Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Freshen up with bacon flavored toothpicks. Get in the mood for Fall with Bean and Bacon Soup. Spice up your life with some Maple Dijon Glazed Bacon. According to “The Today Show,” Vesuvio’s Cheesesteak BLT is one of the 5 best sandwiches in America. […]
Dispatches from the Bacon Nation
Ends and Pieces
I recently encountered a pre-packaged product called “bacon ends and pieces” in a rural Idaho grocery store. It’s a product I don’t often see in the “big city” grocery stores I usually frequent, so it got me thinking…what exactly are “ends and pieces?” A Google search produced this page […]
"Saint Anthony, Patron Saint of Bacon" Action Figure
I present to you the “Saint Anthony, Patron Saint of Bacon” Mini Figurine with Prayer Card. Yep, I bought one (although that won’t stop at least 5 friends and/or family members from purchasing one for me for Christmas or my next birthday…).
Bourdain is High on the Hog
One reason why I so thoroughly enjoy Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations is because of his love of pork and the fact that he manages to find it in every corner of the world. He also has such an eloquent way of describing his food adventures that leaves you wishing you […]
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: Bacony Chex Mix, Bacon Wrapped People, Bacon Skin Art, and Spicy Bacon
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Chex Mix has been a favorite snack of mine since I was a kid. My mom makes a delicious version from scratch. Flavoring Chex Mix with bacon salt sounds like just about the only way you could make it any better. Wrap yourself in […]
Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin
With summer winding down, the remaining Bitch and BBQ sessions I have planned for the season are also numbered (mostly because I’m about out of Bitch). This past weekend we had another session. On the menu was bacon wrapped pork loin, corn on the cob, rice, and molten chocolate […]
Bacon’s Back in a Big Way (as if we didn’t already know…)
Bobby Flay was just on CBS Sunday Morning talking about the renaissance bacon is experiencing in the restaurant industry; bacon production at Schaller & Weber in NYC; and the latest bacon cookbook that is about to be released. Click here for the full story.
Happy Cutting
I keep forgetting to brag about this, but today I finally remembered. Check out the cutting board I acquired at the farmers’ market in my hometown of Nampa, Idaho a couple weeks ago. It’s so pretty that I almost don’t want to use it.
I had an awesome bacon cheeseburger for lunch yesterday…
Yesterday I ate lunch at North in Glendale, AZ with some colleagues. And I had one of the best bacon cheeseburgers I’ve ever eaten. The burger was made from Angus beef, which was cooked to medium and had just the right amount of juiciness without being too sloppy nor […]
Paris is for Pork Lovers
My roommate from college, Macrui, recently got married and moved from DC to Paris for a job with a law firm. One of the many things she and I have in common is a case of wanderlust. So I was not at all surprised to learn that she and […]