UCLA v Arizona at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena
Appetizers and Drinks First
Question: What is better than bacon?
Answer: Smokies, wrapped in bacon, smothered in butter and brown sugar and baked.
Bacon Wrapped Smokies with Brown Sugar and
Butter
1 pound Bacon, Cut Into Thirds
1 pound Smokies
1 stick Butter
2 cups Brown Sugar
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 375F. Cut the bacon into thirds and wrap each
smokie. Place all the wrapped smokies in a single layer in a baking dish. Then
melt the stick of butter and then 1 cup of brown sugar and stir until mixed
well. Pour the butter and brown sugar mixture on the smokies and bacon. Then
take the other cup of brown sugar and sprinkle evenly over the smokies. Bake
them for about 15-20 minutes and then turn the heat up to 400F for about 5
minutes or longer until the bacon becomes crispy.
Next...salad...
WEDGE SALAD
Iceberg Lettuce, cut into wedges
Bacon Bits
Green Onions, chopped
Mom's Blue Cheese Dressing
1 cup mayo
4 oz blue cheese crumbled
1/2 cup plain, nonfat yogurt
1/4 cup buttermilk
3 tbl white wine vinegar
Whisk mayo, blue cheese, yogurt, buttermilk, and vinegar in medium bowl until almost smooth. Season with pepper. Cover and refrigerate.
Arrange lettuce wedges on plates. Spoon dressing
over lettuce. Sprinkle with onions and additional black pepper.Iceberg Lettuce, cut into wedges
Bacon Bits
Green Onions, chopped
Mom's Blue Cheese Dressing
1 cup mayo
4 oz blue cheese crumbled
1/2 cup plain, nonfat yogurt
1/4 cup buttermilk
3 tbl white wine vinegar
Whisk mayo, blue cheese, yogurt, buttermilk, and vinegar in medium bowl until almost smooth. Season with pepper. Cover and refrigerate.
Main Dish...
POTATO BOATS
Scrub four baking potatoes. Rub with olive oil and course sea salt. Pierce. Bake at 375 degrees until done.
Chop the following:
1 onion
3 peppers (red, orange, yellow)
1 package mushrooms
4 boneless chicken breasts
Grate one medium cheddar and one pepper jack cheese; amounts to taste. You will also need butter and sour cream or whole milk.
Saute the vegetables in olive oil in one pan, the chopped chicken breasts in another. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder and any other spices that you prefer. Combine both in large bowl when done.
When potatoes are done, scoop out and combine with the vegetable and chicken mixture. Add butter, sour cream or whole milk (eyeball to determine amounts) and mix in cheeses to taste. Scoop mixture back into potato skins; top with more cheese. Bake until heated thru. Top with green onions and any other toppings you favor.
Go Bruins!
Scrub four baking potatoes. Rub with olive oil and course sea salt. Pierce. Bake at 375 degrees until done.
Chop the following:
1 onion
3 peppers (red, orange, yellow)
1 package mushrooms
4 boneless chicken breasts
Grate one medium cheddar and one pepper jack cheese; amounts to taste. You will also need butter and sour cream or whole milk.
Saute the vegetables in olive oil in one pan, the chopped chicken breasts in another. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder and any other spices that you prefer. Combine both in large bowl when done.
When potatoes are done, scoop out and combine with the vegetable and chicken mixture. Add butter, sour cream or whole milk (eyeball to determine amounts) and mix in cheeses to taste. Scoop mixture back into potato skins; top with more cheese. Bake until heated thru. Top with green onions and any other toppings you favor.
Go Bruins!
That was good!! Cheers and on to the game...
Bruins ride a Pac-12 high to win over
Wildcats
UCLA crushes Arizona,
66-10, to take lead in South Division. Johnathan Franklin sets career rushing
mark.
It was Johnathan Franklin's night.
Will it become UCLA's season?
The Bruins wake today with a new all-time leading rusher, as Franklin chased down Gaston Green's career record on the first possession against Arizona on Saturday. But when the Bruins wipe the sleep from their eyes, the realization may come that the college football monopoly in Los Angeles just might be over.
