Bacon wrapped asparagus

I made this for the first time the other night, and my husband and I loved it!

We're both asparagus lovers, but I think even if you're not, you'll like this. It's covered in bacon. How could you not?

Oh yeah, and it's EASY!

I found the original recipe from Patricia Kitts on allrecipes.com, but I used her recipe as an idea, and changed it to fit our needs. I'm sure it's delicious Pat's way (yep, I just gave a stranger a nickname), but we live in an apartment and I'm too scared to use the grills down in the pool area...I don't know who cleans them! So this is my version of bacon wrapped asparagus, inspired by Pat!

Ingredients:

1 bunch of asparagus

Bacon (the thin stuff works great for this recipe)

Black pepper

Sea salt (not pictured)

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash your asparagus and break off the ends.

(To break off, just bend it and it snap the end off where it gives the most)

Step 2:

Wrap your asparagus.

I used one slice of bacon per two spears of asparagus.

Just hold the two spears together so that they are even at either the top or the bottom. Start twisting the bacon starting near the bottom of the longest spear, and keep wrapping around the spear until before you get to the tips.

Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray, or line with NONSTICK aluminum foil (I love the stuff)

(I had an odd number, so one group has three spears)

Step 3

Lightly salt, and heavily pepper the bacon wrapped asparagus.

Place in oven for 15-20 minutes, or until bacon is cooked.

Place under broiler for 3-4 minutes to crisp bacon if it's too soft for you.

You can sprinkle parmesan cheese over them in the last few minutes if you desire.

It was delicious! I know I'll be making it many more times in the future.

Next time, I'm going to try baking the bacon for a few minutes before wrapping, so that the asparagus doesn't get quite so soft. I'll update after I've tried different ways.

The Beginning...of a Blog...

Hi.

My name is Amede. I love to cook. And bake.

I hate doing the dishes when I'm done though.

Want to know a little about me?

I'm 24, I'm a newlywed (awww <3), I detest mushrooms, & I'm a Minnesota girl transplanted to Southern California.

We live in an apartment with a small kitchen. I don't have every small appliance (or big ones for that matter...have I mentioned I don't have a dishwasher?!) and I don't have the latest and greatest kitchen gadgets, but I make good food with what I do have.

I mentioned I am recently married. My husband and I moved 2,500 miles away from all my family and friends. So...something else we don't have is a lot of money. I don't buy the most expensive ingredients, I like to make enough food to freeze, or for leftovers for my husband's lunch the next day.

I'm going to use this blog to post recipes and pictures of things I make in the kitchen. Don't worry, I'm not a gourmet cook. I cook with ingredients that can be found at your local grocery store. I get a lot of recipes online and will always credit the original source. I should mention that I rarely ever make a recipe as it is written. I alter recipes based on what I think will be better and sometimes healthier.

I've never been a blogger, but I post a lot of pictures of my cooking on Facebook and Twitter and my friends (and acquaintances) are always asking for recipes, so I decided to start a blog.

Here's a picture of the "cooking" part of my tiny kitchen. The other side is just the table & chairs and refrigerator.

This is it. By the way, the dishes in the sink are CLEAN. I wasn't going to let you see my dirty dishes. Sorry about the pan of almond bars cooking on the stove. I'll post the recipe for those amazing bars soon!