May11

Bakin’ With Bacon and King Teddy

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Happy Mom’s Day One Day Early!

The Royal Mom actually contributed to today’s menu by giving me the recipe we’re going to do today.    I didn’t get her to help out because it’s Mom’s Day weekend and she deserves a break as do all Moms.     This recipe has all the stuff my Mom loves in it – bacon, honey, cream cheese, beautiful fluffy bakery croissants, and blueberries.   This is a great “special occasion” kind of breakfast treat but actually – isn’t EVERY day special when you’re having bacon??????

The Royal Mom and I also want to thank all of you who knew May 10th was our 13th blogaversary.   Mom and Angel Sammy started the blog in 2011 and when Sammy went to the Bridge I took over his regular spots including Bakin’ With Bacon.    BIG HUGS……………..

 

Blueberry-Bacon Croissants

 

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 slices fully-cooked crispy bacon chopped
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly-grated ground nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 4 store-bought croissants cut in half lengthwise
  • 1 cup of blueberries
  • softened butter and 100% pure maple syrup for serving

DIRECTIONS

  • In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese and honey. Gently fold in the bacon and set aside.
  • In a large shallow bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, milk, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon and ground nutmeg. Set aside.
  • Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Taking each croissant half, dip it fully into the egg mixture, making sure to coat each side. Carefully add it to the hot pan. Repeat 2-3 times depending on how large your skillet is. Try not to overcrowd the pan. Cook for 2 minutes on each side, or until browned to your liking. Repeat for the rest of your croissant halves.
  • Spread the the bacon-cream cheese mixture onto 4 of the croissant halves and place a handful of blueberries on top. Place the remaining 4 croissant halves on top. Garnish with additional blueberries and serve with butter and/or 100% maple syrup if desired. Enjoy immediately!

 

Would it be wrong to make a bigger batch of these and have TWO?   Of course not.   After all – this is just too yummy to stop at one!   Before I go, I want to wish everyone – especially Moms – a wonderful day tomorrow…………….!!

 

May10

Friendly Friday Fill-Ins

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Gosh time flies – feels like yesterday we were willing in the blanks!   Thanks to our co-hosts we have yet another chance to fill in the blanks in four sentences – two from each co-host and by doing so, telling a bit more about ourselves.  It’s fun and it’s easy – and if you want to do the fill-ins you can click the badge above and see the sentences or even just fill-in the blanks at 15andmeowing.

Here are this week’s sentences!    Since you all seemed to enjoy that I gave my Dad a chance to pawticipate with me (or me and Mom) last week, I’ll give him another chance to play along this week too.    Ready?     MOM = RED    TEDDY = BLUE   DAD = GREEN

1. Life is too short to tolerate wasting even one minute – go for the gusto while you can – we never know when our time will be up!.
2. Having faith gives me hope.
3. I’ve been feeling rather masterful and brave because I got rid of a BIG hornet nest I found by our garage before any of us got stung!.
4. I’m well aware that my size/weight is a bit odd.  (usually a cat my weight is told to lose weight and my vet says I’m just a HUGE-BONED cat and don’t “need” to lose weight….now I’m sure he wouldn’t MIND if I did but I’m not under any pressure!!)
There you have it – fill-ins by the WHOLE FAMILY – AGAIN!    Can’t promise that next week or the week after but while I can get their cooperation, I’ll give it a whirl!!!!

ZZZZZZZZZZ………love, Ted

May9

Thankful Thursday and Poetry with Angel Sam

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Happy Thankful Thursday and thank you to our hosts for keeping this wonderful blog hop going.   It’s a favorite thing for all of us who participate!    I’m very thankful this week that Mom mowed our lawn in between rainy days because – well – I have kind of short legs and wading through deep grass is NOT my favorite thing.   I do enjoy eating grass but not working my way through thick, high grass.   Anyway, I was able to graze easier after Mom mowed.   I’m also very thankful that we have a whole lot of birds, chipmunks, squirrels and birds around here because while I never catch anything (Mom says “thankfully”!) I like to chase!   Good exercise you know.

If you want to share your thankfuls – you can click the badge above and link up.    We’ll be there as usual!    Now let’s see what Angel Sammy’s poem for the week is shall we?

Hugs, Teddy

 

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Ready For Poetry?

I hope so!    This is my favorite day because I get to enjoy being with all my friends before flying back to the Rainbow Bridge to fly around and do good deeds AND conduct my Poetry Seminars!    

If you wrote a poem for this week’s photo – GOOD FOR YOU – make sure and tell us you have one in my comments AND give us your link so we may read it and enjoy it!

Here’s the photo I gave you last week for this week’s poem, AND my poem follows:

“The Easter Bunny Is Coming!”

Poem by Angel Sammy Kimmell      ©May 8, 2024

 

Thank you Daddy for mowing the lawn down low

The Easter Bunny says long grass makes him go too slow!

I want him to be able to bring me Eggs and Candy

And with the lawn trimmed up it will be just dandy!

