It's Bacon week for "The Mid-Century Menu"

 

Oh, darling, it’s Bacon Week over at the beloved Mid-Century Menu! Yes, you heard me right—seven whole days dedicated to that glorious, greasy, beloved breakfast meat. I’m positively swooning at the thought, and my husband is already loosening his belt in anticipation. (Honestly, if he gets any looser, his pants may just waltz away.)

Let’s chat about the menu, shall we? This week’s recipes read like a love letter to America’s favorite food group (sorry, vegetables—you had your week back in 1952). First up: bacon and egg rice. Why have a boring old omelet when you can surprise your family with breakfast that looks suspiciously like last night’s leftovers? It’s the perfect dish for when you want your children to ask, “Mom, is this supposed to be crunchy?”

Next, we sashay right into a bacon noodle skillet. Because nothing says “I love you” quite like mixing last week’s pasta with this week’s bacon and hoping nobody notices. Just toss it in a skillet and pretend you’re on the cutting edge of Continental cuisine. Julia Child, eat your heart out.For the more refined palate, there’s the bacon spinach pie. Vegetables? Check. Protein? Check. Pie crust? Double check. It’s basically health food if you squint hard enough and ignore your doctor’s advice.

Bacon dressing for vegetable salad is also on the agenda. Because why eat a salad if you can’t drown it in liquid pork? I’ll just be over here pouring it on with reckless abandon, pretending the lettuce cancels out the calories.Don’t forget the bacon prune sandwich. Nothing says “I love you” like combining your husband’s two greatest fears—fiber and change—between two slices of bread. Honestly, I’m not sure if this is a recipe or a dare.

And for a show-stopping finale: bacon-wrapped franks and beans. Because sometimes you just need to wrap a hot dog in bacon, throw it on a plate with beans, and call it dinner. The kids love it, the husband is happy, and I get to spend more time drinking Tab and less time cooking. Everybody wins!

Truly, I love the Century Menu—it’s the best thing to happen to my kitchen since the automatic can opener. It keeps my weekly meal plan as exciting as soap opera season finales, and my family is always on their toes (and sometimes on the bathroom scale). It’s my not-so-secret weapon for keeping everyone fed, happy, and ever-so-slightly confused about what’s for dinner.So here’s to Bacon Week! May your skillets be sizzling and your sense of humor intact. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go hide the scale.