Category: Recipes


Feb
2016

Brown Butter Baked Donuts with Beet Frosting

categories: Breakfast, Recipes

brown butter baked donuts with beet frosting // my bacon-wrapped life

I have the perfect Valentine’s Day present for you.

Breakfast in bed!! And not just any breakfast in bed. A hot-pink-donut-with-sprinkles kind of breakfast in bed. Which is the best kind, obviously.

Valentine’s Day is on a Sunday this year, which is just begging for a special themed breakfast for you and your favorite human(s). There’s something so special and decadent about breakfast in bed – in my opinion, it’s pretty much the most romantic thing you can do for someone. Waking up to a mug of coffee and a homemade breakfast, and not even having to put on real pants to get it?! Heaven, people.

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Jan
2016

Greek Yogurt Spinach and Artichoke Dip with Toasted Za’atar Pita Chips

categories: Appetizers / Finger Foods, Recipes, Savory, Vegetarian

greek yogurt spinach and artichoke dip with toasted za'atar pita chips // my bacon-wrapped life

It’s getting near the end of January, and you know what that means…SUPER BOWL time!!

I know I’m a few weeks early, but I wanted to give you guys time to make room in your Super Bowl spread (you have one of those, right?) for this incredibly awesome dip! I first made this Greek yogurt spinach and artichoke dip a few weeks ago when Brad’s sister and her boyfriend came over to watch the Steelers play in the first round of NFL playoffs, when Steelers Super Bowl dreams were still a glimmer in our eyes (sob!). Everyone loved it, and I knew this would be the perfect Super Bowl treat to share with you guys this year.

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Jan
2016

Roasted Cauliflower with Farro, Pumpkin Seeds, and Brown Butter

categories: Recipes, Salads, Savory, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian, Whole Grains

roasted cauliflower with farro, pumpkin seeds, and brown butter // my bacon-wrapped life

Another rainy, dreary January Sunday, another bowl o’ winter love food. I just can’t get enough.

I have been having so much fun in the kitchen the past few weeks, guys. January has no holidays, no expectations, no food blogger deadlines to meet. As much as I love this blog and how it forces to me to cook seasonally and food-celebrate every holiday (albeit one week early, always), sometimes it’s nice to just cook whatever the hell I want, without foresight or planning or thinking about it altogether too much at all.

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Jan
2016

Peanut Butter, Banana, and Honey Steel-Cut Oats

categories: Breakfast, Recipes, Whole Grains

peanut butter, banana, and honey steel-cut oats // my bacon-wrapped life

So…this is basically a super-fancy version of the breakfast I eat every single morning in the winter.

My go-to weekday morning routine: microwave a packet of instant oats. Stir in a spoonful of peanut butter or sunbutter. Top with banana slices. BOOM. It’s been my winter breakfast routine since high school, because it’s so easy, cozy, healthy, and filling. And for Monday through Friday, it’s great. But the weekend calls for something a little more special, something that might take a little more than 2 minutes and 30 seconds to make, but rewards you with much more flavor and satisfaction. So this weekend, when I was craving something special but still wanting to keep things at least relatively healthy, I decided to dial my average oatmeal breakfast up a notch with slow-cooked steel cut oats, a lightly sweet touch of honey, and a sprinkle of chia seeds. And I must admit, these peanut butter, banana, and honey steel-cut oats can barely be considered in the same food group as my regular quickie oatmeal breakfast.

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