Bacon potato cheddar tart

I’ve been making this dish for a long time. It’s a bit involved but it remains one of the most impressive potato dishes I know. This special occasion treat features the classic trio of potatoes, bacon and cheddar. It will take you a while to make, but the results are more than worth it. It’s the sort of thing that looks complicated until you try it and quickly realize how simple it is to master.

YIELD: MAKES 8 SERVINGS

Ingredients

2 pounds (1 kg) of room-temperature bacon
Lots of freshly ground pepper
4 cups (1L) of shredded aged cheddar
5 or 6 large baking potatoes (unpeeled)
A sprinkle or two of sea salt and freshly grated pepper
1 onion, minced
4 cloves of garlic, minced

Procedure

Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C).

Carefully arrange the bacon in a radial pattern from the center of the bottom of a 10- or 12-inch (25 or 30 cm) round non-stick baking pan; arrange the bacon so that it fits along the bottom of the pan, continuing up and over the sides. Let the ends hang over. The slices should overlap slightly around the sides of the pan. To reduce the thickness of the bacon in the center, stagger every other piece, starting it 2 inches (5 cm) from the center and extending it further than the adjacent slices.

With the palm of your hand, flatten the center area, leaving no gaps in the bacon. Season the bacon with lots of pepper and then sprinkle on several spoonfuls of the shredded cheddar.

Slice the potatoes as thinly and uniformly as you can, about 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick. Arrange a circular pattern of overlapping slices around the inside bottom edge of the pan. Continue arranging overlapping layers of the potatoes until the bottom is evenly covered. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper.

Mix together the onion and garlic and sprinkle some of the mixture onto the potatoes. Continue with a layer of the shredded cheese. Cover with another layer of the potato, pressing it down firmly before continuing with alternate layers of the potatoes, onion mixture and cheese, insetting each a bit from the edge of the pan until the top is 1 inch (2.5 cm) or so higher than the pan’s rim. Fold the overhanging bacon neatly up and over the top of the potatoes.

Trim a small piece of parchment paper and place it in between an ovenproof lid and the bacon. This will prevent the bacons ends from pulling back and shrinking during cooking.

Place the pan on a baking sheet and bake for at least 2 1/2 to 3 hours. You’ll know it’s done when a small, thin bladed knife inserts easily.

Pour off as much of the fat around the edges as possible. Let the tart stand for 15 minutes and then invert it onto a cutting surface. Slice into wedges and serve immediately.

Wraping Onions Around Beef

Wraping Onions Around Beef.

·         Art & Culture

Jul 18, 2015

This perfect BBQ recipe called ‘BBQ Onion Bombs

Here’s what you’ll need: 

2 yellow onions
1 lb. ground beef
1/4 cup onions, diced
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1/4 cup mushrooms, chopped
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. spicy ketchup
1 tsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
1 pack of bacon
1 bottle of BBQ sauce

To start making these tasty BBQ meatball onion bombs, preheat your oven to 425 °F.

>Cut off the tops and bottoms of the onions and remove the exterior skin. Cut the onion in half and peel the layers apart, keeping the biggest layers to stuff with meat.

Setting the onion layers aside, mix the ground beef, diced onion, parsley, mushroom, brown sugar, condiments, and bread crumbs in a large mixing bowl by hand.

Place a handful of the meatloaf mixture inside two of the onion layer pieces.

Wrap the onion meatballs in bacon, using three slices per ball. Secure the bacon with toothpicks to keep it from unraveling during cooking.

Bake in a dish at 425 °F for 40 minutes. Cover the balls in BBQ sauce and bake for an additional 5 minutes.

The result will be the perfect addition to your summer party — a bacon meatball onion bomb that is both sweet and savory!

50th year's ago we graduated from Ashby High School 1965

Ladies Left to Right Linda Koski-Sandra Tyler-Arlene Boudreau-Sharron Wilkerson-Kandy Walton
Gentlemen Left to Right John Mickola -David Hay-Larry Bancroft

Lyman Building

19 Incredibly Wise Truths We Learned From Winnie The Pooh

 Winnie the Pooh has been around since 1924. He has lead many of us through

 the Hundred Acre Wood with his fun adventures. He has shared with us inspiring

 wisdom that will forever resonate in our hearts. Even though this article does
 not really do this justice it is a small look into the priceless wisdom that was given.

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1. Piglet: “How do you spell ‘love’?” Pooh: “You don’t spell it…you feel it.”

2. “You are braver than you believe. Stronger than you seem. And smarter than you think.”

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3. “The things that make me different are the things that make me.”

4. “If the person you are talking to does not appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in this ear.”

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5. “If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together keep me in your heart. I’ll stay there forever.”

6. “As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was going to happen.”

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7. “Sometimes the smallest things take the most room in your heart.”

8. “Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.”

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9. “Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”

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10. “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.”

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11. “Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”

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12. “I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.”

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13. “You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”

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14. “Promise me you’ll never forget me because if I thought you would, I’d never leave.”

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15. “A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.”

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16. “A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.”

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17. “Love is taking a few steps backward, maybe even more… to give way to the happiness of the person you love.”

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18. “A day spent with you is my favourite day. So today is my new favourite day.”

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19. “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”

Linda May 10, 2015

Zoey and Piper May 10, 2015

Some of my Pencil Drawings