Eating Omaha...Block 16

We were in the neighborhood a few weeks ago and decided to get some lunch somewhere new, for us.  Block 16 is a hard to describe burger joint? That somehow does not fit but the food was amazing. We split a burger and I ordered the Duck Duck Goose Fries.

The were fries topped with duck confit and a gooseberry gastric with mozzarella cheese. Brenda is not a duck fan so more for me. Yay, it was yummy. There are lots of things to explore on the menu and they have daily specials outline on Facebook. Love it.

Looking Back and Forward...

My second year as Mr. Claus brought a lot of new experiences for me. I was privileged to visit the NICU at Children’s Hospital here in Omaha and held a lot of very sick and recovering babies. Such an honor that these parents allowed me to intrude in their lives for a moment. Mackenzie took some great pics for Mom and Dad.

We extended the studio time this year to two days and had a lot of fun getting all those pics taken and then some showing up in our mail as Christmas cards. So fun and a little surreal. Made lots of new connections this year and got called out a lot in stores by young shoppers whose parents were a little embarrassed but what’s a kid to think when they see me out and about, usually wearing red?

I did a daycare one day. What a line up and great fun. 150 littles in 2 hours, it was a well oiled machine. A few Christmas parties hired me to appear and I was so thrilled with all the kiddies and their imagination and gift ideas.

Brenda and I are now considering the Santa Convention in August at Branson for grins. I joined the Santa network

Candied Bacon

1 pound of thick sliced bacon (we like peppered)
6 T brown sugar
2 t Dijon mustard
1/2 t salt
1/4 t cayenne pepper

Preheat oven 350
Line baking sheet with foil and arrange bacon slices.  Use the last few length wise across the top
Combine the ingredients and sprinkle the slices with the mixture. Just a dab here and there
Bake for 25. Minutes till dark golden brown but not burnt. Lay out bacon and cool till crisp.