Food Thread: Bacon...It's Not Just For Dessert [CBD]

Bacon-wrapped anything is good. Even dates, not my favorite food, are edible when nestled inside a strip of luscious, fatty crispy pig belly. Not great....just edible. For God's sake, dates are a fruit, or a vegetable, or something.

But some foods need more cooking than others, so how do you wrap them in bacon and get crispy, or at least cooked bacon at the end? This ain't rocket surgery; just precook the bacon to the point just before it gets crispy, so it's pliable enough to wrap around scallops or bunches of asparagus or filet mignon or hot dogs or whatever. Just let it cool a bit before you pick it up, otherwise you will singe your fingers (like I did last night).

Bacon is a meme around here...maybe even the urmeme. But it is a great addition to food as a subtle flavoring. I often chop up a few ounces of bacon and render it for the fat to cook vegetables for a mirepoix (The Trinity in Cajun-speak) or to add a bit of smokiness and richness to pretty much anything. I have a great minestrone recipe (I have posted it here before) in which I use bacon as a base. Those crunchy little bits left after the fat renders are not a bad thing either!

And the variety of bacon available to us is fantastic. It ranges from Italian pancetta...which is really just the simplest bacon; cured but not smoked....to heavily smoked and spice versions.

Yes, this is exactly who you think it is.

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We wholeheartedly agree! #yyc #food pic.twitter.com/bGvMmsavOw
— Calgary Food Bank (@CalgaryFoodBank) October 4, 2015

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This is a fascinating study in exactly how stupid people can be. The sentiment is obvious: hunger -- realistically, starvation -- is a significant global issue. But as usual, the Leftist playbook requires all issues to be politicized, with the ultimate goal of pushing the body politic to the left. Unfortunately that also pushes the solutions to the left, which makes them impossible.

Just what the hell does that mean? Hunger is an issue of justice? That's leftist blather. Justice has nothing to do with it. If it did, then a judge's decision or simply passing a law outlawing hunger would go a long way to feeding the world. Let's get the U.S. Supreme Court involved! Maybe a unanimous decision that hunger is illegal according to the Constitution would miraculously fill the bellies of those starving North Koreans and West Africans.

Oh, and charity is a necessary component of a civilized society, but as we have observed since the Great Society, it is imperative that it be temporary, otherwise we get that nasty little unintended consequence of more hunger and more poverty. But once again, the Leftist playbook calls for charity as an end unto itself, as a function of government, and most of all as a tool to pacify and control the masses.

Here are the facts: The world has the capacity to produce enough food to feed everyone. But political considerations have dwarfed the efforts of the hungry to feed themselves. Collectivization is the most obvious error, followed by that peculiar brand of authoritarianism unique to Africa. But just look at the catastrophe that is the Central Valley of California to see how political decisions driven by progressive politics can overwhelm a thriving agricultural area.

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Oh....it's National Taco Day. Go crazy.
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ENGLISH CRUMPETS
Crumpets are great, with a weird but pleasing texture. They are also stupidly expensive. And, luckily, fairly easy and fun to make.

Ingredients:

3 T. warm water
1 pkg. yeast
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 C. milk
4 T. butter, divided
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 C. flour
1 egg

Directions:

Combine water, yeast and sugar. Let stand until bubbly, about 5 minutes.
Heat milk, 1 tablespoon of the butter and salt in a saucepan over low heat just until warm. Add to yeast mixture.
Add 1 cup flour to yeast mixture and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes on medium speed of mixer. Beat in egg.
Add remaining flour and beat until smooth.
Cover batter with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

Stir down batter and let rest for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, melt remaining butter in a saucepan over low heat. Skim off foam and discard milky solids from bottom of saucepan. Brush bottom of a skillet with melted butter. Brush insides of four crumpet rings or 3-inch round cookie cutters with butter and place rings in skillet.
Heat skillet over medium heat. Spoon about 2 tablespoons batter into each ring. Cook until batter begins to bubble on top and is lightly browned on bottom, about 2 minutes. Remove rings.
Turn English Crumpets over. Cook until lightly browned on bottom and done in centers. Can be served warm or split and toasted before serving.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 04:00 PM

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1 If bacon had tits my head would explode.

