Bacon-Wrapped Dates

Some people think about football season, and they think of sitting in stands cheering at the top of your lungs. Other people think about football season, and they think of an excuse to cook up a storm. Can you guess which type of person I am?

For the Redskins season opener, Lindsey had the perfect idea of cooking up some appetizers and having a ladies football day. This was our fearless leader for the afternoon - she makes me kvell:

In addition to a delicious corn salsa, and some, ahem, home-cooked pizzas (oops), we made these little gems. It was doubly exciting that Lindsey broke out her fancy-pants camera to photo-document. Thanks, Lindsey!

Bacon-Wrapped Dates

So simple - take dates and slice them down the middle.

Stuff them with a little bit of blue cheese love.

Cut a slice of bacon in half, and wrap the bacon around the stuffed date. Skewer with a toothpick to hold it in place.

 Bake at 375F for 30-40 minutes, flipping these little guys over after about 20 minutes. Enjoy!