Tomatillo Salsa

Roast Tomatillos, Onions & Garlic. Puree with fresh cilantro, lime juice, s&p

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The Jam that is not Pearl

So last month I was on holidays and my
super awesome boyfriend took me to see Soundgarden, and then to the Shuswap for the weekend with friends. There was bacon, boating, beer, gin slushies, karaoke, charades and Jesus swords. It truly was one of the best vacations I have ever had.

So I had been home for a few days, and was back to work on a split shift, so I had a couple of hours to kill, and what did I decide to do? Yep, make me some Bacon Jam. My dear friend Sarah the MasterBakker had made some and shared it with me so I figured I better try it out myself, since I am the bacon bitch and all....

It is very easy, tastes fucking amazing, and looks pretty in a jar. Here is the recipe and a few pics. Make it if you want and let me know how yours turned out.

1 lb good quality bacon, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup onion, chopped
3/4 cup brown sugar
3 tbs coffee
3 tbs pancake syrup
1 tbs balsamic vinegar
1 tsp grainy mustard

Chop bacon and cook - just till done, not too crispy.



Remove and drain off all but 2 tbs fat. Add onions & garlic, cook till soft.



Add bacon back in and all the other ingredients.



Cook about 30 minutes on low stirring occasionally, until jammy. Pretty easy. I used my ginormous cast iron pan, so the heat didn't go much past 3 the whole time.




Mine was cooked for a bit longer that I would have liked so it turned out kind of...firm and dark. I was pretty pissed at first because I was going for a soft spreadable jam, BUT I have since discovered that it is the perfect condiment on burgers and sandwiches. It has a toothsome texture that satisfies that want of something crunchy on a burger so it is a great replacement for lettuce or other crisp veggies...or in addition to :P

Baked eggs

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Bacon & Sausage Breakfast Tacos....Fuck I'm Hungry!!



Izzy's Breakfast Taco-notice the excess of Bacon

 Dammit, why do I do this to myself? I start looking through food blogs and recipes before lunch and of course I'm starving, so it all looks sooooo goooood and I can't wait to get home and try a new recipe....then I look at the sad sack of food I brought for lunch (home made soup and a bun); it's OK, but not what I want after reading about bacon inspired dishes for hours...I mean just a few minutes...I am at work.
There was one that I had seen before, the bacon weave wrapped around cheese which had a link to another site where there was a bacon weave rolled up around scrambled eggs, which kinda reminded me of the bacon and egg tacos I make....oh internet, what a tangled web of bacon you weave....hhhmmm bacon weave webs for Halloween treats??? Hhhmmm...loosely weaved and covered in chocolate, maybe some white chocolate highlights to enhance a web-ish design? Sweet Jebus I am a genius! Remind me about that idea, I will most likely forget in the morning...

And once again I digress. So after all that I was hungry for bacon...sigh...and none to be found here in the office....with just a natural food store next door, which I can tell you does NOT sell bacon in any way shape or form...damm hippies can go die in a hole.

So ANYWAYS....The point is I thought I should share this recipe with my whopping 8 followers...you lucky little devils, this is THE BEST breakfast taco you will ever eat. FOR REAL.

Bacon, Sausage and Egg Breakfast Tacos...Ok Brunch because breakfast is never served before 11am in my house.

You Will Need...Serves 4, get more if you are feeding more people...der.

- 1 package soft small corn tortillas
- 8 eggs
- a few splashes of cream or milk
- 1 pound of bacon
- 8 breakfast or 4 chorizo sausages
- 1/2 cup cheddar & mozza cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup salsa-homemade or store bought, I really don't care
- several dashes of green Tabasco - because it is so much better than the red.
- 8-10 pickled jalapeno slices (optional for the kids I guess...wimps)

1. Cook your bacon and sausage in whichever way you prefer - I like to bake my bacon in the oven as you all know. Sausage I would assume most, if not all, people would do it in a frying pan. If you're smart like me, I bbq my chorizo when it's not pouring fucking rain outside.

