Bacon

This strawberry cobb salad was a hit with the bacon and candied nuts and strawberry balsamic vinaigrette. You can easily make it Whole30 friendly by using plain roasted nuts and compliant bacon! Before I gush about this strawberry salad — so many great things happened this week!

You know I love me a good salad. I also love bacon. And hard-boiled eggs. And candied nuts. Blackberries are probably my favorite berry, too. Making this salad dressed in maple dijon vinaigrette was a no-brainer when I saw it in Mary Younkin’s book, The Weekday Lunches & Breakfasts Cookbook. I’ve got the recipe down …

Green beans have never been my favorite thing in the world, but I’m convinced that cooking things in bacon drippings will make just about anything at least somewhat tasty. Luckily, bacon-fried green beans are just a little more than tasty. Ok, a lot more. They’re completely delicious. After cooking green beans this way I learned …

This caramelized cabbage & bacon recipe is one of those thing I think I’d eat if I lived alone. If you don’t live alone, do you think about stuff like this? I’d have FAR fewer dishes, that’s for sure, and never two dozen plastic IKEA cups in the dishwasher. And I’d never have ketchup in …

It’s ridiculous that I haven’t posted these Bacon Cobb Lettuce Wraps until now because I’ve made it so many times as a quick, weeknight dinner! And any time I pull out a big plate of bacon there is much rejoicing.

This might be a long shot, but does anyone have Thanksgiving leftovers in the fridge? Ok, maybe not in the fridge. (Ew.) Freezer, maybe?

You’re going to love this easy healthy mushroom soup made with simple ingredients! It’s a creamy, hearty soup full of mushroom flavor, but you’d never guess it was dairy-free. 

The combination of roasted Brussels sprouts and butternut squash is one of my favorites. And when those bitter-sweet flavors combine with some salty bacon? *swoon*