In planning our meals for the week, I picked two recipes that called for bacon.  To get a few things done in advance, I decided to cook all the bacon at once.  I only needed six pieces, so obviously I made an entire pound.  By the time I was finished making the whole pound, I had to hid those last six slices so that no one knew they were around.  It's the power of bacon.  IT CALLS TO YOU.

I started with a recipe for Potato Smashers (from Kraft Kitchens), then made enough substitutions based on what I had on hand so that every Kraft product was removed from the recipe (not on purpose, except for the cheese). 

Side note: The Light Italian dressing by Wish-Bone is non-dairy.  The flavor is great and worked well in this recipe.  I also use it on salads, mixed with tomatoes and cucumbers, and the kids like it as a dip for veggies.  It's tasty and not very expensive - and the all important non-dairy.

And instead of smashing baby red potatoes, I ended up using rounds of Yukon Gold potatoes - which means that the recipe even needs a new name since there is no smashing involved.  Similar to many potato skin recipes, the flavors were good and I'll make them again.


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