Stuffed date pr0n
The best thing about Vegas business trips are the stuffed dates at Firefly. They're little bites o' heaven stuffed with almonds and bleu cheese in a red wine reduction.
I'm not especially gifted in the culinary arts; I googled and googled for recipes and found some that were similar enough (Here, here and here) to take the plunge and try to make them at home. The recipes sounded simple enough...
I took advantage of an extra set of hands in the kitchen. She reduced while I sliced and stuffed:
In my excitement, I forgot to pick up good bacon (we happened to have this in the freezer), THEN I forgot to place them "seam" side down first. I think the Point Reyes bleu made up for those misses, though. (And there'll be more opportunities for improvement- this is a definite "do over".)
400 degrees and a little about 30 minutes later, the finished product:
These were ridiculously easy to make and eye rollingly, audibly "MMM" good.
I'm not especially gifted in the culinary arts; I googled and googled for recipes and found some that were similar enough (Here, here and here) to take the plunge and try to make them at home. The recipes sounded simple enough...
I took advantage of an extra set of hands in the kitchen. She reduced while I sliced and stuffed:
In my excitement, I forgot to pick up good bacon (we happened to have this in the freezer), THEN I forgot to place them "seam" side down first. I think the Point Reyes bleu made up for those misses, though. (And there'll be more opportunities for improvement- this is a definite "do over".)
400 degrees and a little about 30 minutes later, the finished product:
These were ridiculously easy to make and eye rollingly, audibly "MMM" good.