Wayne's Beef Macaroni and Cheese

Made this little ditty tonight. Here is the Paula Deen recipe.

Wayne's Beef Macaroni and Cheese

Pan Roasted Brussell Sprouts.

I once had brussel sprouts when I was in kindergarten.  I hated them.  I haven't had them since and vowed to never eat them again.  Now 25 years later I have become fascinated with them.  Pictures on Pinterest have made me drool. So I gave it a go.  I just kind of went with it after seeing this recipe.

Don't they look amazing? It's because they were!

Ingredients:
1 pound brussel sprouts
6 slices of bacon
3 tablespoons of butter
1 small onion, diced
salt and pepper

1. I removed the outside leaves, rinsed them and cut some of the stem off. They were a little long for my liking.
2. I cooked the 6 slices of bacon until crispy and removed them and let them drain on paper towels.
3. I added the butter to the bacon drippings.
4. I added the onion and sauted them until translucent.
5. I then put in the brussel sprouts and sauted until browned and tender, about 8 minutes.
6. I finished off with pepper and a little salt. I went easy on the salt due to the saltiness of the bacon.

These were so good and I will make them again.

Bacon-Wrapped Scallops with Chili Lime Butter

Heavenly, yummy, delish, perfect, scrumptious...ok I'm out of words to describe how good these were!  Never mind the blue dot. It's from blue toothpics. It's all I had Okay! The Pioneer woman is my hero! Here is her recipe. I didn't use thick cut bacon. I thought it would be too thick and after making them, yes it would have been too thick.

Bacon-Wrapped Scallops with Chili Lime Butter