Another Friday Food Links….New recipes for you to try , ways to save on coffee and a thing or two about sugar. Oh yea…and Bacon Candy!

9 WAYS TO SAVE A GRAND A YEAR ON COFFEE

With Starsucks prices higher than gold, why not check out these frugal tips to save major dough. And yes, I said Starsucks.

HOW TO MAKE SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

TIKKA MASALA PIZZA

CHICKEN STEWED WITH TOMATOES, CINNAMON AND PRESERVED LEMON

TORTELLONI, CREMINI MUSHROOMS, ROASTED BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER

And….it’s vegan believe it or not.

ASAPARAGUS WITH NORI BUTTER

HOMEMADE MERGUEZ BOULETTES WITH CREAMY MINT SAUCE

MINI BLACK BOTTOM CHEESECAKES WITH JAM

I don’t know if smaller is better with cheesecake. With bite sized morsels your bound to eat a whole cake full. They look too delicious not to.

STRAWBERRY TIRAMISU

REPLACING CORN SYRUP WITH WHITE SUGAR = STILL UNHEALTHY

Food manufacturers have sat up and taken notice to all the anti-corn syrup fervor as of late. So what are they doing? Secretly re-formulating their products from corn-syrup to white sugar.

Also, they are trying to replace corn syrup with other alternative sweeteners. Haven’t they read the memo? Turbinado sugar (made from sugar cane extract), or evaporated cane juice is healthier alternative to refined sugars.  Oh and turbinado is NOT the same as regular brown sugar. Did you know that brown sugar is white sugar with just added-back-in molasses (for color). Don’t be fooled! Read the whole article: slashfood

And speaking of unhealthy but probably really tasty…here is a simple bacon recipe for all you bacon lovers…that we saved for last…

BACON CANDY