Hope you are well and still healthy!
How often do you take a look at what is in the back of your cupboards? Me not very often. Take in point I had bought duck sauce at the store quite some time ago. At least I thought I bought it, I recall it on my list and that was that. I had some left over fried rice that could use a little sauce to spruce it up again. I “looked” which means basically I took a look around and ended up making my own with some apples sauce.
I had purchased it and it was not a small jar so I have no idea how I missed it. too late for what I wanted but there it is.
The other day I went through the cupboard between the stove and fridge and moved things to the front, threw out a couple of things and found a package of dates that apparently don’t go bad because they have been in the house for a long time. I personally do not have a love or hate for dates, my daughter was the one who buys them and she is the one that made these for a snack for us this past Wednesday. They were really good so here you go! Try them or make up your own very easy and just enough sweet and salty.
bacon wrapped dates
Ingredients
- 20-24 dried dates
- 4 ounces goat or bleu cheese
- 12-16 ounces bacon
- add an almond for a little crunch
Instructions
- pre-heat oven to 375'F. Arrange rack in the middle of the oven. Line a baking sheet with tinfoil, and place a cooling rack on top of the tinfoilCut a slit the dates with a pairing knife. Use your thumbs to open the date slightly. Remove the pits if your dates still has themStuff with your date using a spoon with your cheese; use the back of the spoon to press the cheese into the date. Press the date closed. Wrap the dates with bacon. cut the strips of bacon in half crosswise. Wrap each date with a half strip of bacon.Arrange the dates on the baking sheet. Evenly spaced.Bake for 25-30 minutes. Keep an eye on them and take them out of the oven when the bacon is crispy.
