Today's secret ingredient is…BACON!!!
Tonight was the bacon episode on Iron Chef America, pitting Bobby Flay against Susur Lee. In honor of the event, I had bacon in every meal today. This morning I had a breakfast burrito (bacon, egg, cheese, tomato, olives and sour cream wrapped in a flour tortilla), for lunch I
Shag
Shag is one of my favorite artists. I own several of his pieces. But one I don’t own is called “The Fruit Bowl” (shown here). This seems like one I should have in my collection. It’s hard to find Shag pieces for sale, but the search is officially on.
Iron Chef America – Bacon
The June 4 episode of Iron Chef America will feature Flay vs Lee battling it out over bacon. Set the Tivo!
Pigs of Summer
The St. Paul Saints are a minor league baseball team located in St. Paul, Minnesota. They are also apparently pig lovers. Not only is their costumed mascot a pig named Mudonna, but every year they also adopt a live pig mascot. This year’s live pig mascot is named Bud Squealig.
Bacon vs Sausage
What do you think is more popular – bacon or sausage? No one really knows the answer, but the new Google Trends tool can tell you what people search for the most. And in this contest, bacon wins.
Birthday Pork
Yesterday was my birthday. So yes folks, that means…pig paraphernalia!!! Here are some highlights: The best feature of this alarm clock is that you can wake up to the sound of oinking pigs. It’s just like being on the farm…or sleeping next to a pig robot.
Waffle House Fun Facts
The Waffle House is a legendary American breakfast institution. Since 1955, they have served 786,449,152 slices of bacon. Also, if you lay all of the bacon end-to-end that Waffle House serves in a year, it will stretch from Atlanta to Los Angeles seven times. For more fun facts about the
Pig Mania
A simple but fun game we used to play as kids was Pig Mania (also known as Pass the Pig). There isn’t a lot to this game – basically two people play against each other taking turns rolling the “dice” (which are two small plastic pigs). Depending on how the
Dining for Dear Leader
North Korea, a country that makes China seem like a thriving democracy, may not strike you as a culinary epicenter. However, there are a handful of North Korean restaurants in Beijing – mostly sponsored and staffed by the North Korean embassy. And they seem to be quite popular establishments –