Episode 8: "Common Threads" Options

[SecondTry]

Jim am so glad you are back... I can't tell you how pissed I was when parts said you had been banned... I was like WTF?

By the By tell your roomate I'm so happy for him Damn a Broadway show? I have had the pleasure of being in theatre, T.V. and Film... but never Broadway.... maybe one day... I'm seriously Jealous...

Tell me. Highest I ever got was Off-Off, and let's not even talk about my 2 film credits.......<shudder>

But I'm so happy for Dan, especially since he really made an impression with the whole creative staff--they wanted to be on the call when the director called to tell him he'd been cast.

This post has been edited by SecondTry: May 2, 2008 - 02:13 PM

[SecondTry]

Yup, Class of 1988 and 1989! Dad worked at UMD, got a Mom Terp, Bro Terp, SIL Terp, and lotsa little terplet wanna-be nephews! We loves our Terp Football!!! (Testudo peeking from his shell!)

We can live without our Terp Basketball, though, especially last year, when I had them picked for the Elite Eight and they, to put it mildly, disappointed me.

[dcjewbear]

Yup, Class of 1988 and 1989! Dad worked at UMD, got a Mom Terp, Bro Terp, SIL Terp, and lotsa little terplet wanna-be nephews! We loves our Terp Football!!! (Testudo peeking from his shell!)

Damn! I'm class of 1978, and you've just me feel like I'm 105!

Now, I really am gone. Phil is waiting, and we want to make a Starbucks pitstop on the way there. It's warm here, and we both need venti caramel frappacinos. It's essentail. It is.

[Mluv]

See you guys later, I'll be the one on the nightime news going to the hospital for eating too many chicken livers.

[River1]

Just found this for all the bacon lovers....

Ahh, bacon! That crispy, chewy, salty and sinful cut of pork we all love.

Bacon has disciples far and wide, some of whom devote entire blogs to it. The Bacon Show, for example, posts a daily recipe featuring bacon; the site "101 Things Every Cook Should Cook" has an entire section devoted to bacon. Heather, of the site "Bacon Unwrapped", chronicles her adventures with bacon, and "Bacontarian" brings you bacon-y goodness from around the Internet, while "I Heart Bacon" conducts bacon reviews.

For those who've spent more time eating it than studying it, bacon is cut from the sides, belly, or back of a pig, near the ribs. It's the fattiness of the meat that makes it so yummy. After the skin is cut away, the meat is cured, smoked, and sliced. It can be cooked in a pan on the stovetop, in the oven, or in the microwave, until it's perfectly crisp.

You probably know bacon as the star of the BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich, in case you didn't know), and the bacon cheeseburger. But there are so many other ways we can incorporate it into our diets and our lives! Here are 50 ways to use bacon:

1. Make a good old BLT sandwich, of course.

2. Bacon cheeseburgers will make anyone's mouth water. Meat topped with more meat? Perfection!

3. Bacon-wrapped tater tots would go perfectly with that bacon cheeseburger!

4. Roast a bacon-wrapped turkey for Sunday dinner.

5. Make delicious bacon pastry slices.

6. Add a punch of flavor to your creamed spinach recipe.

7. Make your own hot bacon dressing to use on lettuce, cabbage, or even potato salad!

8. Entertaining? Whet your guests' appetites with the bacon-cheese fundido appetizer.

9. Indulge in a bar of dark chocolate infused with the flavor of applewood smoked bacon as a special treat.

10. Maple bacon cupcakes will make your mouth water.

11. And if you liked those, try a bacon chocolate chip cookie with maple cinnamon glaze.

12. It's not real, southern cornbread unless there's bacon grease in it.

13. Visit The Plaid Mushroom's e-shop to smother your lips with bacon lip balm made with real bacon oil, refined from bacon. (The link is to a listing that was reserved for a certain buyer, but contact theplaidmushroom to ask for your own listing.)