2. Crack eggs into a large-ish bowl and beat gently. If you beat the crap out your eggs before you scramble them that is why they turn out watery and gross. Do it just enough to break up the yolks and breakdown some of that really slimy slug like white part  (which is called the CHALAZAE,

it's like the egg's umbilical cord...once again I say, nature is gross...thanks Google). Heat your egg scrambling pan with a good amount of butter on medium high, like about 6. Once the butter is foamy pour in the eggs. Using a flat wooden spatula, stir the eggs every 10 seconds or so, moving the cooked bits off the bottom of the pan, Do this gently as well, we're not mashing potatoes here people. When the eggs are about half way cooked but still runny, remove the pan from the heat and add a few big splashes of cream or milk. Gently fold and stir in all the cream/milk, then put back on the heat to finish cooking. We like our eggs soft and creamy so after I add the milk I do another 30-45 seconds on the heat,  then off and keep folding till they are perfect. Izbot will only eat eggs cooked this way, my dad made her scrambled eggs one morning and she wouldn't eat them because he put the milk in with the raw eggs. I wanted to smack her for being so rude, but hey, the kid has high standards. Grampa's eggs come in a very close second thought cuz he knows how to not over cook them. OK seriously, I did not intend this to turn out as a lesson on how to scramble eggs, but I can't help myself, I'm a dork.

3. Heat a frying pan on high till very hot, not quite smoking. Once it's REALLY  hot, you can warm the tortillas one at at time. I used to do it straight on the burner, but they get kinda burned tasting. Apparently it works well with a gas stove on low, but since I don't have one I can't tell you how well that turns out.

4. Assemble as follows... in the warm tortilla...1 sausage ( if using chorizo, slice in half lengthwise), 2 pieces of bacon, some eggs, Tabasco, cheese, salsa, jalapenos. You could throw on some sour cream, avocado, squeeze of lime as well if you're feeling fancy. I usually use my homemade salsa with has lots of lime and cilantro in it, so if you're just using store bought, try that. Or make a quick salsa lazy-ass, it's pretty simple and quick.

We do have this quite often for breakfast on the weekends, the Izbot and Minellynator both like it because they add whatever they like JUST LIKE WHEN IT'S TACO NIGHT. And The Man will eat anything I cook cuz he hearts me. Amazing. Simple. Bacony. Delicious.

A bit O' Rage from a BSMNT dweller

Ok so yes, this has nothing to do with bacon, but, come on kids, you know the words, this is my blog and I will talk about whatever the hell I want.

So I'm looking for a new place to live, it's annoying and frustrating...so to help me get out some of my anger, I posted this to CL to make me feel a bit better...

Dear Landlords of BSMNT suites

To all of the nice landlords, let me say thank you for opening your home to renters. We appreciate the opportunity to live in a house rather than an apartment or condo. But not all suites are created equal, so here are a few pointers for those less than stellar landlords…

First of all, your after market “renovations” are a joke. The 5’X4’ bedroom you crammed into the corner will not fit a bed, let alone a dresser…a dresser is required because of course, there is no closet. And when designing the kitchen, please keep in mind that it is customary to have all of the appliances in the same room. Placing the fridge in the hallway renders the kitchen just a room with a stove and sink, for of course there is no dishwasher and barely any cupboards, and greatly impedes access to the “bedroom”. I will say only this about the bathroom “reno’s”; are you kidding me?

Secondly, unless you want a dirty, smelly tenant, some sort of access to laundry should be available. I cannot fathom why you think it unnecessary for us to wash our clothes, bedding, towels etc in a timely fashion. Consider the emergency washing needs, like when a child vomits on the sheets in the middle of the night, or having to wash all the towels I own after your toilet upstairs flows over and drains through the airs ducts, through what is my ceiling downstairs, and pours possibly contaminated water all over my floors….Yes, I know there are Laundromats, but honestly, after working 2 jobs just to make ends meet and pay a portion or your mortgage, I am a bit tired, and the last thing I want to do in the evening is pack up my dirty laundry, haul it half way across town and sit there for hours watching a washing machine spin. Although I suppose I could get a third job to fill the time wasted sitting around waiting for the clothes to dry.

And to keep this short, my third point. I would appreciate the luxury of having a small pet. I understand your previous tenant, the crazy lady with 7 cats, destroyed your home, but please believe me when I tell you that I only have one small cat and she has never pissed or shit on the floor, or shredded walls. I understand that replacing flooring can be quite an expense and a lot of work on your part because you refuse to hire a professional to do any of the work on your pain in the ass mortgage helper…I mean suite. What I don’t understand is how you could possibly have the balls to request a $1500 damage deposit because you stupidly spent $3800 to replace the flooring in your 387 sq ft suite. Not only is this totally asinine, it is also against the Residential Tenancy act….you may want to pick up a copy.

So once again, thank you to all the great homeowners out there who provide lovely, reasonable places for us bsmnt dwellers to live…and to those money grubbing slumlords… you sirs and madams can kindly suck it.

Yes I know, totally juvenile and probably a bit hurtful, but whatever, it's my opinion and that's the only one that counts right? RIGHT? Right.

Have a pleasant day.