Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts

Here is the recipe for the Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts that the boys enjoy so much at holiday time!

1 small can sliced water chestnuts
1 pound bacon
2 Tbs. grape or jalapeno jelly
1 Tbs. brandy (opt.)
1 Tbs. raspberry chipotle sauce (opt.)

Preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with foil. Cut slab of bacon in half down the middle. Wrap each slice of water chestnut with a 1/2 slice of bacon. Bake on middle rack until bacon is crisp and brown. Place on serving plate.

Sauce: melt grape jelly & brandy & chipotle sauce together. Stir until smooth. If using jalapeno jelly, just melt it by itself. Pour over the water chestnuts & serve.

Holiday Cooking Schedule

Here is the cooking schedule I use when I am preparing the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday dinners at our house:

7:00 a.m. - preheat oven to 500 degrees (this is NOT a typo!) & prep turkey with butter

7:15 a.m. - put turkey in oven on bottom rack

7:30 a.m. - boil 6 eggs (for deviled eggs, gravy, and dressing)

7:45 a.m. - make breakfast, coffee, & tea

8:00 a.m. - turn oven down to 325 degrees, tent turkey with foil; devil eggs & put into fridge

8:15 a.m. - Set out veggies, etc. to be prepped

8:30 a.m. - Set out rolls to thaw and rise; put fresh sweet potatoes in crock pot

8:45 a.m. - Wrap bacon/water chestnuts

9:00 a.m. - Put bacon/water chestnuts in oven; prep cranberry sauce

9:15 a.m. - Make bacon/water chestnut sauce

9:30 a.m. - Put pies in oven

9:45 a.m. - Boil carrots & celery

10:00 a.m. - Boil corn; prep green beans & green bean casserole

10:15 a.m. - Crush dressing breadcrumbs

10:30 a.m. - Take pies out of oven; check salt & pepper shakers

10:45 a.m. - Prep canned sweet potatoes & marshmallows; prep butter dish

11:00 a.m. - Put sweet potatoes in oven; cook peas & carrots

11:15 a.m. - Take sweet potatoes out of oven; cook mashed potatoes

11:30 a.m. - Put rolls in oven; cook green bean casserole; make gravy

11:45 a.m. - Take rolls out of oven; cook green beans

12:00 p.m. - Take turkey out of oven; make dressing

12:15 p.m. - Set table; put ice in glasses

12:30 p.m. - Carve turkey & eat!

Back in Black

Heart of The Home - Kitchens - Rate My Space - HGTV

Now I'm wondering what my stove would look like if it was painted black...

I still want the wooden "icebox" facade on my fridge and the cabinet door beadboard facing on the dishwasher

I like the stoneware crock on the island (maybe would be good for a butter dish)

I also started wondering how the beams on the ceiling would look in my kitchen....


Then I noticed that it wasn't beams, but an old ladder - and it's over the sink! Too cute!

Something Old, Something Prim

Not sure exactly where I would want to put a display like this, but I like the looks of it

MY PRIMITIVE/COLONIAL FOYER - Living Rooms - Rate My Space - HGTV

Little House in the Valley - Living Rooms - Rate My Space - HGTV

Little House in the Valley - Living Rooms - Rate My Space - HGTV

This is the cabinet I think we should do in the middle bathroom. And I've got PLENTY of long wooden boxes!

RMS Kitchen

rustic kitchen barn style - Kitchens - Rate My Space - HGTV

I think it's the signs over the windows that draw me in to this space

What's Cookin'

Cute breadboard display idea for the top of the stove from livintheprimlife

Dirty Laundry

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