14. Join the bacon of the month club to have artisan bacon delivered to your door 12 times a year.

15. The beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina gives us bacon-flavored cotton candy.

16. Enjoy a bacon martini with any meal.

17. Use bacon to dress up your leftovers for a second visit to the dinner table.

18. Whip up a tasty bacon asparagus quiche with Swiss cheese for dinner.

19. Cook bacon into the shape of cups and fill with lettuce and tomato for a breadless BLT.

20. Stay warm by wrapping a giant fleece bacon scarf around yourself.

21. Even if you're a vegetarian and/or keep a kosher diet, you can still enjoy the taste of bacon salt, because, as the manufacturers say: "Everything should taste like bacon."

22. If pork-covered pork appeals to you, you may also enjoy the bacon-wrapped deep-fried hot dog.

23. Trim your holiday tree with joyful ceramic bacon ornaments.

24. Use bacon instead of ground beef in stuffed peppers.

25. Get the morning off to a good start with beer cheese muffins with bacon cream cheese frosting.

26. Impress your guests with deceptively simple bacon-wrapped "crabette" appetizers.

27. A bacon-y take on an Asian favorite: bacon and bok choy potstickers.

28. Weave and bake bacon into edible placemats.

29. Then, use the woven bacon to augment your grilled cheese experience.

30. Or, use woven bacon to cook up an eggless bacon and cheese omelet.

31. Bacon and date appetizers will be the hit of your party.

32. Bacon egg salad croissants put a new spin on an old favourite.

33. Then, have a bowl of bacon ice cream for dessert.

34. Then use an actual bacon bandage to cover your own boo-boos.

35. Or wake up to cooking bacon with the bacon alarm clock, which is appropriately shaped like a pig's face.

36. Add it to your bathroom in the form of bacon-printed toilet tissue.

37. Then, use it to wash up afterward.

38. Bacon popcorn is a deliciously salty, crunchy snack!

39. Try your hand at making your own bacon.

40. Enjoy barbecue-baked beans with bacon alongside your BLT.

41. Cook up a bacon buffet with bacon-topped potato skins, bacon-wrapped shrimp and scallops, bacon-wrapped asparagus, and eggs cooked in bacon grease.

42. Corn and bacon chowder sounds like the perfect soup to warm you up on the last chilly evenings before summer!

43. Strawberry bacon spinach salad will make you the star of any potluck.

44. Salty bacon will complement the sweet honey dressing in this imitation crab salad.

45. Try poached pears stuffed with blue cheese and baked with bacon.

46. Or try the same combo of flavors in a pear, blue cheese, bacon pizza.

47. Take a look at this bacon-filled quiche. It'll really make your mouth water.

48. See who comes out on top with an action-figure wrestling match between Mr. Bacon and Monsieur Tofu.

49. Smooth caramel topped with crunchy bacon: Does that sound delicious or disgusting? Try it and let us know.

50. Try many other bacon dishes suggested by foodnerd, including bacon fluffernutter sandwiches, bacon cups with macaroni and cheese, bacon-pepper-cheese scones, and more!

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[dogabone]

We can live without our Terp Basketball, though, especially last year, when I had them picked for the Elite Eight and they, to put it mildly, disappointed me.

I tend to put my NCAA basketball money on the Lady Terps. They rarely disappoint, although I thought they'd go further in March.

[dogabone]

Damn! I'm class of 1978, and you've just me feel like I'm 105!

Not so old, Tom! I was gone before you got there.

BTW, do da name Chrissellene Petropoulos (class of '75) ring any bells?

[NiCi]

I tend to put my NCAA basketball money on the Lady Terps. They rarely disappoint, although I thought they'd go further in March.

Momma Terp loves her Basketball (Lady Terps included) and the terplet-wannabes love their Lacrosse!

[actor59]

Tell me. Highest I ever got was Off-Off, and let's not even talk about my 2 film credits.......<shudder>

But I'm so happy for Dan, especially since he really made an impression with the whole creative staff--they wanted to be on the call when the director called to tell him he'd been cast.

