Bell Pepper Skins

2 bell peppers, any color
6-8 slices of bacon
1/4 of a medium onion
Shredded Cheese
Sour Cream

This is another take on the potato skins style appetizer.

Cut the bell peppers into 1 inch wide strips (one pepper usually yields 6). Boil the peppers in water for 10 minutes.

While peppers are boiling, fry bacon. When done, allow to cool. Cut up onion into strips.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Arrange pepper strips on a greased cookie sheet, and top with bacon, onion, and cheese. Bake for 20 minutes.

Allow to cool. Serve with Sour Cream or salsa.

(Other pepper types could be used instead of Bell Peppers, such as Poblano, Jalapeno, banana, ect. Experiment to see what works best for you.)

Toasted Bacon And Salami Sandwiches

8 slices bacon
4 slices salami
4 slices cheddar cheese
8 slices bread

On a griddle, or frying pan, fry bacon and set aside. Fry Salami until it starts poofing up in the middle, then flip it until it poofs up in the middle again.

Place 2 slices of bacon on bread, followed by a slice of cheese, then a slice of Salami. Place whole sandwich on griddle for 10-15 seconds per side or until lightly toasted.

Serve.

Spudwich

(Pictured at right served with eggs)

2 potatoes
8 slices turkey bacon
8 slices potato bread
4 slices cheddar cheese
Butter
Chicken Broth, or water.
Garlic (Optional)
4 Eggs (Optional)
4 slices of Salami (Optional)

Take two baking potatos, and bake them in the microwave. Mash them, skins on. Add a little water or chicken broth to them to help congeal them together (not much. If you add too much, put them in a skillet and reduce some of it down). You're going for regular mashed potato consistency here. At this point, you may add some minced garlic to your potatoes if you like (refer to my "Easy Garlic Mashed Potatoes" recipe for a great way to prepare them)!

Heat up your griddle or skillet over low to medium low heat.

Smoosh the mashed potatoes into patty form, and fry until golden brown. Flip - repeat. (the potato cakes may fall apart a little, don't worry if they do.)

Fry 8 slices of turkey bacon.

Butter one side of 8 slices of potato bread (or any kind, but potato bread works pretty well for this recipe).

*Place 2 pieces of bacon, a slice of your favorite cheese, and a potato patty between two buttered slices of bread, making sure buttered sides remain on the outsides.

Place the sandwiches on the griddle or skillet, flipping when one side is golden brown like a grilled cheese. Repeat. Remove from stove, and serve. Makes 4 Spudwiches.

[* - You may also fry one slice of salami per sandwich, or for a great breakfast add one fried egg!]