Ava Is A Good Sport

I ask her to stick her head in things..

And she does.

Mount Rushmore

Did you know this:

 Was supposed to look like this:

?

Turns out midway through Lincoln

the rock shifted and they decided they

had better quit while they were ahead.

Poor guy, he's missing his left ear.

BACON JAM!!!

If anything could make me open this little 

site back up, those two words can.

And did.

And it has been so long, sadly, since I have been in

Blog mindset, that I didn't take a picture

of the final product.

I hang my head in shame.

But this was sooo stinkin' good

and I put it on grilled cheese sandwiches that

I baked!

With three cheeses!

Including Bree!

I gotta share:

The Jam

1 pound bacon cut into 3/4 inch pieces

1 1/2 cups diced onions

3/4 cup water

1/2 cup pure maple syrup

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 T. Dijon mustard

In a large heavy pot, cook the bacon till browned and crisp.

Drain on a paper towel. 

Reserve 1 T. of the grease and cook the onion in it

until soft (about 8 min.)

Add 

water,

syrup,

vinegar,

brown sugar

and Dijon.

Bring to a boil and then reduce to simmer, add the bacon back in 

and cook, stirring occasionally until thickened.

1-2 hours.

Once it's all nice and thick (mine took all of 2 hours!)

break down mixture with food processor or

immersion blender to get it top a spreadable consistency.

WALA!

You can spread it on a shoe, 

or on toast with a poached egg, 

or on incredible grilled cheese sandwiches.

Here's how to make multiple 

grilled cheese sandwiches at once

AND

have the center get all melty.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees

assemble sandwiches as you would to grill them, 

butter and all, 

place on a cookie sheet

and bake 6 minutes,

flip

cook 6 more minutes and

WALA!!

You are welcome.