My husband has been traveling to Denver a lot from work and although I love food and hearing about new restaurants, I have a hard time getting him to tell me in the amount of detail I want about where he went to eat and what the food was like. Then he goes to Earl’s…
Bacon Wrapped Waterchestnuts
Bacon wrapped waterchestnuts are one of my favorite appetizers. These are not only a Whitten family tradition, but they are also award winning too. First, they won an appetizer competition at our Minneapolis office. Then one of my team members made them for a Denver secret ingredient competition, where bacon was the secret ingredient, and…
Maple Bacon Brussels Sprouts
I’ve only had brussels sprouts a couple times in my life and was kind of ambivalent towards them, I didn’t love them but I didn’t hate them either. Then a coworker who is a total foodie gave me this recipe that she made for her family over the holidays and I knew it was worth…
The Ultimate Breakfast Panini
My husband been traveling for work a lot lately and that gives me the opportunity to cook things he doesn’t or can’t eat. Although he likes eggs, he can’t eat them. This means breakfast for dinner takes on a whole new meaning for me, an opportunity to indulge in one of my favorite meals or variants…
How to: Bake Bacon
I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t like bacon, at least I hadn’t until I met my friend Jenn. But that’s all good, because it means when we go out for breakfast , she gives me her bacon. Now as much as I like eating bacon, cooking it is another story. Standing over the stove, hot…
Burgers with Bacon & Onion Compote
It’s Labor Day weekend and to many, the last weekend of summer. When I think of summer, I think of being outside, fun in the sun, backyard barbeques, and grilling. When I think of grilling, I think of burgers. So in a culinary toast to the unofficial end of summer, I want to share this…