My Easter party with my friends today will be so much fun

I can’t WAIT until they get here and the decorating is done

By the way Daddy, you look really swell

But would you please change your clothes before my friends ring the bell???????

 

Gotta hand it to this guy – he’s doing his thing no matter what the neighbors think.   Anything for his little daughter!!    What a guy…………and he looks rather nice in his outfit – I had no idea they made ballet tutus in that size!    HAHAHAHAHA

OK – enough silliness – here’s your photo for NEXT week’s photo poetry fun………..

Uhoh……..wonder what part the dog played in whatever crime has been committed?     This is cute – fun poem material!

So you have a whole week to write a poem using this photo as your inspiration………….better put on your thinking cap OR like me, maybe you see it and know instantly what you’re going to write.   We’ll see what we come up with next Thursday.

In the meantime, be well, happy and kind…..it’s good for your heart!

I am the Angel Poet in the green beret…..and I hope you join me for POETIC FUN each week!

Love always, Angel Sammy

May8

Teaser Tell All

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Time For Us To Tell All About the Teaser!

Well it turns out that we had an EXTRA GOOD Teaser yesterday – nobody guessed it!    That’s right – nobody.    It was what we would call a WHOPPER of a Teaser.   So let’s get started shall we?

“Yes Please!”

Let’s talk first about who was the early bird yesterday – our FIRST COMMENTER actually was FIRST COMMENTER last week so she gets a special FIRST COMMENTER badge…………………..who is the winner?    Drumroll please……

OUR FIRST COMMENTER WAS:     Janet!

And because this is the second FIRST COMMENTER badge in a row for her – we have a special badge for that………….

I was FIRST COMMENTER on the Teaser TWO Tuesdays in a Row!! WOO HOO FOR ME!

And in case you didn’t see yesterday’s TEASER photo – here it is again and our GUEST TEASER for this pawsome photo was MISS INGRID!

This beautiful photo from Ingrid is a photo of Eastbourne Beach in the UK !

And since she fooled EVERYONE – Ingrid gets a special badge:

I sent in a real whopper of a photo for Teaser Tuesday on May 7, 2024 and NOBODY GUESSED IT RIGHT! YAY FOR ME!

If you guessed but were WRONG, you get this one:

I was WRONG with my guess on the Teaser of May 7, 2024 but at least I tried!!

Cheer Team?   I think you have your work cut out for you today!

No Right Guesser this time around
Seems everyone is a “class clown” !
That photo was very tough
On yourselves please don’t be rough
Miss Janet got a nice DOUBLE
Two weeks First Commenter so she’s out of trouble!!
Next week who knows what we’ll see
Stop by the show on Tuesday – it’s FREE!

“We give ourselves a cheer – we tried but Ingrid fooled us!”

Let’s head to the cafeteria for a good meal – that will cheer everyone up!     There’s always NEXT WEEK to look forward to!

Come and Get It!

The Menu:

See you next week students for more TEASER fun!   

Your Professors

May7

Teaser Tuesday Class Time

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“Secure Campus and ready for class…….!”

“Here we are class……..  Have you commented?”

Howdy students.   We have a great GUEST TEASER photo for you today so hang on – we’ll be showing it to you as soon as we get some “business”out of the way.    Business?  Why yes – for instance we need to remind you of the RULES for Teaser – first and foremost – and please obey the rules.  It’s important to let everyone have a chance.

Note:   Today’s photo has no buildings in it so it will just be WHERE it was taken that’s the question!

“Wait – Wait we’re late for a very important date – TEASER TUESDAY! We’re taking our seats now though and we apologize for interrupting you Professors!”

“Glad you’re here ladies – now here are today’s badges!”

 

Now you just might win one of these if you participate in guessing WHERE our Guest Teaser photo was taken.    You know you want to win a badge to show off to the universe on your blog right?   RIGHT?

“YES PROFESSORS – WE DO!”

OK then let’s get to the Teaser photo so you can start studying it.    Security Guard?   Please show the students today’s STUMPER:

“Here’s the Teaser photo for this week Professors!”

WHERE WAS THIS PHOTO TAKEN?

Toughie?   Oh yes indeed – at least WE think so – but someone is always (mostly always) able to figure the Teaser photos out so it’s YOUR turn now to do that.

“I’m already getting a headache trying to figure out what beach out of a bazillion beaches this one is!”

While everyone is agonizing over the photo – the Cheer Team will try to cheer you up – I see a lot of grumpy faces in class right now – THEN after that we’ll go eat something in the cafeteria….that USUALLY brings some smiles.

It’s another Teaser Tuesday
For some, it’s a “feeling the blues” day
Just study the photo and try
What beach, what sand, what sky??
This one could be a stumper
So we’re going to the cafeteria to get plumper!

I think all of us are ready to get plumper ladies – we’ll find out tomorrow who (if anyone) figures out this Teaser photo and pass out badges to those who win them!   Now let’s EAT!

Greetings students – I hear you’re a little DOWN with a tough Teaser – a good meal will help you through the crisis!!

Today’s Menu:

See you tomorrow for Tell All!

All aboard…………

Your Professors