We're back from our trip to the East Coast! We logged in a lot of hours driving, touring housing, and visiting family. Now we're exhausted and I think we'll spend the next couple of days sleeping and unwinding.
It's definitely good to be back home.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Guess what?
We're taking a short road trip back to the East Coast. We can't wait for Baby Chuck to meet his family.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Chocolate covered bacon and potato chips
I finally did it. I took the culinary plunge and dipped bacon and potato chips into chocolate.
Yum. Heart attack and tooth decay all in one delicious package. |
Here's what I did:
(1) I cooked bacon in the microwave until they were nice and crispy.
(2) I melted the semi-sweet chocolate in a double boiler.
(3) After the strips of bacon cooled, I dipped them into the chocolate. Then, I placed the strips onto a cooling rack so that the excess chocolate would be able to drip off.
(4) I dipped the potato chips into the chocolate and then also placed them onto the cooling rack.
(5) I put the finished treats in the fridge to cool the chocolate.
These treats were delicious. But I wasn't perfectly happy with the results, so there are definitely changes that I'll make next time.
(1) My bacon treats looked a bit like puny dog treats. Next time I won't cut each strip in half.
(2) As the treats cooled, the chocolate hardened onto the cooling rack. Next time I'll just use parchment paper.
(3) There was a tad too much chocolate on the bacon and I didn't quite achieve that perfect salty sweet balance. Next time I'll just drizzle chocolate over the bacon.
Hmm, what else should I dip in chocolate?
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