Smoky Cheddar Gruyere Bacon Mac and Cheese

1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.

3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval,

4 for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. - Romans 13:1-4

4 slices chopped bacon

1/2 onion, chopped

1/2 t roasted garlic

Cheese melt for pasta

1/2 t sugar

1/2 t kosher salt

1/2 t smoky paprika 

Pinch pepper flakes

1/2 c smoky cheddar

1/2 c smoky Gruyere

1/2 c sharp cheddar

1/2 c heavy cream

1/2 c milk

1/2 c half and half

1/2 of a 13.25 ounce box of Dreamfields macaroni pasta, cooked Al dente

  

Sauté bacon, onions and garlic until bacon is crispy.

Bring liquids to a light boil and add all the cheese plus the seasonings.

Place pasta in a buttered dish, stir in the bacon mixture then add thickened cheese melt.

Bake 325 for 30 minutes.

Sticky Pork and Asparagus Stir Fry

8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,

9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. - 1 Peter 1:8-9

3 pork chops, deboned and sliced thin against the grain

Chop seasoning (1/4 t meat tenderizer, 1/8 t garlic granules, 2 t brown sugar)

1 bunch asparagus, trimmed

2 slices Bacon, diced, reserve drippings to cook pork

1/2 of an onion, chopped

1 t roasted garlic

1/2 t olive oil

1 t Sesame seeds

Prepare chops and season, set aside.

Dice bacon, trim asparagus and chop onions.

Stir fry onion, garlic and bacon in oil. Remove when done, reserving drippings to cook pork. If necessary add a little oil. When pork is almost done, add asparagus. 

Add the bacon mixture back in and put in the sesame seeds.

Mexican Habanero Mango Salsa Oven Pulled Pork

8 "'And many nations will pass by this city, and every man will say to his neighbor, "Why has the LORD dealt thus with this great city?"

9 And they will answer, "Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and worshiped other gods and served them."'" - Jeremiah 22:8-9

My rub(on this blog)

Boston Pork butt

1/4 c Habanero Mango Peach Salsa

1/4 c Worcestershire sauce

4 T Liquid smoke

Rub on meat, put in fridge overnight.

To the top of the meat add salsa, Worcestershire sauce and liquid smoke.

Seal in foil and bake 250 degrees for 4-5 hrs, depending on size of butt.

Meat needs to be 190 degrees to pull.

Reserve some of the drippings.

Pull the pork in the drippings.

Add BBQ sauce and slaw and place on bun.

Chicken and Andouille Sausage Jambalaya Pasta

O LORD of hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.  - Jeremiah 20:12

1/4 c  Andouille sausage, diced

4 chicken tenderloins, chopped 1/4 cut

Prepare these veggies first by adding 1 t of olive oil into a large skillet.

1 shallot, diced

1 t roasted garlic, mashed

2 small carrots, cut into thin strips

3 T celery, sliced thin

2 T cilantro, chopped

Juice of 1 lemon

6 button mushrooms, sliced

Sauce 

1/4 c white wine 

1/4 c cream

1/2 c pasta water

1/2 box of Dream Fields Angel Hair Pasta, cooked al dente

To prepare the chicken, chop and season with 1/2 t kosher salt and 1 t brown sugar and set aside.  

When the veggie mixture is partially finished add the sausage, then the chicken. 

It will cook fast, about 5 minutes. 

Lastly, add the wine, water and cream.

Cook 5 minutes and add cooked pasta.

Candied Pecan Wedge Salad

Hebrews 6:

17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath,

18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.

19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,

20 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

Combine the first 13 ingredients and chill.

1/4 pound crumbled blue cheese

1/4 cup sour cream

1/3 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 t Honey

1 roasted clove garlic, minced

1 minced shallot

Ground black pepper to taste

1/8 teaspoon smoked salt

1/2 t anchovy paste or crushed capers

1/4c chopped crisp bacon

1 head iceberg lettuce, cut into 8 wedges

1/4 pound crumbled blue cheese

Candied pecans, chopped

Chopped bacon

Lay lettuce wedges on their side.

Drizzle dressing over the wedge.

Cover with bacon, pecans and and blue cheese.

May garnish with grated boiled eggs and chopped tomatoes!!