Posted by: Dr Spank at October 04, 2015 03:59 PM (TJCSB)

2 Yay. Food thread.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 04:00 PM (oKpFs)

3 Salt and sweet go together. Bacon is salty. That's why bacon and vanilla milk shakes taste good as do salted peanuts and ice cream. So, it follows that bacon and dates would taste good, too. In fact, bacon tastes very good with anything. Must be the salt and fat.

Name one food that bacon doesnt enhance.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 04, 2015 04:01 PM (iQIUe)

4 YYC is the Calgary airport code. The more you know...

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:02 PM (+oSk8)

5 The voters in CA voted in all that stupid green shit so they deserve everything they get. But we do need a new law for the rest of the country. It should be illegal for anyone associated with any "green group" to leave the State of CA. We need to keep the locusts in their already ravaged economy.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 04, 2015 04:04 PM (t2KH5)

6 Yes, this is exactly who you think it is.

Jack Nicholson with long hair, a beard and a mustache? ;^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:04 PM (cgZPg)

7 Obligatory. Bacon Explosion.
http://tinyurl.com/lk9oozm

Made this with my BIL and it was to die for.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 04:04 PM (oKpFs)

8 Step 1: Picture of some food
Step 2: ...
Step 3: Wholly unrelated recipe

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 04:05 PM (JmGFJ)

9 Saw a travel show. They were in northern Italy where they would cure bacon. They wd put giant slabs of pig in these marble vats that looked like home freezers - the horizontal on the floor kind. It would be filled with salt and spices and cover the pork and leave it for a year.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 04, 2015 04:05 PM (iQIUe)

10 And who is that face above?

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 04, 2015 04:05 PM (t2KH5)

11 I saw an ad about water being about rights or justice or something. Really it's about economics and tech. There is plenty of water and food in the world.

Posted by: Lea at October 04, 2015 04:05 PM (vmMMi)

12 No peas
No justice

Posted by: pep at October 04, 2015 04:05 PM (LAe3v)

13 And who is that face above?

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 04, 2015 04:05 PM (t2KH5)

Probably Kevin Bacon.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:06 PM (+oSk8)

14 My son who runs cross country comes home ravenous. He will eat two BLTs and still be hungry. I worried whether all that bacon (for a while it was his favorite thing to eat) with all those nitrates wasn't a good thing to eat regularly so I got the nitrate free bacon and the taste seems about the same.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:07 PM (cgZPg)

15 Huh, I've never made crumpets!
Will have to try this soon.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:07 PM (NOIQH)

16 Probably Kevin Bacon.

Thumbs up. :^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:07 PM (cgZPg)

17 Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:06 PM (+oSk

Shhhh!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 04, 2015 04:08 PM (Zu3d9)

18 16
Probably Kevin Bacon.

Thumbs up. :^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Oh, I thought it might be Jon Hamm.

Posted by: pep at October 04, 2015 04:09 PM (LAe3v)

19 I keep seeing ads for dark chocolate and bacon together. Anybody had that?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:09 PM (cgZPg)

20 Hey, I'm in Calgary! We are a somebody now! Yeah but for not the right reasons I guess. I made a BLT sandwich a few days ago with mayo "best before 2012". Still alive.

Posted by: Cunctator at October 04, 2015 04:09 PM (VAPeJ)

21 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:09 PM (cgZPg)

Yes. And I approve.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 04, 2015 04:10 PM (Zu3d9)

22 Purely anectdotal, but on a recent road trip to Cheyenne, WY we passed a lot of farms for sale and...a lot of those cookie-cutter housing developments (flight to the CO burbs?). I have to wonder if another unmentioned "unexpected" outcome of taking in masses of immigrants + Obama's general destruction of our economy, will be that America will lose a big chink of its farming capabilities. How do we recover from that kind of loss? As my rich uncle used to say, "Buy land - they're not making it anymore."

