Dream Date with Bacon
Dates & Bacon...double rich yumminess. Happy Bacon Day!
MarianneAugust 30, 2008
French Toast Maple Bacon Cupcakes
Holy smokes, is that a mouthful, or what? A mouthful I'd be more than happy to try. This beauty of a treat came from more than once source. The unique French toast cupcake recipe is from Bake and Destroy, a…
MarianneAugust 29, 2008
World’s Longest Bacon?
Is there a world-record for the longest strip of bacon? I certainly couldn't find one on the Guinness Book website, but I think we may have found the solution to that. This Flickr entry, from a mysterious man called Masta,…
MarianneAugust 28, 2008
Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers
Labor Day weekend is fast approaching...kids are getting ready for another school year, parents are thanking heaven that summer is finally over, and we're all planning our BBQ menus. For an added bonus, Saturday, August 30 is International Bacon Day!…
MarianneAugust 27, 2008
More Bacon You Can Wear
I know what you're thinking. I have a closet full of clothes and nothing truly bacony to go with them! Well, have you tried a search for bacon on Etsy.com? If not, drop what you're doing and GO. THERE. NOW!…
MarianneAugust 26, 2008
Bacon & Chocolate: Taking it to the Next Level
This image could totally go under bacon porn for me. This rich, delicious chocolate dessert is the Bacon Chocolate Crunch Bar from Animal Restaurant in Los Angeles. Located on Fairfax just a couple blocks from hipster joints like Largo's little…
MarianneAugust 25, 2008
Bacon is People! It’s People!!
This is absolutely fantastic. The Japanese, the craftiest of all scientist, have created a robot with the specific purpose of identifying wines. A mechanical sommelier. Researchers at NEC Systems Technologies and Mie University unveiled this adorable wonder two months ago,…
MarianneAugust 21, 2008
A Slice of Fried (Bacon) Gold
Have I mentioned before how much I love potatoes? For many years I was an addict, barely able to prepare a meal without them. I'm a mashed potato expert, but never tell my guests that they're eating equal parts potato,…
MarianneAugust 20, 2008
Bacon Bombadier
Have you heard the latest cautionary tale? Apparently, you should never pack a carry-on bag with bacon. It seems that bacon has "a similar molecular density to certain types of explosives." One man learned this the hard way at the…
MarianneAugust 19, 2008
Bacon Bread
When I saw Rachelle Bowden's post about Bacon Bread at the Blue Ribbon Bakery in New York, I thought, "So simple. So genius." I never really thought about putting bacon in bread. Mind you, I haven't made bread in years,…
MarianneAugust 18, 2008
Bacon Lamp
I am completely blown away by this bacon art. The amazing Mingarro Brothers of Barcelona founded a multi-disciplinary studio, Brosmind, and have won a whole slew of awards for their work. Their art is fun and whimsical, and includes everything…
MarianneAugust 14, 2008
Bacon-Wrapped Eggs
When my husband became enamored of Eggs Benedict, I learned to make them at home. The hollandaise is time-consuming, but not as difficult as I had imagined. The egg poaching, however, I never quite mastered. Instead, I bought these handy…
MarianneAugust 13, 2008
Bacon Beans!
Love bacon, but hate all that greasy mess? Craving bacon, but also craving candy? Want to carry bacon around in your purse or pocket, but afraid it will attract a gang of feral dogs? Well Archie McPhee has just the…
MarianneAugust 12, 2008
OMG: Bacon Overload
Some of you may remember an image used on this site: an ultimate bacon sandwich made of 22 slices of fried bacon and two slices of white bread. Period. Nothing more. Well that image was from years ago. The maniacal…
MarianneAugust 11, 2008