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Livin’ for the Weekend Brunch

April 30, 2014 by rachelocal

It’s Thursday, which means the weekend is almost upon us! Nothing feels more glorious than driving away from work on a Friday evening. I usually peel maniacally out of the parking lot with the windows down and music cranked, yelling, “Latah, Suckahs!” Not really. I normally walk casually to my car after having wished my coworkers a “Have a good weekend!” or exchanged the obligatory, “Any plans this weekend?” I may exchange an awkward high five and “Happy Friday!” as well, but that’s […]

Categories: Random, Restaurant • Tags: bacon, breakfast, brunch, coffee, Delaware, food, Lancaster Farm Fresh, life, local, restaurants, weekend

I-Tried-To-Make-It-Vegan-But-Failed Smoky Split Pea Soup

April 7, 2014 by rachelocal

Spring is here. Or so they say. I wouldn’t know, because I haven’t been outside in two days. Currently, my husband and I are quarantined due to two different ailments, both plague-like and incapacitating. My windows are open, so I can see the sun and feel the breeze. The weather seems to be perfectly springlike, but like I said before, I’m stuck inside, sick. And not just oh-I-feel-yucky sick. No, no, no – I’m why-does-it-hurt-to-wear-clothes-and-why-aren’t-there-more-episodes-of-downton-abbey sick. While watching reruns of […]

Categories: Recipes, Spring Recipes, Winter Recipes • Tags: bacon, Downton Abbey, food, life, local, soup, spring, vegan, vegetarian

Bacon, I’d Never Be Mad at You

March 24, 2014 by rachelocal

Who needs March Madness when Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant offers a weekend of Bacon Madness? But as the title of this post states, I’d never be mad at bacon. Because bacon in its varying forms is everything a savory food indulgence should be: crispy, salty, and riddled with flavor and texture. On Saturday, I indulged in the bacon-themed menu at Iron Hill’s Newark location. Before I show you luscious pork belly and perfect pig wings, let me introduce you […]

Categories: Breweries, Local Stores, Restaurant • Tags: bacon, beer, craft beer, dinner, food, iron hill brewery, life, local, March Madness, restaurants

An Eggsperimental Breakfast

August 29, 2013 by rachelocal

Weekends are for two things: sleeping and big breakfasts. Well, maybe only for big breakfasts if you have kids. I don’t, so I sleep in and then eat a big breakfast. This past weekend I decided to try a little experiment with my breakfast. I chose two eggs–one was free range, pasture fed, hormone and antibiotic free and bought locally from my farmers market. The other egg was the grocery store brand. Here are the eggs in question: I took […]

Categories: Delaware Farms, Farmer's Markets • Tags: bacon, breakfast, eggs, food, labels, local, shopping

We Go Together Like Garlic Scapes and Bacon

June 21, 2013 by rachelocal

Certain foods just go together. Foods like… Peanut butter and chocolate Tacos and margaritas Zinfandel and grilled steak Mashed potatoes and gravy Pizza and beer Chips and guacamole Coffee and donuts Today I present another combination: garlic scapes and bacon. This is not so much a recipe as two things combining to create magic. Speaking of two things combining to create magic, yesterday was my four-year wedding anniversary to Mr. Rache. Over the course of these years, we’ve laughed a […]

Categories: Recipes, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes • Tags: bacon, cooking, CSA, food, life, marriage

For the Love of Bacon

February 7, 2013 by rachelocal

I’m lucky enough to have some really great friends. Old friends, new friends, close friends, and long distance friends. As I was thinking about my friend line-up today, I realized my friends and I share an all-encompassing, very important commonality: a mutual love of bacon. Misty, my best friend since tenth grade, likes her bacon chewy, not crispy. Julie, my artist friend, loves her bacon wrapped around a cheese-filled jalapeno and grilled. Nicole, my traveling companion friend, likes her bacon […]

Categories: Fall Recipes, Recipes, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes • Tags: bacon, blogging, food, friendship, Go Jules Go, local, meatloaf

I’m Dreaming of a Bacon Christmas

December 24, 2012 by rachelocal

I can just hear Bing Crosby singing THESE words to one of my favorite Christmas songs… I’m dreaming of a bacon Christmas With every shopping trip I take Where the pork is double smoked And everyone knows Thick cut is no joke I’m dreaming of a bacon Christmas With every breakfast menu I plan Where the bacon fat glistens And everyone listens To hear that sizzle in the pan I’m dreaming of a bacon Christmas Just like the ornaments Jules […]

Categories: Fall Recipes, Recipes, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes • Tags: bacon, breakfast, Christmas, food, holiday, humor, life, poetry

I’m-Disgusted-with-the-Grocery-Store Sweet Corn and Bacon Pasta

August 8, 2012 by rachelocal

I wrote a guest post debuting today on Childhood Relived. I waxed nostalgic about the snack foods of my youth, most of them processed and full of high fructose corn syrup. (Make sure to check it out for nostalgic stories and embarrassing photos.) Reminiscing about these foods made me thankful for a mom that cooked healthy meals, so at least I was forced to make good food choices at home. The 1987 to 1994 versions of myself would choose a […]

Categories: Recipes, Summer Recipes • Tags: bacon, corn, food, life, local, slow food, summer

Breakfast with Steinbeck

July 10, 2012 by rachelocal

Seeing as I have been a traveler (of sorts) as of late and just returned from vacation, I thought this email I received from my brother was fitting: Ra, Attached is a passage from John Steinbeck’s book Travels with Charley: In Search of America. In 1960, Steinbeck took a 3-month long road trip to discover what it is to be American, get a feel for the essence of the country–something like that. The part attached is pertinent to your current endeavors, […]

Categories: Farmer's Markets, Random • Tags: bacon, books, breakfast, food, John Steinbeck, literature, local, travel