

Although I continue to eat and enjoy meat, I seem to be gradually losing my taste for it. Take last Sunday night. I wanted to cook something comforting and special, and I had the time and energy to make just about anything.

I thought of all the usual standbys—chicken potpie, beef stew, roast chicken. Nope, none of those appealed. I googled Sunday suppers and clicked on recipes like pork roast and shepherd’s pie. Nothing attracted my taste buds there either. In the end, I realized I was craving Spaghetti Squash Lasagna that Maggy and I had baked up a few days before, and that’s what I made.

But I don’t think I could ever be a vegetarian. The big reason—I love bacon too much. I guess it’s the salty, sweet, crunchy factor that’s got me hooked. Wrap it around my favorite vegetable—Brussels sprouts—with a little Dubliner cheese sandwiched in between, and it’s my new favorite hors d’oeuvre.

And just in time. These bacon-wrapped Brussels sprouts have a serious St Patty’s Day feel. So if there isn’t time to make the traditional corned beef and cabbage, assemble a platter of these, crack open a beer, and toast the day!



