Tasty-Yum-Yums

One of the things I love most about cooking is taking otherwise artery-clogging treats and making them somewhat healthy without sacrificing taste. When my dear cousin Beth came over for a dinner party toting these bacon-wrapped piles of goodness, exclaiming, "because everything is better when it's wrapped in bacon!", I knew I had struck gold.

Beth calls these coiled pieces of heaven "Tasty-Yum-Yums" as an homage to a friend of hers, who, after tasting them, immediately formed the same obsession with them as I did. This dish, served mainly as hors d'ouvres, are simple, fast, low-fat (though they taste nothing of the sort), and are an instant favorite.

Ingredients:

• 1-lb Turkey Bacon (regular bacon is what the recipe calls for, but turkey is a great substitute if you're in the mood for it)


• Low fat or Fat-free cream cheese with chives


• 1-loaf Peperidge Farm white bread

How to:

• Cut each piece of bread in half the long way and cut off the crusts. Spread a layer of cream cheese on each


• Roll each piece of bread into a circle


• Cut each piece of bacon in half and wrap one around the bread. Secure with a toothpick.

Toss them on a cookie sheet and place them in the oven for 20-22 minutes at 400-degrees.

Yes, it's that easy. And yes, it's that good.

Bon Appetit.

Keep Climbing,

ELD