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:10 PM (NOIQH)

23 I keep seeing ads for dark chocolate and bacon together. Anybody had that?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:09 PM (cgZPg)

Yeah. Meh.

As for your ravenous kid, when my brothers were teenagers we went through tuna by the flat, pounds of potatoes, and gallons upon gallons of milk.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:10 PM (+oSk8)

24 I usually have a thick cut bacon I get from Sam's. Will nuke for 1 min prior to wrapping food so bacon will come out done. Thin bacon no nuking required.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 04:11 PM (oKpFs)

25 mmm bacon tits

Posted by: Grump928(C) at October 04, 2015 04:11 PM (rwI+c)

26 Oh, I thought it might be Jon Hamm.
Posted by: pep

Give me Hamm on line five, hold the Mayo.

Posted by: Capt. Oveur at October 04, 2015 04:12 PM (cgHdD)

27 Hey, I'm in Calgary! We are a somebody now! Yeah
but for not the right reasons I guess. I made a BLT sandwich a few days
ago with mayo "best before 2012". Still alive.

Posted by: Cunctator at October 04, 2015 04:09 PM (VAPeJ)

You poor dear.

Posted by: Vendette, from Oil Country at October 04, 2015 04:12 PM (+oSk8)

28 Posted by: Cunctator at October 04, 2015 04:09 PM (VAPeJ)

Yeah....I wonder if there has been any significant research into those "best by" dates. I figure that as long as the container is sealed, the worst that can happen is that there will be separation of ingredients. But in the absence of microbial action, what is dangerous?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 04, 2015 04:12 PM (Zu3d9)

29 Oh....it's National Taco Day. Go crazy.

You have no idea

Posted by: Roseanne Barr at October 04, 2015 04:13 PM (YaFHJ)

30
When we initiate the Caliphate in America, bacon will be banned and anyone eating it will be found guilty of crimes against Islam and you know what that means.

Posted by: Mohammad al Faisel Mohammad at October 04, 2015 04:13 PM (OiFtZ)

31 If you like Ina Garten, this is an excellent article on her career.

http://www.eater.com/2015/9/30/9394261/ina-garten

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:13 PM (NOIQH)

32 It's BACON!!!

Posted by: Bill Clinton at October 04, 2015 04:15 PM (ry4ab)

33 YYC is the Calgary airport code. The more you know...

Not YYZ?

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 04:15 PM (k9qR4)

34 Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:10 PM (+oSk

Yes, we may have him work in a coal mine pulling carts in order to pay for his food. :^) He gets (to me) these grotesquely sweet ice coffee things with caramel and whipped cream from Wawa. I say, it's a good thing you're running and have a fast metabolism because otherwise you might be too heavy to run. However since he's about 5'7 and weighs 120 lbs I don't think he's in any danger yet.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:15 PM (cgZPg)

35 Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 04:11 PM (oKpFs)

My local food purveyor had filet mignon on sale for a ridiculous price. But I cooked it rare/medium-rare. No way that bacon would have been good without some precooking.

I seared it on both sides, which didn't touch the bacon, then finished it in a hot oven for about four minutes....not long enough to cook the bacon.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 04, 2015 04:15 PM (Zu3d9)

36 I don't always link to this when bacon is mentioned...

but when I do...

I embarrass myself.

The Got No Bacon Song
It's not very long. It just feels that way.
45sec video
http://bit.ly/1PYFZlK

Posted by: mindful webworker - antique man at October 04, 2015 04:15 PM (Z3TUG)

37 >>When we initiate the Caliphate in America, bacon will be banned and anyone eating it will....

...need to save the fat so we can dip bullets in it?

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:15 PM (NOIQH)

38 Oh, no, that's Pearson, in Toronto. Ha!

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 04:16 PM (k9qR4)

39 Exactly CBD re expiry dates. Every once in a while I play freezer roulette - eating stuff that is least expired to most expired. When I get sick then I stop. The only thing that really caused problems was a freezer burned four year old shrimp ring. A few days to recover.

