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Bacon Ricotta (Blue) Corn Cakes; Review of Bacon 24/7
June 22, 2014 by Laura 2 Comments
You will have to pardon me if any tone of irritation creeps into my writing while singing the praises of these corn cakes. I am not allowed to eat today (because the surgery tomorrow is in my abdomen) and I am definitely a person who leans toward hanger when unable to eat. I don’t know how those of you who fast for religious or cleansing reasons do it. I had to stop looking at my Google Plus feed for fear of crumpling into a weeping puddle at the sight of a casserole!
So anyway. These corn cakes. First let me explain the pictures. I don’t know why I always forget that sour cream reflects light and turns pictures weird but I do. See…
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