All Posts Tagged With: "Bacon!"

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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Baconfest!

It has been a really long time since I’ve done this — but with the excitement of the Queen opening and the Ignite Wilmington event and other things going on in Wilmington, I thought I’d post up a report on the Chicago Baconfest. Because we *need* one here in Wilmington.

15Apr2011 | cassandra_m | 4 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Sizzling Bacon Rap

A Bacon Rap song? Everything else in th world is being made of bacon, but some people have too much time on their hands here:

26Feb2010 | cassandra_m | 2 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Wishing for a DL Road Trip Edition

There was a great article in the Philly News this week telling the world how the amazing DiBruno Bros is stepping up to add artisan bacon to its truely wondrous food offerings:

19Feb2010 | cassandra_m | 4 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — You’re Doing It All Wrong Edition

Cooking your bacon, that is, according to this video from Chowhound (there is a quick commercial at the beginning):

But there’s lots of ways to cook bacon and lots of partisans for those methods too. I’ve cooked LOTS of bacon for events in the oven — you get uniformly flat and crispy bacon (think of [...]

29Jan2010 | cassandra_m | 13 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Ambitious Party Appetizers Edition!

So everyone is working on plans for football parties and today we have two interesting ideas. First up, Bacon Chicken Narwhal. What’s that, you ask? Take a look

22Jan2010 | cassandra_m | 1 comment | Continued
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Bulo Remembers 2009-Best of the Web

At least according to the surfers at URLesque.
For example, I had never heard of Ben Huh and The Cheezburger Network before. But after reading the profile, I think the Urlie Lifetime Achievement Award is well-earned.
And, who can argue with the winner in the Best Single-Topic Blog: Awkward Family Photos?
Oh, and I’m especially partial to The [...]

15Dec2009 | El Somnambulo | 1 comment | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Bacon Stops Climate Change

Well, not entirely, but scientists have succeeded in growing pork in a lab — meaning that if you could persuade the pork factory farms to switch and become pork laboratories one source of emissions is eliminated. Change.org notes that:

4Dec2009 | cassandra_m | 10 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Thanksgiving Bacon!

Bacon-Wrapped Turkey with Pear Cider Gravy. Doesn’t that sound good? I’m seriously rethinking my own Thanksgiving turkey preparation (fresh turkey, honey brine, stuffed with fresh herbs and roasted on the grill) for this one featuring bacon.

20Nov2009 | cassandra_m | 1 comment | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Bacon Tiara

Many of us went to the Jefferson Jackson Dinner this week to see President Bill Clinton and to see what political rumors we could pick up — but we also went thinking that we’d have one of those rare chances to hang with RSmitty and Mrs. RSmitty. Why? Because we were really, really, really sure that Smitty would be sporting one of these:

13Nov2009 | cassandra_m | 4 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Hangover Cures!

Just in time for the holiday party season, just one more reason for bacon – it helps you recover from hangovers:

6Nov2009 | cassandra_m | 16 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Unnatural Obsessions Edition

This video is from a TV show called The State. Never heard of it. But this is a funny skit and I’m looking for Smitty to step up and confess how much of his own life looks like this:

30Oct2009 | cassandra_m | 3 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Bacon Cake!

Bacon Slab Cake, that is. Just when you think this bacon thing can’t get any weirder, her comes someone to actually make a cake that looks like it:

23Oct2009 | cassandra_m | 18 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Apocolypse Now

Just one word — Doughnutburger. Doughnutburger with Bacon. Have mercy.
On The Other Hand!
This is road-trip worthy — the Week o’ Bacon at 3 Bar and Grill in Arlington, VA. Awesome — Bacon Crusted Mahi Mahi (wish I knew what bacon powder was) and the dessert! Bacon-stuffed waffles with maple bacon [...]

16Oct2009 | cassandra_m | 16 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — DIY Bacon Vodka

Bacon-flavored vodka seems to be all the rage right now, with a couple of expensive and hard-to-find versions out on the market. But making your own seems like a perfect fall weekend project. Plus you can make enough to give as hostess gifts or other gifts for the upcoming holidays. This recipe is courtesy of the blog Brownie Points:

9Oct2009 | cassandra_m | 3 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Bacon is Good for Me Remixed!

First up — RSmitty is totally in the spirit with this for lunch today with Bacon Alfredo Pizza from Lean Cuisine. Now, Bacon Alfredo does not exactly compute with Lean Cuisine, but one day we’ll hook this Independent brotha up with an expense account lunch of filet wrapped in bacon:

2Oct2009 | cassandra_m | 7 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Crowd Sourced Edition

We’re getting plenty of suggestions for Bacon Blogging and this week’s entries come from RSmitty a faithful reader and the foodie team of UI and Free Radical.

25Sep2009 | cassandra_m | 18 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Decisions Edition

Just what the world needs — a When to Eat Bacon decision tree. Click on the image for more detail.
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18Sep2009 | cassandra_m | Comments Off | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — RSmitty Holding Me Hostage Edition

Just so everyone knows what is going on here:

11Sep2009 | cassandra_m | 8 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — International Bacon Day Edition

International Bacon Day? Who Knew?

4Sep2009 | cassandra_m | 8 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Double Down

That’s the premise behind Kentucky Fried Chicken’s latest calorie-laden creation: the Double Down Chicken Sandwich, two chicken fillets hugging cheeses, bacon and sauce, sans the bun

28Aug2009 | cassandra_m | 12 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Road Trip & Miscellany Edition

A bacon-themed road trip? Surely you jest!

21Aug2009 | cassandra_m | 6 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — BLT Cocktail!

No lie.
Complete with instructions on how to make your own Bacon-flavored vodka, tomato juice, and lettuce air. Lettuce air. Sounds sort of good, though.
Got a favorite summer cocktail? Tell us about it in the comments. And if you are planning to make these BLT cocktails be sure to invite us, OK?

17Jul2009 | cassandra_m | 7 comments | Continued
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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Corn Edition

The farmer’s markets and roadside stands now have local corn, which has to be one of the best things about summer. Just in case you need some inspiration for cooking that corn, next time you are gilling, perhaps Bacon-Wrapped Corn will do the trick. This isn’t an especially outrageous use of bacon — [...]

10Jul2009 | cassandra_m | 22 comments | Continued
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Monday Bacon Blogging

Bacon helps with hangovers!
“Bread is high in carbohydrates and bacon is full of protein, which breaks down into amino acids. Your body needs these amino acids, so eating them will make you feel good.”
Ms Roberts told The Mirror: “Bingeing on alcohol depletes neurotransmitters too, but bacon contains a high level of aminos which tops these [...]

1Jun2009 | Unstable Isotope | 1 comment | Continued
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Friday Bacon Blogging: Farmageddon!

Big week for porcine fans of all stripes, this week.  Epidemiologists usually don’t get primetime spots to talk about their interest in pork, but they just may save our bacon this time.
Political afficionados will love the jokes.  For example, it was pointed out to me that people said that an African American would be elected [...]

1May2009 | liberalgeek | 12 comments | Continued

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