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Joan Crawford's Pimiento-Stuffed Olives Wrapped in Bacon - These were quite easy to make. I was cooking bacon this morning and just happened to remember this recipe, so I reserved 3 slices from the frying pan to make and try these. (Oops, I forgot to cook my bacon in butter like Joan!)

I just removed 3 slices of bacon from the pan when they were about 1/2 cooked and drained them on a paper towel. From there, you cut each piece of bacon in 1/2, use toothpicks to secure them around a nice big pimiento stuffed olive and bake at 350. I think it only took about 6 minutes for them to crisp up.

They are delicious! If you like olives and you like bacon, you'll love these! They provide the perfect salty treat that any cocktail party needs. Make sure to get the bacon crisp and there will be a nice contrast in textures.

I think Joan would be proud, although she'd not be happy with my burnt toothpicks. Any way to prevent tooth picks from burning? Soak them in water first?

This is #1 from the recipe above. In case you missed #2, you can see it here: Hot PEANUT BUTTER BACON CANAPÉS.

Cheers!

Joan Crawford's Peas - You have to give it to Joan, as unusual as this recipe sounds, it worked and the peas were good!

I started with a medium sized pan with a tight-fitting lid and placed half a head of romaine lettuce at the bottom. (A small head of lettuce). I had a package of fresh peas from the produce department, so I added those on top of the lettuce. A few sliced green onions went in there as well. NO WATER.

A pinch of salt and sugar each. A teaspoon of each seemed too much for the quantity of peas that I had.

This was cooked for exactly 25 minutes, and then I put the peas and onions into a serving bowl, added a pat of butter or two and a splash of heavy cream.

I'm the only one in my family that really likes peas, although I do add them to my pesto pasta recipe and they're appreciated in that dish.

I really liked Joan's Peas! They were still firm and fresh and after sitting for a little bit, they became better. I also later added a few of these peas to a Chicken a la King recipe I made and it was good!

After cooking, the lettuce was all wilted, so I just threw it in the compost bin. What else could I do with it? The green onion were good with the peas and cooked well.

Overall, this pea cooking technique worked and produced some tasty peas that was served with the roasted "Chicken à la Minnelli" and Myrna Loy's Twice Baked Potatoes I made for dinner.