Cheese & Bacon Bites

Cheese & Bacon Bites 

Ingredients:

2 packages of cream cheese, softened

1-2 tbsp chopped onion

1/2 cup cooked bacon, chopped

A few dashes of cracked black pepper

2 rolls of Pillsbury Crescents


Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray jelly roll pan with cooking spray.

Mix cream cheese and the next 3 ingredients until well combined.

Remove crescents from package. Unroll so its flat and seal up any cracks. Spread cream cheese mixture over dough and roll up lengthwise. Slice and bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.

Bacon-wrapped Pork Roast Recipe

Bacon-wrapped Pork Roast Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pork loin (1 1/2 pounds)

Salt and pepper

1 Tbsp olive oil

2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary

1/4 lb bacon, thinly sliced

1 cup white wine


Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°F. Pat pork roast dry with paper towels. Season pork roast with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Sear pork on all sides until browned, about 10 minutes total. Remove from heat.

Rub pork with chopped rosemary; wrap with bacon, overlapping strips slightly. Tie pork roast wih kitchen string.

Roast in oven, basting occasionally with cooking juices, until internal temperature is 145°F on a meat thermometer, 35 o 40 minutes. Remove from oven. Transfer pork to a serving dish.

Make pan sauce. Place the roasting skillet on the stove top over low heat. Add the wine and deglaze the pan, stirring with a wooden spoon to scrap up any browned bits from the pan bottom. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a small saucepan. Skim off the fat.