Bacon Wrapped Water Chesnuts

1 can whole water chesnuts
1 lb bacon
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup

Wrap each water chesnut with a slice of bacon using a toothpick to hold in place. Place in baking dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Drain fat. Mix ketchup and brown sugar and pour over wrapped chesnuts. Bake for an additional 30 minutes at 375.

Spinach Bacon Salad

Spinach
Red leaf lettuce
Romaine lettuce
1/2 red onion
1/2 lb. bacon, crumbled
1 apple

Line the edges of your bowl with the red leaf lettuce. Tear spinach and romaine lettuce into the bowl. Dice the onion and apple, crumble the bacon and then add all to the salad.


Dressing:
1 C. oil
1/3 C. red wine vinegar
1/4 C. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried mustard
1 T. poppy seeds
1 T. minced onion

Add dressing to salad and toss.

*NOTE: Sometimes I only use Spinach