Franklin's serpentine 37-yard touchdown pushed him past Green and started a long and profitable evening for the Bruins. The 66-10 victory at the Rose Bowl was another steppingstone back from mediocrity, leaving 25th-ranked UCLA in control of the Pac-12 South Division.
"No one ever believed in us," cornerback Aaron Hester said. "We did. What's different now is our coach. He's what this is all about about. We're a program now."
The landscape has shifted such that Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl officials were at Saturday's game. The Bruins have a greater appetite this season. After a woeful season ended in that San Francisco bowl a year ago, UCLA has more deluxe accommodations in mind.
Franklin finished with 162 yards rushing in 24 carries with two touchdowns. It was the 17th 100-yard game of his career and ended his pursuit of Green.
Franklin shared the spotlight with quarterback Brett Hundley, who had 288 yards passing. He threw three touchdown passes and ran for another.
The Bruins (7-2, 4-2 in Pac-12) scored on their first four possessions and never looked back, jumping to a 42-3 halftime lead.
This put UCLA on unfamiliar ground … ahead of USC.
Oregon's victory over USC on Saturday left the Trojans staring up at the Bruins in the standings.
The last time UCLA was above USC in the conference standings this late in the season was 11 years ago. UCLA was 3-2 and USC 3-3 after games of Nov. 3, 2001.
"We have an opportunity now," said Joseph Fauria, who caught two touchdown passes. "We have to keep the same mind-set. That's what gotten us this far."
The Bruins play the Trojans in two weeks. First, though, comes a game at Washington State.
"USC is just another game, like Washington State is just another game," UCLA safety Tevin McDonald said this week.
"They are just another team we have to beat," McDonald said.
Will it become UCLA's season?
The Bruins wake today with a new all-time leading rusher, as Franklin chased down Gaston Green's career record on the first possession against Arizona on Saturday. But when the Bruins wipe the sleep from their eyes, the realization may come that the college football monopoly in Los Angeles just might be over.
Franklin's serpentine 37-yard touchdown pushed him past Green and started a long and profitable evening for the Bruins. The 66-10 victory at the Rose Bowl was another steppingstone back from mediocrity, leaving 25th-ranked UCLA in control of the Pac-12 South Division.
"No one ever believed in us," cornerback Aaron Hester said. "We did. What's different now is our coach. He's what this is all about about. We're a program now."
The landscape has shifted such that Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl officials were at Saturday's game. The Bruins have a greater appetite this season. After a woeful season ended in that San Francisco bowl a year ago, UCLA has more deluxe accommodations in mind.
Franklin finished with 162 yards rushing in 24 carries with two touchdowns. It was the 17th 100-yard game of his career and ended his pursuit of Green.
Franklin shared the spotlight with quarterback Brett Hundley, who had 288 yards passing. He threw three touchdown passes and ran for another.
The Bruins (7-2, 4-2 in Pac-12) scored on their first four possessions and never looked back, jumping to a 42-3 halftime lead.
This put UCLA on unfamiliar ground … ahead of USC.
Oregon's victory over USC on Saturday left the Trojans staring up at the Bruins in the standings.
The last time UCLA was above USC in the conference standings this late in the season was 11 years ago. UCLA was 3-2 and USC 3-3 after games of Nov. 3, 2001.
"We have an opportunity now," said Joseph Fauria, who caught two touchdown passes. "We have to keep the same mind-set. That's what gotten us this far."
The Bruins play the Trojans in two weeks. First, though, comes a game at Washington State.
"USC is just another game, like Washington State is just another game," UCLA safety Tevin McDonald said this week.
"They are just another team we have to beat," McDonald said.
Great game Bruins! Now let's have some desert.
Mini Pecan Pies
Ingredients
- 3 cups chopped pecans
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 (8-oz.) packages frozen tart shells
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350º. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant.
- Stir together sugar and corn syrup in a medium bowl. Stir in pecans, eggs, and next 3 ingredients.
- Spoon about 1/4 cup pecan mixture into each tart shell. Place tart shells on a large baking sheet.
- Bake at 350º for 25 to 30 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks, and let cool completely (about 30 minutes). Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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