Posted by: Cunctator at October 04, 2015 04:17 PM (VAPeJ)

40 As governor of Caleeforneea, I'd gather a large contingent of very well armed state National Guardsmen and go the water pumphouses the feds closed and open them back up.

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 04:17 PM (LUgeY)

41 Not YYZ?

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 04:15 PM (k9qR4)

That's Pearson Airport in Toronto.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:17 PM (+oSk8)

42 Jon Hamm wasn't feeling well enough to pose for a bacon photo. But then he was cured.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at October 04, 2015 04:17 PM (McRlu)

43 Yes, we may have him work in a coal mine pulling
carts in order to pay for his food. :^) He gets (to me) these
grotesquely sweet ice coffee things with caramel and whipped cream from
Wawa. I say, it's a good thing you're running and have a fast metabolism
because otherwise you might be too heavy to run. However since he's
about 5'7 and weighs 120 lbs I don't think he's in any danger yet.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:15 PM (cgZPg)

Does he lift (weights) at all?

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:19 PM (+oSk8)

44 Lizzy:

Ina has a great recipe for Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake on the Food Network site and it's delicious. I always double the recipe and make it in a tall cheesecake pan. My mother loved this recipe in her later years, and she would call me in Florida and ask for the cake without realizing we were some distance apart with her in Texas. As a dutiful son, I would fly to Texas and reward mom with her wish. She passed in 2013 at 100 years and 5 months.

Posted by: Doctor Fish at October 04, 2015 04:20 PM (OiFtZ)

45 Sorry but you couldn't make me eat 4-year-old shrimp, ugh

Posted by: chemjeff @ Fapplebee's go chiefs at October 04, 2015 04:20 PM (YaFHJ)

46 What was that line from Idiocracy?

Oh, yeah...

...Go Away, 'Bacon.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 04, 2015 04:20 PM (NeFrd)

47
Name one food that bacon doesnt enhance.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang!

Bacon?

Posted by: Jim Gaffigan at October 04, 2015 04:21 PM (+1T7c)

48 Ina has a great recipe for Mocha Chocolate
Icebox Cake on the Food Network site and it's delicious. I always double
the recipe and make it in a tall cheesecake pan. My mother loved this
recipe in her later years, and she would call me in Florida and ask for
the cake without realizing we were some distance apart with her in
Texas. As a dutiful son, I would fly to Texas and reward mom with her
wish. She passed in 2013 at 100 years and 5 months.

Posted by: Doctor Fish at October 04, 2015 04:20 PM (OiFtZ)

Not only a dutiful son, but a good son.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:21 PM (+oSk8)

49 You are so sweet, Doctor Fish! I have no doubt your mom appreciated it.

And I am going to check out that cake recipe!!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:21 PM (NOIQH)

50
Modern man gets an adrenaline rush when his 7 course meal features bacon prominently in each dish.

Posted by: Fritz at October 04, 2015 04:21 PM (3tjn4)

51 There was a story on the net about some Romanian guy who was pissed that Turkey wanted to pay for a giant Mosque in the capital city, so he bought a killed pig and put in at the site and then sent pigs dyed the color of the Romanian flag to graze on the land. I think he was going to drop bacon down from an airplane if it was still approved. I think they decided not to build it there.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:21 PM (cgZPg)

52 I often chop up a few ounces of bacon and render it for the fat to cook vegetables

Better you should use the rendered bacon fat to make soap. That way you can eat your bacon and then wash in it, too.

BTW, chicken fat makes the best soap base, in my experience.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 04, 2015 04:22 PM (zc3Db)

53
Posted by: Doctor Fish at October 04, 2015 04:20 PM (OiFtZ)

That's a nice story; Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:22 PM (cgZPg)

54 He will eat two BLTs and still be hungry.

Two? My God, man. Two whole BLTs in the same week. What a terrible thing!

