Well, hey there, hottie. This quickie recipe can be pulled together in under 20 minutes and cause even the iciest of hearts to become lost in its cheesy romance.
Recipe:Hot Brown
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Risotto with Prosciutto and Asparagus
Delicate prosciutto is the Italian Stallion version of our beloved bacon. Romance your lover with our one-dish dinner of classic risotto. "Ti adoro!" will likely be cooed in response.
Recipe:Risotto with Prosciutto and Asparagus
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Cobb Salad
If you have a grand surprise dinner planned for your baby, use a cobb salad lunch as a decoy. Easy to prepare ahead of time, and pretty enough to pass as the day's main culinary event, your surprise is sure to stay under wraps.
Recipe:Cobb Salad
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Bacon Blue Cheese Dip
If you are single this season, spread the love to your other solo friends with a V-Day cocktail party. After trying our exquisite bacon and blue-cheese dip, all longings for significant others will disappear.
Recipe:Bacon Blue Cheese Dip
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Make-Ahead Bacon and Kale Strata
This easy make-ahead dish can be carried from breakfast to dinner - making it a great way to fill your kids with bacon bliss while you and your honey play hooking on cooking duties for the day.
Recipe:Make-Ahead Bacon and Kale Strata
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Bacon Cheddar Scones
Biscuits and bacon collide for a most unexpected love affair in our bacon and Cheddar scones. The perfect addition to a breakfast-in-bed menu, the scones' jalapeno kick is sure to spice things up.
Recipe:Bacon Cheddar Scones
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Smoky Corn and Shrimp Chowder
Snuggle up to your special someone with a savory bowl of shrimp chowder seasoned with paprika and sprinkled with bacon. The dish is a perfect "Let's play the night by ear" serving as it can be presented super causally or dressed to the nines.
Recipe:Smoky Corn and Shrimp Chowder
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Irish Dubliner, Bacon and Caramelized Pear Grilled Cheese
Crispy bacon, creamy cheese and sweet pears converge on a classic Irish sandwich fit for Aphrodite. Add a bit of arugula to complete this comfort food's textural feast.
Recipe:Irish Dubliner, Bacon and Caramelized Pear Grilled Cheese
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Champ Potato Cakes with Bacon and Eggs
Make a knock-out breakfast for you baby this Valentine's day with our classic potato cakes, portobello mushrooms, and poached eggs. And yes, a healthy heap of bacon.
Recipe:Champ Potato Cakes with Bacon and Eggs
Mark Boughton/ styling: Teresa Blackburn
Vidalia Onion Bacon Pie
Put on your best Southern drawl and serve your your sweetie a bacon brunch quiche busting with sweet Vidalia onions. If that cornbread crust doesn't cause some hootin' and hollerin' - nothing will.
Recipe:Vidalia Onion Bacon Pie
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Bacon Beignets
We would pick these sweet puffy beignets with a salty bacon bite over a box of chocolate any day. Take them to heavenly level with a delicate shower of powdered sugar and a side of lemon thyme curd.
Recipe:Bacon Beignets