Savoring Sarah

I may have awoken to another inch of snow on the ground…it may have taken me an hour and a half to get to work…I may be stuck in an insanely busy clinic today…but guess what?

It is FRIDAY.

Which means one thing, and one thing only.

The Friday Dance!!

Do it.

Or, if dancing on Fridays’ isn’t really your thing, try the Friday Karaoke.

Do it!!

Ok, ok so maybe singing, dancing- the performing arts- aren’t your thing either. Just make these, and let your mouth do the dancing & your tastebuds do the singing. Parrrr-TAY!

Bacon Wrapped Herbed Jalapenos

A pound or two of Jalapenos- I used 1.5lbs, and they lasted about 15 minutes amongst 9 people

1 block Neufchatel cheese (reduced fat cream cheese)

3 or 4 scallions, minced

3 coves garlic, minced

2 tbsp sea salt

2 tbsp herb seasoning of your choice. Clearly I chose Mrs Dash Extra Spicy..

1 tbsp black pepper

1 lb center cut bacon, cut into thirds

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Mix together cream cheese, garlic, scallion, and seasonings. Set aside.

2. Cut peppers in half and remove seeds/white membranes. A few things to note- the more seeds/white you leave, the spicier these will be. If you are sensitive to spice, WEAR GLOVES to do this! If your tongue is made of steel and your motto is "The only thing better than spicy is SPICY”….WEAR GLOVES TO DO THIS! Trust me…I don’t care how many times you scrub your hands, you will eventually put your finger in an eye or your mouth or, who knows, your nose??…and it will hurt. It will burn. It does not feel good. So, please, wear gloves. OK. Moving on..

3. Fill up a plastic ziploc with the cream cheese filling & snip a tiny piece of the corner off. Ta-Da! Your very own top-o-the-line pastry bag! Fill said bag with your “frosting”, and get to piping. Fill those lil peppers up!

4. Once you have gotten the peppers all filled up and you’ve eaten half the cream cheese filling off your fingers & hands, start wrapping them with your bits of bacon. I found I didn’t even need a toothpick, but you may.

Yes, I am aware there is a chip missing from our counter. I’m over it.

Bake these for about 10-15 minutes..just until the bacon is crispy & brown. Remove from oven, guard from sneaky black lab/Newfoundland mixes whose head conveniently rests at countertop level (I skipped this step. Nelli enjoyed 3 jalapenos, all at once. Stinker!!)

Looks innocent, doesn’t she?

But Nelli knew what was up…everyone seriously devoured these! I can’t wait to make them again….so that I can try one, myself

Make these. DO IT!!