Back when I was cycling 200+ miles/week I could easily eat 4 or 5 BLTs in one sitting. And I mean BLTs! Two massive slabs of sourdough, 1/3lb of bacon, three giant tomato slices, a hug pile of romaine and kale and spinach, and two or three tablespoons of mayo.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 04:23 PM (k9qR4)

55 Ina has a great recipe for Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake on the Food Network site

Is this it?

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/mocha-chocolate-icebox-cake-recipe.html

Posted by: chemjeff @ Fapplebee's go chiefs at October 04, 2015 04:23 PM (YaFHJ)

56 >>Name one food that bacon doesnt enhance

Oh, great, no I've gone through a mental inventory of favorite foods that need to be tried with bacon. Cheese fondue - with bacon is at the top of the list!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:23 PM (NOIQH)

57 30

When we initiate the Caliphate in America, bacon will be banned and
anyone eating it will be...

...getting a good meal before shooting all your smelly goats in order to lure the fellahin away from the fleshpots of the cities into the countryside where the 'Muricans await you in the forests and hills.

Posted by: Bill Clinton at October 04, 2015 04:24 PM (ry4ab)

58 39- You really like to live on the edge.

My food offerings to my family this week included homemade chicken and noodle soup. Made the broth/noodles form scratch, and it turned out pretty well. I roasted the chickens with root vegetables, prior to boiling, because I think that gives the broth a richer flavor. But it is a pain to clean up.

Finished with snickerdoodles, and dried cherry/almond oatmeal cookies. Everyone is now laying around, watching Longmire on Netflix.

Posted by: Moki at October 04, 2015 04:24 PM (x303I)

59 Pigs, the muzzie repellant. Maybe I need to research the requirements for raising pigs. Added benefit of filling the freezer.

Posted by: Infidel at October 04, 2015 04:24 PM (wxDxI)

60 Modern man gets an adrenaline rush when his 7 course meal features ~~bacon~~ arugula prominently in each dish.

there, FIFY

Posted by: chemjeff @ Fapplebee's go chiefs at October 04, 2015 04:24 PM (YaFHJ)

61 YYC is the Calgary airport code. The more you know...

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:02 PM (+oSk

Indeed. I agree with the "justice" aspect, though. As far as I'm concerned, if you are too lazy to work, or if you spend whatever stipend you may get on drugs and booze, instead of food, it is justice that you starve to death.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 04, 2015 04:25 PM (0yhH4)

62 Name one food that bacon doesnt enhance

Red velvet cake?

Posted by: chemjeff @ Fapplebee's go chiefs at October 04, 2015 04:25 PM (YaFHJ)

63 Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:19 PM (+oSk

They have a weight room at school but the football team always seems to be using it. (Cross Country is not the big deal sport) but their coach makes them do these exercises where they have to do push up and then hold it like forever or balance on one arm so he has some muscles. And he doesn't get the sweet coffee drinks all the time so I don;'t think he'll really get heavy

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:25 PM (cgZPg)

64 Better you should use the rendered bacon fat to make soap. That way you can eat your bacon and then wash in it, too.

BTW, chicken fat makes the best soap base, in my experience.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair

Your story is too schmaltzy.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 04:26 PM (JmGFJ)

65 Just a couple of points ...

1. There are many youtube videos devoted to making bacon at home. Cures and curing salt, smoking and all the rest.

2. Adding bacon and mushrooms to a soup (mix) is a winning combination for fast and tasty cooking.

Posted by: mrp at October 04, 2015 04:26 PM (JBggj)

66 51
There was a story on the net about some Romanian guy who was pissed that
Turkey wanted to pay for a giant Mosque in the capital city, so he
bought a killed pig and put in at the site and then sent pigs dyed the
color of the Romanian flag to graze on the land. I think he was going to
drop bacon down from an airplane if it was still approved. I think they
decided not to build it there.
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One Romanian man >>>> USA.

