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Lately, this is what I make myself as a "midnight snack" — really more like a 1:30 AM snack, or as I like to call it, "lunch." It's a simple dish that is quick to make and easily adaptable: hoisin bacon over rice.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup white rice
2 strips bacon
greens of some sort: I used shelled edamame. I've also done frozen peas, frozen broccoli, and spinach
hoisin sauce
butter
salt

TIME: 30 minutes if you need to cook rice. If you've got cooked rice in the fridge, 10 minutes.

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I do not care what you say; the BEST snack food in the world is edamame. Green, healthy, savory, salty — steamed soybeans have the popability of potato chips, and it's so easy to drop a ton of money on frozen packs of them at the grocery.

Growing my own edamame not only broke free of the frozen food aisle, but inspired a consuming love for these tiny green beans and all their furry hardiness.

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Over the weekend my cooking challenge came to an end. Here's a quick rundown of my experiences from Day 6, with a menu all planned out, and Day 7 with no menu and the instructions to, as Ariel put it, "go off-roading." It resulted in one awesome Star Wars-themed picnic!

Breakfast tacos, ice cream for lunch, freaky onions, and Samuel L. Jackson!? Day 5 of Megan's cooking challenge was one weird ride. And it looks like, according to the video, Megan had never before encountered ginger … until last night. Watch it all unfold!

Megan isn't the only one whose week has been enlightening — I've learned things, too! And with these lessons tucked into my belt, I we set upon Day 6 of the challenge with VIGOR!