The House of Mews Bake Sale is now complete = $890!
What a great turn out! To see who won each item refer to the original bake sale post. And if you happen to be one of the lucky winners, please check your e-mail box as I have already e-mailed all of the winners to request addresses and give payment details. You have 24 hours to provide this information, otherwise that goodie will go to the next highest bidder. As soon as I have all the information necessary, I will pass it along for the shipment of your winnings.
Thanks so much to the exciting bidders, the food bloggers who donated the baked goods! Because of you tons of furry kitty bellies will be very happy. And also thanks to HelloGiggles.com for their kitten cam and The House of Mews for being a superb organization!
Additionally, a few people have asked if there is a way to directly donate without bidding (since the bake sale is now over). And yes you certainly can! To donate, please refer to The House of Mews donation page where you will find their Paypal link.
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Since finally discovering that I liked them, every brussels sprouts recipe I see, I want to try. So when deciding on the vegetable side dish to go along with ham this past Sunday, I decided that nothing goes better with ham than bacon… and brussels sprouts!
Oh and these brussels sprouts arn’t just mixed up with bacon, but I also went ahead and caramelized them in the bacon grease as well instead of dumping it out and using olive oil. It seemed like such a shame to waste.
One year ago: Garlic Rolls
CARAMELIZED BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH BACON, BALSAMIC & BROWN SUGAR
Makes 4-6 side servings
Ingredients:
1 lb brussels sprouts
4 slices bacon
2 Tbsp brown sugar, not packed
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
Salt to taste
Directions:
- Cut off the bottom of each sprout, then slice in half vertically. Rinse.
- Dice bacon. Saute bacon in large skillet over medium heat until just crisp. Remove bacon, and keep remaining oil heated.
- Place sprouts in skillet, cut sides down. Sprinkle with sugar. Saute over medium low heat for about 3 minutes or until bottoms start to caramelize and tops start turning bright green.
- Pour vinegar over sprouts and shake pan to distribute. Cook for 30 seconds. Turn all sprouts over and cook for another minute.
- Add reserved bacon to sprouts. Toss and cook for 30 seconds. Salt to taste if necessary. Serve.
Source: Adapted slightly from Miss Make.
12 comments
Brussels sprouts are a highly underrated vegetable. They can be so tasty – and topping them with bacon and balsamic would definitely make them epic!
My husband LOVES brussels sprouts. Consequently, I end up making them about once a week {even though I am tempted to hold my nose the entire time!}. I have only found one way to make them that makes them acceptable to my tastebuds… but after seeing these little babies, I might just have to go back for more. ;)
Yummy, what a great way to serve brussels!
I love Brussels sprouts with bacon and balsamic!!
I love the idea of a “sweet” brussel sprout dish…looks so yummy!
So happy that the bake sale was such a success! Happy kitties!
I’ve been trying to get the courage to make Brussel sprouts at home, I’ve had some good ones at restaurants but have yet to make my own! Thanks for the simple gateway recipe!
I’ll be honest with you – I don’t even like brussels sprouts but that whole caramelization process is making me want to give this a try!
I’m so glad you raised so much money for the House of Mews! What a wonderful charity!!!
Your Brussels Sprouts look amazing!!!
This is my favorite way the eat the sprouts!! LOVE!!
Brussel Sprouts are on my top five list of favorite veggies. I make some very similar to this so I KNOW these would taste fantastic! :-)
oh yum, this is how i love brussels sprouts – they look awesome. and congrats for raising so much money! if you ever do it again, i’m definitely in to help – this week was just a little loco for me. =)
Congrats on the great bake sale.
And, I’m a recent brussel sprout convert. Trying these!