Bacon Milkshake

Ingredients:

• One pound of bacon
•  ½ Cup of Whole Milk
• 2 ½ tablespoons of Maple Syrup
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 9 scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream
• Whipped Cream
• Chocolate Syrup

Directions:

Fry the bacon and drain fat into separate bowl. 

Put the milk, maple syrup, salt, and ice cream in the blender. 

Add 4 Tablespoons of the bacon fat into the mix. 

Pulse it on a lower setting. 

Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream and crumbled bacon.  Feel free to add drizzles of chocolate syrup as well. 

Kung Fu Panda Noodle Soup

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons canola oil
½ cup yellow onion finely chopped
½ cup celery finely chopped
½ cup carrots sliced in 1/2-inch rounds
1 clove garlic, minced
1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated
1 whole baby bok choy, chopped into ½-inch pieces (approx ½ cup total)
½ cup sliced mushrooms (Shitakes)
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup water
2 rounds of Udon noodles (it comes 3 rounds in a pkg so you’ll have one round left over; Soba would work too)
Soy sauce taste
Dash of sesame oil
Cilantro for garnish
Green onion for garnish


Directions:

In large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat

Add onion, celery, carrots; stir and sauté for approximately 1 minute

Add garlic and ginger; give it a stir and add Bok Choy, mushrooms, broth and water

Bring to boil then add Udon noodles, give it a good stir and cook for 3 minutes

Remove from heat, serve in bowls topped with soy sauce, sesame oil, cilantro and/or green onion