Posted by: Bill Clinton at October 04, 2015 04:26 PM (ry4ab)

67 I think red velvet cake and bacon actually sounds like it might be a good combination.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:26 PM (cgZPg)

68 Is there a bacon taco???

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 04, 2015 04:27 PM (6VLGm)

69 They have a weight room at school but the
football team always seems to be using it. (Cross Country is not the big
deal sport) but their coach makes them do these exercises where they
have to do push up and then hold it like forever or balance on one arm
so he has some muscles. And he doesn't get the sweet coffee drinks all
the time so I don;'t think he'll really get heavy

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:25 PM (cgZPg)

Even if he lifted a lot he wouldn't put on much more weight.

Sounds like the coach is making them do variations on planks, which increases core strength.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:28 PM (+oSk8)

70 44
Lizzy:

Ina has a great recipe for Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake on
the Food Network site and it's delicious. I always double the recipe
and make it in a tall cheesecake pan. My mother loved this recipe in her
later years, and she would call me in Florida and ask for the cake
without realizing we were some distance apart with her in Texas. As a
dutiful son, I would fly to Texas and reward mom with her wish. She
passed in 2013 at 100 years and 5 months.
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My mouth is watering at that description. Alas! So are my eyes, since Diabetes II means it would be my last meal...

Posted by: Bill Clinton at October 04, 2015 04:28 PM (ry4ab)

71 This is interesting - what kids around the world eat for breakfast:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/08/magazine/
eaters-all-over.html?smid=tw-nytimes&_r=1

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:28 PM (NOIQH)

72 Better you should use the rendered bacon fat to make soap. That way you can eat your bacon and then wash in it, too.

I've long wished that perfume makers would start producing wimmen stuff that smells like food, like bacon, pizza, burgers and such.

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 04:30 PM (LUgeY)

73 Is there a bacon taco???
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 04, 2015 04:27 PM (6VLGm)

*******

Now that you mentioned it, there will be 3 in front of me in about 45 minutes.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at October 04, 2015 04:30 PM (2z4UX)

74 >>>Is there a bacon taco???<<<

There's ham. And I heard it's like a fish taco without the pork.

Posted by: Fritz at October 04, 2015 04:30 PM (3tjn4)

75 Well, I stand corrected

http://www.instructables.com/id/Red-Velvet-Bacon-Cake/

Posted by: chemjeff @ Fapplebee's go chiefs at October 04, 2015 04:30 PM (YaFHJ)

76 Is this it?

Posted by: chemjeff

Yes, that's the recipe and I also altered the recipe slightly to reduce the sweetness. Instead of using chocolate chip cookies I always used a plain chocolate thin cookie normally found close to the ice cream display and these are frequently used to make stacked chocolate desserts with whipped cream.

Also doubling the coffee liquor from 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup for the basic recipe was helpful, and when doubled in my adaptation it became 1 cup of liquor.

Yummy!

Posted by: Doctor Fish at October 04, 2015 04:30 PM (OiFtZ)

77 Is there a bacon taco???

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 04, 2015 04:27 PM (6VLGm)

Cook bacon, make a taco with bacon as the filling? I have no idea what I'm talking about.

You could always do a bacon weave and then use that as the tortilla. Might be a good idea.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 04:31 PM (k9qR4)

78 Now that you mentioned it, there will be 3 in front of me in about 45 minutes.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at October 04, 2015 04:30 PM (2z4UX)

Huevos rancheros, plus cheese and bacon bits in a taco shell, would be yummy.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 04, 2015 04:31 PM (0yhH4)

79 I'[m not a runner so it's all Greek to me :^) but i do recall the word "planks" but he loves it and the season will be ending in November. I'm amazed at the speed some of these kids achieve.

Were you a runner or were the poster who has a son who played ball and switched to cross country?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:31 PM (cgZPg)

80 mrp

http://www.tommyeats.com/tommyeats
/2013/06/bacon-at-home.html

Posted by: Infidel at October 04, 2015 04:33 PM (wxDxI)

81 Huevos rancheros, plus cheese and bacon bits in a taco shell, would be yummy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 04, 2015 04:31 PM (0yhH4)

*****

Excellent suggestion. Done.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at October 04, 2015 04:33 PM (2z4UX)

82 68-In Waco, Tx, there was a hole in the wall Mexican restaurant that made bacon breakfast burritoes- huge homemade flour tortilla, filled with about half a pound of bacon, and eggs and cheese. Topped with some of their homemade salsa? Mercy. Just. Mercy.

