***I have no idea what this is supposed to mean, but it’s surely a sign of the end of days.

Every once in a while, I find something so disgusting, I have no choice but to make it.  Like this doodle of a casserole, inspired by my dear friend Sha…I’ll call him “Ricky.”

Just to clarify, Ricky is not disgusting.  He thinks the recipe is though, which is why he sent to me with a note saying, “This country deserves Trump.”  Grey, artificially flavoured meat topped with bacon, disguised with gooey orange cheese…cooked beyond oblivion.  What does it all mean?  Is it a culinary omen? A metaphor? A simile?  A very slow acting ISIS terror plot?

Well, I don’t have answers to the tough questions.  All I can tell you is that Doherty’s Delight is delicious.  And at nearly 600 calories per 1/6th of the recipe, tasting good is its only selling point.

I like to eat a piece for breakfast to feel, early on, that I’ve ruined my day.

Doherty’s Delight

• 225 g / 1/2  pound bacon, cut into pieces and cooked crisp
• 450 g / 1 pound ground beef
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1/4 cup cream cheese
• 2 TBS ketchup
• 1 TBS yellow mustard
• 1 TBS Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp seasoned salt
• 4 large eggs
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 1 tsp hot sauce
• 150 grams grated cheddar

1. Preheat oven to 350f/180c
2. Cook ground beef in a splash of oil of your choice until browned.  Crumble as it cooks and drain excess fat.
3. Add the onion and and garlic to the meat, and cook for about 5 minutes or so, until translucent.  (Whatever that means, I just cooked it for 5 minutes.)
4. Add cream cheese, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and seasoned salt.  Mix it over low heat.
5. Mix the eggs, cream, pepper, and hot sauce.
6. Spread the beef mixture in a greased 8×8 casserole dish, and top with bacon.
7. Pour the egg mixture over the beef and bacon.  Top with the cheddar.
8. Bake for 30 minutes.