November Crafternoon

     It's time once again for another fun and craft filled evening with the ladies.  This time we made crafts for Elizabeth's sister, who works at a school for the Deaf and Blind. We donated all the crafts we made to the school for their craft fair in December to benefit the school.  Hope they enjoy them as much as we did making them!

I made some Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Dates

Elizabeth made some Pesto Caprese Bites

Jennie brought some fresh fruit and yogurt dip

Elizabeth also made some healthy Temph Balls with Marinara Sauce

Marisa getting her hot glue gun on!

She made these beautiful flower barrettes 

I worked on these Wine Bottle Charms / Christmas Ornaments

Made them out of saved wine corks, ribbon, and plastic crystals.

In between crafts, we munched on some yummies

Here's the other craft I made,

cute necklaces made out of washers, scrapbook paper,

modge podge, beads, and some leather cord.

Another fun and successful Crafternoon ladies!

Looking forward to the next one at Marisa's house!

Manchego Cheese & Marcona Almond stuffed Dates wrapped in Bacon

     For this month's Crafternoon I wanted to make something little different...I love making these Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Dates! I knew the ladies would love them too!  So simple with only 4 ingredients, and they are sooooooo addicting, you can't have just one!

Here what you need:

Manchego Cheese

Marcona Almonds

Whole Pitted Dates

Bacon

How to make them:

Preheat oven to 375˚F.

Line a large baking pan with foil.

Place a wire rack on top of the baking pan, spray it with non-stick cooking spray.

Cut a slit in the dates, just enough to stuff it, be careful not to slice the whole date.

Cut the bacon into thirds, so that you can wrap 3 dates with 1 piece of bacon.

Next, cut the Manchego cheese into small cubes, that can easily fit in to the dates.

To assemble, place one almond and one cube of cheese inside the date.

Smush the sides of the date to seal in the almond and cheese.

Then, wrap one of the pieces of bacon around the date and place seam side down on to the prepared wire rack on the baking pan.  

Bake for 20-30 minutes or until bacon is golden and crispy.

Take out of the oven and let cool, taste best when eaten warm. 

ENJOY!