Terra Verde Spiritus: Bacon makes everything taste better!

“Bacon, the magical meat!”

This quote was taken directly from the mouth of my meat-loving husband! His fascination and love for bacon is admirable, but my veggie loving heart doesn’t share the feeling! Don’t get me wrong – there is something to be said about the flavor that bacon can add to a dish. I mean what would a BLT be without the bacon? And I can appreciate a good bacon-cheese burger, but I can honestly admit that I am not someone who gets fired up when tickets go on sale for Des Moines, Iowa’s annual Bacon Fest! Chocolate covered bacon does not excite me - enjoy you bacon lovers! I'll eat my carrots and hummus!

Truly and honestly one of the reasons I do not like bacon (besides what it does to my arteries) is the whole cooking process. It is greasy, splatters while cooking, and I am not found of how it makes my house smell. I prefer to eat bacon when it is made by someone else! So now that you know how I feel about bacon, it only makes sense that we have had cooked with it two nights in a row!

To keep my bacon-loving husband happy, I decided to try a new recipe – Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole!

I started by browning some ground beef. I also added some onion and garlic to give it some flavor. The cook your bacon. (I used what was left from last night’s meal)