Films With A Foodie- Breakfast At Tiffany's - Millionaire Bacon

As I mentioned before, I love pairing foods with events. First it was the World Cup with my Fusion inspired Bratwurst Empanadas, then my periodically posts of Dining with Disney posts (pairing food with Disney films, check out my Princess & the Frog post)  and now I'm adding a new set of pairing post. Films With A Foodie. I love movies of all genres. My net is pretty wide. But my passion is in the classics movies, like All About Eve, Psycho, Adam's Rib, Girl Friday and Meet Me In St. Louis. I want to make fun meals to pair with these wonderful classics. But I'm not going to stop with the classics, I'll branch out and do not so classics as well.The point of this is to have fun. Movies are great and even better when eaten with creative foods that are giving tongue and cheek names. It's all about the experience and fellowship.

The first post of Films With A Foodie is one of Audrey Hepburn most famous characters, Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's. There hasn't been one girl who has seen this film and not wished to have Breakfast At Tiffany's. It's a quirky girl meets boy story, with a few crazy parties here and there. Holly's  a social climber who realizes that status isn't the most important thing in the world.

Holly may not have gotten her Millionaire but that doesn't mean she can't eat like one!

Breakfast At Tiffany Menu:

Lemon Souffle Pancakes

Millionaire Bacon

London Fog Latte

Bust out that China and sliver, it's time to eat! 


Buen Provecho!

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare the sugar. 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/8-1/2 tsp of Chili powder

1/4 - 1/2 tsp of black pepper. Combine.

Line a baking sheet with foil. Place a rack or broiler pan on top. Place bacon on rack.

Cover each piece with as much as the sugar as possible

Place in the oven. Cook for 30-35 minutes, depending on your crispy desire.

After 30-35 minutes, beautiful caramel candied bacon!

Perfection!

Bacon Art!

Up close and personal. You can see how deliciously sticky & peppery it is! YUM!!!

Millionaire Bacon - yields 6 slices

Ingredients:

6 thick cut slices of bacon
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/8-1/4 tsp chili powder
1/4-1/2 tsp black pepper

Note: The measurements of the spices are up to you. I started with 1/8 tsp of chili powder because my husband doesn't like things spicy, so that was perfect for him. But you can go up to 1/4 tsp or even 1/2 tsp depending on your heat tolerance. The pepper was a similar situation, I used 1/4 tsp but you can use up to 1/2 tsp.

Road Map

1.  Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Place a rack or broiler pan on top. Lay the bacon on the rack. In a small bowl combine sugar, black pepper and chili powder and combine. Pack the brown sugar onto the bacon. Make sure every piece is covered and packed.

2. Place in the oven and cook to 30-35 minutes depending on desired crispiness.

3. Allow to cool before eating, careful not to burn yourself.

4. Enjoy!

Line a baking pan with foil. Combine all of your spices and sugar together into a bowl and mix thoroughly. If you want your bacon more coated in sweet and spicy flavor, add more ingredients to your liking. Apply liberally to each strip of bacon by taking each strip and hand rubbing them. Bake until crisp for 20- 30 minutes (depending upon your crispy liking). - See more at: http://bacontoday.com/millionaires-bacon-million-dollar-bacon/#sthash.UcUGXLD4.dpufTake a baking sheet cover it with foil.

Line a baking pan with foil. Combine all of your spices and sugar together into a bowl and mix thoroughly. If you want your bacon more coated in sweet and spicy flavor, add more ingredients to your liking. Apply liberally to each strip of bacon by taking each strip and hand rubbing them. Bake until crisp for 20- 30 minutes (depending upon your crispy liking). - See more at: http://bacontoday.com/millionaires-bacon-million-dollar-bacon/#sthash.UcUGXLD4.dpuf

London Fog Latte

Nothing says fall more than a latte. I know lattes are around all year long, but for me Fall & Winter are the best for lattes. They keep you warm and snug on those lovely cold nights, mornings and afternoons.

Despite its name, London Fog doesn't originate from London but from Vancouver and made famous by Starbucks. 

A London Fog is an Earl Grey Tea Latte. Earl Grey has a wonderful flowery and citrusy essence. It makes a delicate and flavorful latte. The key to any good tea latte is the quality of the the tea. Personally I prefer loose leaf tea. I buy my tea at David's Tea. They have 3 types of Earl Grey, original, Cream Earl Grey & Earl's Garden (which is the one I chose today). You can see, smell and taste the quality of the tea. There are good teabags as well, Twinings and Stash are good brands to chose from. Whichever way you like just make sure the tea is good quality. 

Now, I don't like to dirty extra dishes if I don't have to, so I make this latte in one pot, instead of brewing the tea and milk separate I do it together. Now you don't get a lot of milk foam, actually it's very little, which I don't mind. If you need the foam feel free to heat up some milk and use a milk frother to get your foamy milk. On days I want to indulge a bit I take an extra step and add fresh whip cream with a bit of grated nutmeg. 

It's a delicious and delicate sip of tea latte, perfect for anytime of day.


Buen Provecho!!

Good quality Earl Grey.

If using loose leaf place tea in a bag.

2 TBSP of loose leaf or 2 teabags

In a measurieng cup add 1 cup of water

In the same cup pour in 1 cup of milk

You will have 2 cups total

Put a small pot on medium heat. Yes, I'm making this at 5:24 am!

Add milk/water mixture into pot

Place teabag in pot

Use a spatula or spoon to submerge the tea a bit, it has the tendency to float up

Bring to a boil

Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes you have this beautiful caramel color.

Discard tea bag and pour tea into a 16oz glass or 2 8 oz glasses.

Add 1-2 Tbsp brown sugar, to your sweetness. Sorry about the blurry picture.

There it is, but wait whip cream is necessary!

I added 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream  and 1-2 tsp of powdered sugar, again your sweet preference, to a measuring cup

Using a  milk frother I whip the heavy cream until I get the consistency I want

Getting there

Perfect!

Put a dollop or two of whip cream

grate some nutmeg and

Voila! London Fog Latte! Delicious to the last drop!

London Fog Latte - 16oz

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp Earl Grey Tea, loose leaf (or 2 teabags)

1 cup water

1 cup milk

1-2 Tbsp brown sugar

1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

1-2 tsp powdered sugar 

Grated nutmeg for garnish

Road Map:

1. Place 2 Tbsp of earl grey tea into a bag. 

2. Into a large measuring cup add 1 cup water and 1 cup milk, total liquid 2 cup. 

3. Place a small pot on medium heat. Add milk/water mixture into pot. Add tea bag, with the help of a spoon submerge the tea bag just to get it started. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Discard tea bag.

4. Pour into a mug, Make whip cream. Pour 1/4 cup of heavy whipping cream and 1-2 tsp of powdered sugar into a measuring glass. Using a milk frother, whip the cream to you desired consistency.

5. Put a dollop of cream into your mug and grate a bit of nutmeg as garnish. Delish!

6. Enjoy!