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Jack Daniel's Bacon Mac and Cheese

http://breadboozebacon.com/jack-daniels-bacon-mac-cheese/

INGREDIENTS

Whiskey Candied Bacon

10slices bacon
1/2cup Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey (or whiskey of your choice)
1cup brown sugar
1teaspoon cayenne pepper
Macaroni

1pound macaroni pasta
3tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3cup all-purpose flour
1tablespoon Jack Daniel's Tenessee Whiskey
2cups milk
3cups medium or sharp cheddar cheese
4slices provolone cheese
1/2teaspoon paprika
Salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS

CANDIED BACON:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil and coat with non-stick cooking spray.
In a small saucepan, bring ½ cup Jack Daniel's to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer until reduced to 2 tablespoons. Remove from heat. On a plate, combine brown sugar and cayenne. Dip bacon into Jack Daniels and then press each side into brown sugar mixture to coat. Place on prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 7 minutes, then flip and bake for about 5 minutes. Watch the bacon so it doesn't burn!! (The sugar will run all over the pan, and the bacon with have a shiny lacquered look.)
Remove the bacon to a plate coated with non-stick cooking spray to cool completely. Chop bacon; set aside.
MACARONI:
Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add macaroni and cook until al dente. Drain pasta; set aside.
While pasta is cooking, melt butter in a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add flour, and whisk to combine. {You will have a very tight roux.} Add 1 tablespoon Jack Daniel's and whisk into roux. Whisk in 1 cup milk until combined. Add remaining milk. Whisk frequently until sauce thickens and begins to bubble. Add cheeses; whisk until cheeses melt and sauce is smooth. Add paprika and salt and pepper to taste. Pour sauce over pasta, and add bacon. Stir until pasta is completely coated in sauce. Add more salt and pepper if desired.

I've made hella things

But out of all foods nothing is better than a classic egg sandwich

Chicken noodle soup, Simmered a half eaten rottiserie chicken for 1.5 hours, bones and all. Pasta Noodles (spiraly ones), carrots, celery, onions, spiced with garlic, basil, peppercorns, thyme, and rosemary. I ate it straight out of the pot like a man. Stuff was so rich, it congealed when I put it in the fridge.
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I'm a pretty straightforward sort of cook, so quesadilla.

A fistful of cheese on a tortilla, salt, pepper, red how chili peppers flakes, a small amount diced red and green onions, a small amount of chicken, and then some paprika sprinkled on top (you really need to be careful on paprika, that stuff can get powerful and it always seems to come out clumped).

I'd have to say a mocha creme tort that I make occasionally.

Edit: Meal-wise, I can't choose a particular meal.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjxAAezqJZQ

That's a tough call. I've been making a lot of really awesome fancy desserts lately, and picking a favourite is hard. I guess I could go with these, since they've become a staple for when I want a fancy dessert:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/molten-lava-cakes-recipe-1917273

Served with ice cream and some sort of fruit. Last time I made them, I made up a compote of blueberries, raspberries, and cherries, and used that along with some homemade marshmallow sauce (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/marshmallow-sauce-366149), which was a fun time.

They generally photograph pretty well, too (though this one came out a touch blurry on my high-tech flip phone camera):

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Well, I just had apple and gouda quesadillas. I seasoned the apple with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, spiced rum, maple syrup, and just a hint of powdered jalapeño.

It was a pretty simple and delicious dish that probably would've tasted better if I hadn't accidentally burned two of them slightly.
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Questionmarktarius posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjxAAezqJZQ

Is this possible? I need this now!
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Probably my stuffed pork tenderloin that I make from time to time. I stuff it with herbs, gorgonzola cheese, and crushed walnuts, season the outside with black pepper and cloves, bake it at 400F and then cut it into medallions. Normally serve it with mashed potatoes
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lasagna. sauce simmered for over a day.

or lemon merengue pie. it was a pain in the ass to get the merengue looking right with the little peaks. (not like crappy store pies where it's flat)
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

lasagna. sauce simmered for over a day

Wow. I'm really surprised it didn't scorch.
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DrProfessor posted...

Krazy_Kirby posted...

lasagna. sauce simmered for over a day

Wow. I'm really surprised it didn't scorch.

low heat, stirring periodically
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DrProfessor posted...

Questionmarktarius posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjxAAezqJZQ

Is this possible? I need this now!

Yes. Make some bacon and you put it in a pancake.

Either mash it up and mix it in the pancake batter, or pour the batter right over the top of a bacon slice.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/43628/oyako-donburi/

I actually screwed it up and it simmered the liquid into the eggs so that it wasn't really a soup anymore, and it still tasted amazing.
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Instant noodle. Thats it
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Buffalo Chicken Pizza Dough Bites. I could snack on them all day.
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WastelandCowboy posted...

NGREDIENTS

Whiskey Candied Bacon

10slices bacon
1/2cup Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey (or whiskey of your choice)
1cup brown sugar
1teaspoon cayenne pepper
Macaroni

1pound macaroni pasta
3tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3cup all-purpose flour
1tablespoon Jack Daniel's Tenessee Whiskey
2cups milk
3cups medium or sharp cheddar cheese
4slices provolone cheese
1/2teaspoon paprika
Salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS

CANDIED BACON:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil and coat with non-stick cooking spray.
In a small saucepan, bring ½ cup Jack Daniel's to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer until reduced to 2 tablespoons. Remove from heat. On a plate, combine brown sugar and cayenne. Dip bacon into Jack Daniels and then press each side into brown sugar mixture to coat. Place on prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 7 minutes, then flip and bake for about 5 minutes. Watch the bacon so it doesn't burn!! (The sugar will run all over the pan, and the bacon with have a shiny lacquered look.)
Remove the bacon to a plate coated with non-stick cooking spray to cool completely. Chop bacon; set aside.
MACARONI:
Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add macaroni and cook until al dente. Drain pasta; set aside.
While pasta is cooking, melt butter in a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add flour, and whisk to combine. {You will have a very tight roux.} Add 1 tablespoon Jack Daniel's and whisk into roux. Whisk in 1 cup milk until combined. Add remaining milk. Whisk frequently until sauce thickens and begins to bubble. Add cheeses; whisk until cheeses melt and sauce is smooth. Add paprika and salt and pepper to taste. Pour sauce over pasta, and add bacon. Stir until pasta is completely coated in sauce. Add more salt and pepper if desired.

This sounds amazing, except I'm adding 15 slices of bacon just to get protein up there
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Just scrambled eggs (with onions, tomato, a bit of seasoning and black pepper). The hardest part is the cooking.
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I need more deliciousness! More!
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