Bacon Wrapped Pineapple Bites

This is an appetizer found on the tasty kitchen site.  I was looking for a simple but yet yummy appetizer that was bite size too!  This one also had only 3 ingredients and ones that I have on hand!

This one had rave reviews and one comment made was who couldn't like something wrapped in bacon or everything is better with bacon!

I guess that is somewhat true because these were very good and a nice simple appetizer that wasn't too big but gave you a good taste!  I brought it to a Christmas party and only came home with one!

Bacon Wrapper Pineapple Bites

(http://www.tastykitchen.com/)

• 1 lb bacon
• 1 can chunked pineapple~the large chunks
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Prepare a cookie sheet or jelly roll pan by lining it with tin foil.  Then place a cooling rack on top of it.

Cut your bacon strips in half.  Put your brown sugar in a shallow bowl.  Take a 1/2 slice of bacon and dredge it in the brown sugar.  Basically, coat your bacon with sugar.  Put a chunk of pineapple on your bacon and roll it up.  Secure it with a toothpick and place on your cooling rack.  Continue doing this until you either run out of bacon or pineapple.  The nice thing about this is that you can do as many as you want.  I had less than a pound of bacon, so I just made as many of them as I had bacon.

Bake for at least 25 minutes, or until bacon looks brown and crispy.  Your bacon bundles will drip and the foil makes sure easy clean up.  Also the drippings may smoke some, so be prepared when you open your oven.  It was recommended to turn your broiler on to crisp the bacon a little too at the end.  Just watch very carefully because the sugar will burn.

Let cool slightly and place on a serving plate and enjoy!  I let my drippings on the foil kind of solidify and then was able to just pick up the foil and throw it all away!  My pan was pretty clean underneath!

Spinach Dip

This little packet makes the best Spinach Dip I have had! It is really easy and super good!

I have had it a few times, and finally asked how to make it and found this packet!

So if you are looking for a good dip to make, eat this one and then think you are eating a little healthier with the spinach!!

Recipe on the Back!

Yummy with French Bread!!

Onion Strings

The Pioneer Woman has done it again (and you should check out her site, she makes cooking oh so fun, I just might order her cookbook!) These were so so so so Yummy!!

All I can say is YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY!

I may never make another type of onion ring again! My kids liked them(and didn't even know they were eating onions, since they are sliced so thin and oh so crunchy) and so did everyone else! All I can say is Try them and you will see too how great and Yummy these onion strings are!

Onion Strings

(http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/)

• 1 whole large onion
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1/4-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (I stayed more on the 1/4 side)
• 1-2 quarts canola oil (to fry them in)
• Black Pepper to taste

Slice onion very thin. (If you have a mandolin, this slicing becomes very simple!) Place in a baking dish (I used a 9 x 13 pan) and cover with buttermilk and soak for at least an hour. Combine dry ingredients and set aside.

Heat oil to 375 degrees.

Grab a handful of onions, throw into the flour mixture, tap to shake off excess, and PLUNGE into hot oil. Fry for a few minutes and remove as soon as golden brown.

Repeat until onions are gone!