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Who needs bacon bits? Found this gem of a recipe at not martha via Tip Junkie.
First, Hubs carefully wove the bacon over the back of a tin-foiled muffin tin.
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Next, he cooked it in a 400°F oven, rotating it regularly, for about 30 minutes. And he didn't forget to put a cookie sheet underneath it to catch the bacon drippings, which surely spared us from all sorts of smoke billowing in our apartment.
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We made these a day ahead of needing them and kept them in the fridge. Right before our guest arrived we tossed in a wee salad into each 'bowl'.
SALAD INGREDIENTS
· Salad greens
· Olives
· Tomato
· Boursin cheese
· Pear slices
· Dressing: balsamic vinegar, olive oil, maple syrup
This was Spud's version ... the same as ours without the greens and dressing. He gobbled it all up.
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