The Ranting Cook

It’s Sunday. This is the perfect hangover food. This Avocado Bavon Baguette with Honey will save your soul. Trust me. I know this to be true today :/ INGREDIENTS: 4 slices French baguette, sliced on the diagonal and lightly toasted 1 medium, ripe avocado 1 slice bacon, cooked and crumbled honey DIRECTIONS: Cook bacon and remove excess grease with paper towel. Mash the avocado in a small bowl. Spread the mashed avocado on the toasts. Sprinkle with bacon and drizzle with honey.

No I actually don’t. Bacon is pretty much at the top of my list. If you are a bacon hater go away… seriously, go away now. No one needs friends that hate bacon. If you can put nuts, raisins and even chocolate in butter tarts then why not bacon? It was that random thought and the new bottle of small batch smoked maple bourbon from Knob Creek that magically found it’s way into my shopping bag that led to these bacon and pecan butter tarts. I have to say that the sweet and salty

These are so frigging tasty! The dip is great as a stand alone but when added to the Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapeños it's simply divine. Bacon Jalapeño Dip (on its own) INGREDIENTS: 8 ounces cream cheese (room temp) 1 cup mayonnaise 1 cup sharp cheddar 3 diced green onions 1 diced jalapeno *omit if making stuffed jalapeños 8 slices of cooked bacon, chopped into small pieces INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Mix together cream cheese and mayo until smooth. Add diced green onions, jalapeños &

I’ve been asked a few times for a “new” potato salad recipe. So I combined some of my favourite flavours and this Dill and Jalapeño Potato Salad was the taste bud popping result! Don’t skip the part where you toss the potatoes with the juice. Trust me on this one. You can add as many Jalapeños as you’d like if you prefer more heat. Ingredients: 5 pounds red potatoes, skin on 1 tsp kosher salt 2 tablespoons jalapeño juice 2 bunches green onions, green part only, thinly sli

It’s Sunday. This is the perfect hangover food. This Avocado Bavon Baguette with Honey will save your soul. Trust me. I know this to be true today :/ INGREDIENTS: 4 slices French baguette, sliced on the diagonal and lightly toasted 1 medium, ripe avocado 1 slice bacon, cooked and crumbled honey DIRECTIONS: Cook bacon and remove excess grease with paper towel. Mash the avocado in a small bowl. Spread the mashed avocado on the toasts. Sprinkle with bacon and drizzle with honey.

Have you ever had candied bacon? OMG, if you haven't it's a must! That decadent treat inspired this version of nut brittle. I'm not a huge fan of regular peanuts so I also swapped them out for salty pistachios and buttery pecans. INGREDIENTS: 3 cups granulated sugar 3/4 cups light-colour corn syrup 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup coarsely chopped salted pistachios 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans 1/2 cup cooked chopped bacon (about 10 strips) 3/4 tea

A new, easy and fun way to enjoy your burger. Let the kids help build their own and they are more likely to eat it. INGREDIENTS: 4 slices bacon 1/2 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 lb. ground beef 1 tube refrigerated biscuit dough 2 dill pickles, chopped 1 c. shredded Cheddar yellow mustard 4 tbsp. butter, melted sesame seeds Ketchup, for serving DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 375° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ba

All you have to do to create this potato salad cocktail glass effect is simply dip the rims in lemon or lime juice, and then dip them into a pile of paprika. It gives the dish a touch of spice and they look great all lined up on a festive table, ready for guests to take a bite. Ingredients: 6 to 8 medium potatoes (about 3 pounds), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes 1/2 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled 6 green onions, chopped 2 celery ribs, finely chopped 2 tablespoons diced pim

Perhaps the greatest hangover killer ever invented, this brunch-inspired smash burger has it all: crispy smashed beef patties, a fried egg, melted cheese, avocado, bacon, and a jalapeño and lime-infused Hollandaise. YIELD: Serves 4 Ingredients: For the Bacon: 8 slices bacon For the Jalapeño Hollandaise: 1 large egg yolk 1 teaspoon water 1 teaspoon fresh juice from 1 lime Pinch of kosher salt 1 stick unsalted butter (8 tablespoons) 1 jalapeño, stemmed, seeded, and chopped, div

I usually pre cook my bacon for the week. It makes assembling dishes like this even faster in the morning. Plus I hate cleaning grease off my stove all the bloody time. You can swap out the bacon with low fat ham or chicken bacon if you wish. Serves: 4 INGREDIENTS: 4 bell peppers (assorted colors), tops and seeds removed 1 c. shredded Cheddar 4 slices bacon, cooked and chopped kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 4 large eggs Freshly chopped parsley, for garnish DIRECTIONS

Ingredients: 1/2 pound bacon 1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground chicken or pork 1 red bell pepper, chopped ¼ red onion, minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 cup healthy flour 1 cup button mushrooms, diced ½ cup dill relish 2 tablespoons mustard 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon garlic powder 1 egg For the caramelized onions 2 yellow onions, thinly sliced salt, to taste For the garnishes ½ - 1 cup Grated smoked cheese if your choice. 2-3 jalapeños, thin

Otherwise known as heaven on your tastebuds! Makes 4 sandwiches. Ingredients: * 12 slices smoky bacon * 1 pound shaved or very thinly sliced boneless rib eye (from your butcher) * 2 teaspoons Kosher salt plus about 1/2 teaspoon * 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse black pepper * 1 teaspoon ground cumin * 1 teaspoon pimentón (smoked sweet paprika) * 1 teaspoon each granulated garlic and granulated onion * Olive oil, vegetable or canola oil, for drizzling * Chipotle Tabasco or other hot sa

I already have a few hot melted cheese dips planned for my next party but I always want to include something a little on the healthier side and guacamole is the perfect party food! My basic guacamole is pretty darn irresistible but I cannot help but tinker with it by adding different things with an example being the blue cheese guacamole that I made not too long ago. THAT sounds way better than the real thing trust me. Blue cheese guac meet garbage can… This time however I w

The idea of a guacamole grilled cheese sandwich has been knocking on my subconscious for a while now and since I was making the bacon guacamole this weekend I figured there was no better time than now. The premise behind this grilled bit of culinary heaven is quite simple and at first it started out with just adding guacamole to a grilled cheese but once I created the bacon/guac masterpiece I could not resist adding a few slices of bacon to the sandwich. I also had some lefto