« Food & Drinks  Bacon Wrapped Dates  by Cindy Rippe  It's the
holidays! Time for festive dinners and parties with family and
friends. If you need a really special recipe for an appetizer
you HAVE to try this one! Bacon wrapped dates...they are so
amazingly  delicious! This will really impress your friends and
family!    For the bacon wrapped dates:  1 pound dates  4 ounces
goat cheese  4 pieces applewood smoked bacon  1/4 cup unsalted
roasted pistachios (I found these in the bulk section at my
favorite grocery store)  To wrap the dates:  4 ounces goat
cheese  10 pieces of applewood smoked bacon  To prepare the
bacon wrapped dates:  Fry four pieces of bacon, remove from
bacon grease. Reserve the bacon drippings. Remove the seeds from
the dates, (I found pitted ones) Crumble bacon into smaller
pieces, and place in a food processor with 4 ounces of cheese,
pistachios and the dates. Puree' the ingredients.  (You may want
to puree' in batches to make it easier on your food processor.) 
If the mixture is too thi