There is a half a pound of butter in this Potato Leek Soup. Before you run screeching from the room shouting "Those Pleasantville people have lost their minds!", just chill, ok? This soup is like dessert; it's a treat. It's what I deem an everything-in-moderation recipe. Pull yourself together, people, because there's also cream, bacon and cheddar in here, too. Mwahahahahahaha. Before I continue, I should mention that if you are one of those people who wants to de-fatify all the things, you're …
Skillet Bacon and Cheese Strata
My good friend Heather, from Globetrotting Mama, was in town for the Social Capital Conference this weekend. I asked her to join us for breakfast today before she went home. She said she would, but only under one condition. That I go to absolutely no trouble at all for her. Fine. I told her she could pour her own cereal. She said that I was now taking it to extremes. Funny girl, that Heather. I remembered seeing this strata recipe in my special recipe edition of Canadian Living magazine. …