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One cannot truly compete with the Bacon Pig...but I have to admit, my Bacon Explosion is quite yummy.
It has a woven mat of Bacon in which is a pound of spicy sausage, a pound of ground beef mixed with chipotle peppers, pineapple and chedder cheese, and a pound of bacon fried up and sprinkled. Spices include Tony Chachery's cajun rub and ground chipotle peppers, and BBQ sauce.
Drat, now I'm hungry...
Enjoy!
It has a woven mat of Bacon in which is a pound of spicy sausage, a pound of ground beef mixed with chipotle peppers, pineapple and chedder cheese, and a pound of bacon fried up and sprinkled. Spices include Tony Chachery's cajun rub and ground chipotle peppers, and BBQ sauce.
Drat, now I'm hungry...
Enjoy!
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See, I could never get the kids on board for a big feast at lunchtime, or even midafternoon. So dinner's not 'til 6pm or so. So we can do lunch at lunchtime -- altho I usually resort to the cheese/crackers/veggies thing so that I can concentrate on the bird. I guess it's all in what you call it.wayfriend wrote:Well, 51% of the people who have voted on Bacon Pig voted "Yes! The meal isn't right without it and I love it."aliantha wrote:2) An appetizer for Thanksgiving? Really? Show of hands: who puts out an appetizer before Thanksgiving dinner?
Not right before dinner, but we like to have some fresh made cinamon buns and coffee while we watch parades, and then later we'll skip a real lunch and have crudités, cheese, grapes, etc. Then eat bird at about 3.
I will say that the Bacon Pig is kind of cute...
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Yeah, my family use to have a meal of crackers and cheese for lunch on Thanksgiving. It was great!wayfriend wrote:Well, 51% of the people who have voted on Bacon Pig voted "Yes! The meal isn't right without it and I love it."aliantha wrote:2) An appetizer for Thanksgiving? Really? Show of hands: who puts out an appetizer before Thanksgiving dinner?
Not right before dinner, but we like to have some fresh made cinamon buns and coffee while we watch parades, and then later we'll skip a real lunch and have crudités, cheese, grapes, etc. Then eat bird at about 3.
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Francis Bacon wrote:A bachelor's life is a fine breakfast, a flat lunch, and a miserable dinner.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
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have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
and i heard it the other way round!wayfriend wrote:I heard that Shakespeare actually wrote Bacon's quips.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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This was published in today's local paper, although apparently it was first published way back on the 7th in others. It sounds so good and will need to be made at some point.
Caramel Bacon Peanut Bark
Start to finish: 30 minutes, plus cooling
Servings: 24
12 ounces maple or brown sugar bacon
Two 12-ounce packages milk chocolate bits
1 1/2 cups chopped peanuts (salted or not)
10-ounce bag soft candy caramels
Large flake sea salt
Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
Heat a large saute pan over medium-high. Working in batches, add the bacon and cook until very crisp, about 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain, then repeat with remaining bacon. Set aside to cool completely. Once cooled, crumble the bacon into small pieces.
Place the chocolate bits in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds, or until melted and smooth. Pour the chocolate onto the prepared baking sheet, then tap it on the counter to settle the chocolate into an even, smooth puddle.
Immediately sprinkle the peanuts and bacon evenly over the chocolate. Allow the chocolate to fully harden, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the caramels in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds, or until melted and smooth. Drizzle the caramel over the bark, then sprinkle lightly with the sea salt. Allow to cool and harden, then break into pieces.
Caramel Bacon Peanut Bark
Start to finish: 30 minutes, plus cooling
Servings: 24
12 ounces maple or brown sugar bacon
Two 12-ounce packages milk chocolate bits
1 1/2 cups chopped peanuts (salted or not)
10-ounce bag soft candy caramels
Large flake sea salt
Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
Heat a large saute pan over medium-high. Working in batches, add the bacon and cook until very crisp, about 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain, then repeat with remaining bacon. Set aside to cool completely. Once cooled, crumble the bacon into small pieces.
Place the chocolate bits in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds, or until melted and smooth. Pour the chocolate onto the prepared baking sheet, then tap it on the counter to settle the chocolate into an even, smooth puddle.
Immediately sprinkle the peanuts and bacon evenly over the chocolate. Allow the chocolate to fully harden, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the caramels in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds, or until melted and smooth. Drizzle the caramel over the bark, then sprinkle lightly with the sea salt. Allow to cool and harden, then break into pieces.
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Kenji Lopez-Alt of The Food Lab wrote:We all know that pork belly—the same cut that the magnificence that is bacon comes from—is the king of pork cuts, and that pork is the king of meats, and that meats are the masters of the universe.
This makes eating an all-belly porchetta somewhat akin to consuming an aromatic, crispy, salty slab of awesome seasoned with He-Man. Or something like that. You get the picture.
The Food Lab: How to Make All-Belly Porchetta, the Ultimate Holiday Roast
Now this looks amazing...
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Oh golly.
...and Kenji takes it a step further.
The Food Lab: Deep-Fried, Sous-Vide, 36-Hour, All-Belly Porchetta (Or, The Most Freaking Delicious Thing To Ever Come Out Of My Kitchen)
...and Kenji takes it a step further.
The Food Lab: Deep-Fried, Sous-Vide, 36-Hour, All-Belly Porchetta (Or, The Most Freaking Delicious Thing To Ever Come Out Of My Kitchen)
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I just saw this on Facebook. What a fantastic idea for a salad.
The method says to spray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray and then bake in a 350 degree oven until it crisps up enough to hold its shape. Drain over paper towels upside down on a rack inserted in a baking pan or on a broiler pan.
I wonder if a larger metal bowl shaped mold could be used.
The method says to spray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray and then bake in a 350 degree oven until it crisps up enough to hold its shape. Drain over paper towels upside down on a rack inserted in a baking pan or on a broiler pan.
I wonder if a larger metal bowl shaped mold could be used.
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Well, for those who won't do the eggnog, now there is a milkshake.
waddya think, HLT and stone?wtop.com wrote:WASHINGTON - Now bacon lovers can get their fix through a straw.
The restaurant chain Jack in the Box is offering customers the option of a bacon milkshake. The creamy concoction doesn't include actual bacon, but rather a bacon-flavored syrup mixed with vanilla ice cream and capped off by whipped topping and a maraschino cherry.
As for its nutrition rundown, a 24-ounce shake includes 1,081 calories, 37 grams of saturated fat, 3 grams of trans fat and 108 grams of sugar.
Jack in the Box is now in 20 states, although there are none in D.C., Maryland or Virginia. Area residents with a bacon shake craving should head to North Carolina for the closest Jack in the Box.
One more tip: The limited-time offering is not listed on restaurant menus. Customers have to ask for it.
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It's from Jack-in-the-Box... that kinda means death, doesn't it?
'Tis dream to think that Reason can
Govern the reasoning creature, man.
- Herman Melville
I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all!
"All creation is a huge, ornate, imaginary, and unintended fiction; if it could be deciphered it would yield a single shocking word."
-John Crowley
Govern the reasoning creature, man.
- Herman Melville
I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all!
"All creation is a huge, ornate, imaginary, and unintended fiction; if it could be deciphered it would yield a single shocking word."
-John Crowley