This recipe is modified from the Hickory Neck Episcopal Church Cookbook. By the way, church cookbooks always have the best recipes.  This one is from my mom’s church in Toano, VA, but you can find others in used bookstores.

16 ounces Monterey Jack Cheese (grated)

14 ounces (2 cans) of Chopped Green Chiles (drained)

16 ounces Sharp Cheddar Cheese (grated)

8 Eggs (well-beaten)

1 teaspoon Garlic Powder

1 teaspoon Onion Powder

12 strips of Bacon (cooked, crumbled)

Line 13 by 9 inch pan with aluminum foil.  Layer Monterey Jack cheese in pan. Cover with green chiles. Cover with Cheddar cheese. In bowl, mix eggs, onion powder and garlic powder.  Pour the egg mixture over the layered cheese mixture.  Add crumbled bacon evenly on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly.  Do not let it brown.  Cut in squares to serve.  This may be served hot or cold.

Following surgery, I’ve been on a liquid and mushy food (baby food) diet for the past 6 weeks.  During that time I’ve been perusing several food blogs.  Pants off, mouth open.  When all you have is photos to satisfy you, the food at This is Why You’re Fat is totally unappealing (sorry, JOTUS).  Instead, I’ve been enjoying blogs that focus on the healthier, organic, seasonal food.  I think it started with a segment on  60 Minutes last week about Alice Waters, mother of the organic food movement and founder of Chez Panisse in San Francisco (of course).  While I don’t think that any lifestyle should be forced on Americans (even for their own good), I do agree with her food philosophy.  Yes, it’s elitist and, yes, it’s totally inconvenient.  However, there are some tips you can take from  her, like supporting farmer’s markets, eating only seasonal fruits and veggies, skipping fast food, and enjoying the process of cooking and eating your meals.  The recent NY Times Bestseller, Naturally Thin by Bethenny Frankel (my favorite from Housewives of NYC), follows this philosophy.  It’s a great book, but I do have one criticism — THERE ARE NO PHOTOS!

Here are some of the food blogs I’m adding to my Blog Roll:

So Good

Cooking with Trader Joe’s

Cook to Bang

Zesty Cook

DC Foodies

So, what am I cooking for my first non-mushy meal at home?  Salmon and Turkey Bacon Soft Tacos!  Lots of tomatoes, a little sour cream, and a little goat cheese.  Yeah, I’m probably more excited than I should be.  Pants are still on though.

UPDATE: Salmon tacos were good, but I inadvertantly bought low-carb tortillas.  They were kinda gluey.  Boo.

I’ve decided to put my coworkers into diabetic shock.  Exhibit A: The Cookie Brownie Pie.  I found the recipe on Twitter via @JPFreire.  Pie crust + layer of chocolate chip cookie + Ghiradelli brownie (though recipe uses cake) + cream cheese icing + red, white and blue sprinkles.  The Cookie Brownie Pies are too cute to cut into, so all I have is this photo for now.  Photos on CakeSpy are better though.

The following are excerpts from a news article on KFC’s coupon debacle.

Kentucky Fried Chicken is offering a free, two-piece grilled chicken meal with two sides and a biscuit as part of a promotion to get more people to eat healthier foods…

Shannon Edwards said she walked in the rain to a KFC on St. Paul Street but was turned away.

“I’m a big girl. I like to eat. So, I’m kind of disappointed I have to go to McDonald’s now,” she said.