The closest I got was back in 80 I think it was I got cast in the First Evita before it made Broadway... I was cast in the chorus.... but as soon as the word Opera came up and being a young young actor I bowed out... I know stupid...... Then I got cast in 77 by Howard Prince to be in The Best [expletive deleted] House in Texas for the Broadway run as a Texas Football player ala Dancer but I had to leave for college the next week so I turned that down as well.

Young and Foolish I know.. lol

I grew up in musical Theatre not the greatest voice in the world but The Word Opera scared the crap out of me....

I Have made mistakes in my early life I was given a 4 year contract for The Young and The Restless...lol I turned it down because I had just moved to L.A. and did not want to move to NY.... So when General Hospital came around I took it because I thought the universe was giving me a secound shot.

Well atleast your roomie got his shot and is doing it.... I got beat out for the Role in " I Love You Phillip Morris" with Jim Carrey and Ewin Mcgregore... such is life. I really Wanted that part so badly. But if it is not meant to be well....

Hopefully I'll get the next one.

[WhataJoke]

Hmmm, this post was edited.

I guess even cynics can have a brain fart.

LOL oh absolutely because adding a word for clarity is the same as confusing who was in your top three and what food they made on the TV show your paid to Host/Judge.

[River1]

OHHH hope you're OK not bruised or anything from the fall. I know ---it is a bad mental image. But you are so right---dork is the perfect description.

But he's a lovable dork (aren't they all)?

[Radyms13]

But he's a lovable dork (aren't they all)?

Well I can think of a couple of them that aren't so loveable!!! (Do the initials Dale and Lisa come to mind).

[NiCi]

Well I can think of a couple of them that aren't so loveable!!! (Do the initials Dale and Lisa come to mind).

Put them together and you get double un-loveable!!!

[Radyms13]

Put them together and you get double un-loveable!!!

DON'T put them together!!! I wanted to give Lisa a break during the elements challenge but now I'm over that! And Dale is way over the top! I've watched since season 1 and these are the only two that I really don't like. I'm sure that can change but right now I'd almost rather put up with Spike and Nikki.

[WhataJoke]

I love Tom Collichio.

I have had some hellaciously fine meals at Gramercy Tavern and Craftsteak. We also own the books, and one time we actually got to meet him, when he was in residence at Gramercy Tavern. He's even better looking in person, and he was just so nice. I was impressed.

I love Tom Collichio.

You know I bet I would like him If I meet him as well. And as I have said before I don't think he's a bad guy aside from holding grudges. I think he is paid to judge a reality show, which is probably somethere between White House Spokesperson and Mall Santa Claus in terms of working with a expectiation of job related BS.

[teleburst]

LOL oh absolutely because adding a word for clarity is the same as confusing who was in your top three and what food they made on the TV show your paid to Host/Judge.

LOL oh, suddenly the conspiracy uncovers itself. Are you covering for yourself here? How do we know this is the case? Sounds to me it's like the "suddenly appearing" comment cards or the lying after the fact by yourself for yourself (the Ted Allen syndrome)LOL

Since you can't disprove my allegation, it MUST be true LOL.

[topchefan]

It seems to be an accounting term.

[River1]

Hey River! I can't believe you put that quote in your sig! Thank you I'm honored. (Every once in a while I come up with a good one.)

Hey, if it's good, I'll steal it!

[River1]

Well I can think of a couple of them that aren't so loveable!!! (Do the initials Dale and Lisa come to mind).

No, no. I wasn't clear. I meant all dorks are lovable, not all Cheftestants. Dork, nerd, geek--three of my favorite people!

[Radyms13]

No, no. I wasn't clear. I meant all dorks are lovable, not all Cheftestants. Dork, nerd, geek--three of my favorite people!

OOOOHHH well that's different!! Yea I have a soft spot for that trio.