My Weekend

I was able to get away Friday to meet friends for the weekend at a nearby lake.


They had a nice fire going when I arrived at the campground....

Across the little road in front of my campsite.....




Up the road....




and down the road....

I'm not used to camping with this many people around. lol

My friends took me to the north side of the lake where the fishing is supposed to be good....




I could see the campground across the little lake....

There was a road and dam behind me....

We all baited up for catfish, then used second poles for casting.

Everyone....but me.... started catching crappie and sand bass right and left. The joking started about how I would be the only one eating steak that night, while they enjoyed the spicy pan-fried fresh caught fish. Normally steak for supper would be wonderful, but the thought of that hot pan-fried fresh crappie and sand bass sounded soooooo goood!

I must be the most approachable member of the group. lol A fellow in a pickup pulled up right behind me to see what we were catching. It didn't take long for my friends to fill him in about my steak supper. After a few more jokes, my friends wandered back to their fishing while I listened as the fellow told me how to cook steak over a campfire.
I patiently listened..... thinking to myself about how many steaks and meals I have cooked over a fire....... meanwhile, I could see the fish being hauled in by my friends. lol

It was kind of a long 45 minutes but I patiently listened. :)

After the fellow left I was able to catch 4 fish before we packed up and headed back to camp.

Yeah!!! I get to eat hot fish too! lol

Some of the crappie and sand bass....







A few catfish...




The fresh fish and fried potatoes.....



















The guys in the group did the cooking, I relaxed with a cold beer. :)

It was so tasty!!

My friends did admit they would have shared with me if I didn't catch anything.

We did get to eat the steaks too.

I got up early the next morning and cooked some ribeyes, eggs, hashbrowns, and biscuits over the fire for breakfast.





It was a nice weekend. I ate too much, and laughed til my cheeks hurt. :)

Smoked Bacon Wrapped Bacon. :)

This might be the ultimate bacon lover's snack.
It's got to be my new favorite food group..... it even passes chocolate. lol

I cubed some of my cold smoked canadian bacon....

Wrapped the cubes in sliced slab bacon....




Rolled some in a cayenne/brown sugar mixture, some in chipotle sauce, some were sprinkled with cracked black pepper and I left some plain...













I smoked them with a bit of hickory for 4 hours.....



Also added some spam, treet and a few shrimp/cream cheese stuffed bacon wrapped jalapenos. (ABTS)



I sprinkled the spam with the cayenne/brown sugar mixture and spritzed it with whiskey...















A chipotle bacon wrapped bacon....



A pepper bacon wrapped bacon...




and a cayenne/brown sugar bacon wrapped bacon......

It was so moist and tender in the center.....

I probably shouldn't mention this..... but when I took that first bite, I let out what sounded like a whimper. lol I think I'm in love! lol