One of the things that growing up on a farm
taught me was…
1) good food is priceless.
2) Basic ingredients make the best dishes.
3) Some of the best dishes feature bacon.
🙂
That is why I know you will love this week’s
Guest Post from Mary Beth at
Bacon Zucchini Spoon Bread.
Yum!!!!
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A big hello to you all. I am so excited to be here today with my first post as a monthly contributor for The Everyday Home ~ thank you so much, Barb!
If you don’t know me, I’m Mary Beth from Cupcakes and Crinoline ~ my spot where I share my love for all things home including recipes, homemaking tips, crafts, DIY’s and other info on making your busy life a little bit easier.
Today I wanted to share with you a recipe for some good old-fashioned Spoon Bread. I added zucchini (good for you, right?) and bacon. I’m a bacon lover and I think bacon adds a nice component to an otherwise basic recipe…..plus, I have all boys and bacon is always a hit with them!
Ingredients:
2 cups milk
{I normally use 2% milk and I haven’t
noticed any difference in the texture or outcome as
opposed to whole milk}
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 cup plain yellow cornmeal
1 large zucchini peeled and coarsely chopped
4 ounces of shredded cheddar cheese
8 cooked bacon slices, crumbled
2 large eggs, separated
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Bring milk, sugar, salt and pepper to a simmer in a large saucepan. Do NOT boil.
3. Gradually add cornmeal using a whisk to incorporate. This will be thick!
4. Remove from heat and stir in zucchini, cheese and bacon.
5. Stir in egg yolks until blended well.
6. Beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form then gently fold into the cornmeal mixture.
7. Spoon mixture into greased 1.5 quart casserole dish and bake for 45 to 60 minutes until top is lightly browned.
Serve while warm!
Now here’s where my ‘real life’ comes into play….see the above picture of the spoon bread on the plate? Well, it would have been a much nicer picture but just when I was getting ready to put some of the spoon bread on the plate I went down to my laundry room to put some clothes from the washer into the dryer and lo and behold when I went into my laundry room there was water hitting me on the head and on the floor coming THROUGH my floorboards above and through the beams….oh, yes…..JOY! 😉 So, in my home food is fair game which means my boys started eating the spoon bread….it’s food…they’re growing….. and this measly little plate was the best I could do.
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Poor Mary Beth. 🙁
She has had a rough go of it
at her home this week. I say she needs an
extra serving of bacon, don’t you.
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Mary Beth @ Cupcakes and Crinoline says
Thanks so much, Barb ~ I can’t tell you how excited I am seeing one of my posts on your blog….woot! I think I need a tiara to celebrate. 🙂
View CommentDiane | An Extraordinary Day says
Looks deeeelish!!!
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