Flavored Whipped Cream

I'm not sure if any of you have noticed that there is now such a thing as liquor infused whipped cream in a can... crazy? delicious? ingenious? This product comes in a variety of flavors as well.. chocolate, cherry, vanilla. At a recent visit to the Rehab lounge, I had the opportunity to try this new product. Now one would think that combining delicious whipped cream and liquour would make for a fabulous combo, perfect for topping coffee, fruit, white Russians..etc. however, this was not the case.
Now the story does not end here... a bad experience with canned whipped cream has never held me back and as a wise woman once said, "Why buy whipped cream when it is So easy to make!" So I did what any intelligent woman would do.. made my own.

In my fabulous mixer, I combined 1 cup of heavy cream, 2 Tbl of sugar and 2 Tbl of Kahlua. Mix until peaks form.
Serve this over strawberries with optional shortcake on the bottom.

Result- Perfection.

To Market, To Market to Meet a Young Goat Farmer

Last Thursday was a fabuous day. There were fireworks at the Mendon Carnival, the Brighton teachers won their first softball game annnndd The SouthWedge Market opened for the season!!! Being the foodies that we are, the last of the events was the most crucial for Allison and I. We gathered our baskets and filled them with spinach, asparagus, a plethora of rhubarb, fresh baked bread and the prize of all prizes... Smoky Paprika Double Cream Cheese. This lovely treat was sold to us by a fabulous man who entranced us with tales of his farm of 23 milking goats and free samples of all flavors of goat cheese in their creamy wonder. With our treasures in hand, we went wee wee wee all the way home to create a fabulous BELT (the sandwich not the one you wear on your waist) inspired dinner.

Best Sandwich Ever....
Toast up some slices of delicious hearty bread (any kind will do really but the better the bread the better the sandwich). We made open face sammys but you could do two slices if you wished.
Cook up some bacon (we used home smoked bacon but I know most of you do not have the luxury of brining and smoking your own strips of pork belly).

Spread your bread with goat cheese. Layer on fresh spinach leaves and strips of bacon. Top with a fried egg.

Put on your bib because you will be drooling all over as you eat this.

We ate this with a stout from Troegs.