gougéres

Posted on August 2, 2013 by sparecake

A last while-I’m-out-of-the-country guest post, this one from Hillary, who got me to start blogging in the first place. Thanks once again, Hillary! I think my parents started learning to cook in earnest in the mid-1980s, when they were broke … Continue reading →

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BBQ Bacon Meatloaf

Posted on July 1, 2013 by sparecake

An easy, very flavorful dinner without too many ingredients. 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef 3/4 cup BBQ sauce, divided – use one with a brown sugar flavor 1 package of bacon, cooked, drained, and chopped into small bits 1/2-3/4 … Continue reading →

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