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!
This history of what has gone on is part of what makes it all interesting.
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(Testudo peeking from his shell!)
