A couple hours after telling my grandmother that I never felt more energized, I am completely exhausted. It’s probably because I woke up earlier than the sun, but I like to think it’s a bacon induced coma. I almost forgot how awesome bacon could be. Tonight, I was on my own for dinner, which was fine with me because I wasn’t hungry. I had no clue what to eat until I opened the freezer and saw the box of bacon. Bingo! Didn’t have much of a plan, all I knew was that if I ate anything tonight, it would be bacon.
I ended up making a broccoli, cheddar, and potato bowl that I topped with crispy bacon. Potatoes fried in bacon grease = yum. Add cheese and broccoli, even better. My dinner bowl was a combination of my favorite foods. I want to say this was a quick and easy meal but it took me a long time to make. I needed to make sure the potato was cooked all the way through, nothing worse than a great tasting dish with undercooked potatoes. All in all, the meal wasn’t too unhealthy. I made sure that I had two servings of broccoli, and I kept the skin on the potatoes. Honestly, there is no reason to try and rationalize this. I ate what I wanted and enjoyed it, enough said.
Since I underestimated how much bacon grease the bacon would produce, I had to drain the potatoes before I added the broccoli and cheese. Now, I have almost a quarter cup of bacon fat chilling in my fridge. I’m already planning what I can add it to – vegetables, eggs, meat, the possibilities are endless. I did look up the health risks of using too much bacon fat, but it’s not as if I eat like this every day. Also, I think it’s best to indulge a craving now to prevent over-indulgence in the future.
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