Naturally it has long since closed. But I may just have to make that for breakfast tomorrow for my family. Mmmm.

Posted by: Moki at October 04, 2015 04:33 PM (x303I)

83 "Is there a bacon taco???"

I was going to respond to the bacon question "Mexican food" but then I got to thinking. Bacon/wrapped enchilada? Yeah, that would work. Bacon/wrapped relleno? Yeah, that would work too.

Hmmm...

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 04, 2015 04:33 PM (zw/AJ)

84 Were you a runner or were the poster who has a son who played ball and switched to cross country?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:31 PM (cgZPg)

I'm switching to c..., crossly.

Posted by: Bruce Jenner at October 04, 2015 04:34 PM (0yhH4)

85 22
I have to wonder if another
unmentioned "unexpected" outcome of taking in masses of immigrants +
Obama's general destruction of our economy, will be that America will
lose a big chink of its farming capabilities. How do we recover from
that kind of loss?
------------
I have some answers for you there Lizzy.

1. We're not supposed to, "fundamental transformation" and all that.
2. Farming will be re-labeled as a skill "Americans no longer will do" after the last independent farmers are broken by tax debt and transportation costs.
3. According to most of the urban know-it-all types who think food magically appears at their boutique stores, we should all be organic locovore vegans. Anything that matters to the real business of farming is beyond their comprehension.

Posted by: Bill Clinton at October 04, 2015 04:34 PM (ry4ab)

86 I'[m not a runner so it's all Greek to me :^) but i
do recall the word "planks" but he loves it and the season will be
ending in November. I'm amazed at the speed some of these kids achieve.

Were you a runner or were the poster who has a son who played ball and switched to cross country?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:31 PM (cgZPg)

Nope and nope. I know some things about lifting and my brother is a strength coach who has worked with athletes from across the spectrum. Email me at linseyziq at hotmail if you'd like to get in touch with him because I'm sure he could give some advice to your son.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:34 PM (+oSk8)

87 I totally ripped-off Kevin Bacon. Left him so broke he had to become a shill for the egg council. Bacon and eggs, get it?

Posted by: Bernie Madoff at October 04, 2015 04:35 PM (gwG9s)

88 Name one food that bacon doesn't enhance.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 04, 2015 04:01 PM (iQIUe)

Lutefisk.

Durian pudding

And I would personally draw the line at bacon wrapped chicharrones.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 04, 2015 04:35 PM (3pRHP)

89 I one of those people who like the beef tongue tacos
(Everybody who doesn't can groan now) although I don't see them around too often, and they might also be good with crumpled bacon.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:36 PM (cgZPg)

90

Oh, I love crumpets!

Bacon and crumpets. What a post!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 04:36 PM (qCMvj)

91 Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:34 PM (+oSk

Thanks. Very kind of you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 04:37 PM (cgZPg)

92 Spaghetti, chick parm and garlic bread for dinner here.

I saw a reference to a pork wrapped chic parm last week, but don't want go to the store.

Posted by: Infidel at October 04, 2015 04:38 PM (wxDxI)

93 68 Is there a bacon taco???
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 04, 2015 04:27 PM (6VLGm)

Kind of, in breakfast tacos, mixed in with other stuff like eggs, taters and/or cheese. I like bacon egg and cheese tacos.

Then there's pork belly tacos, which aren't the same as bacon but still good.

Posted by: stace at October 04, 2015 04:39 PM (CoX6k)

94 If you like Ina Garten, this is an excellent article on her career.

http://www.eater.com/2015/9/30/9394261/ina-garten
Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:13 PM (NOIQH)

I though she got married to a Mr DaVita and hyphenated her... last.... name....

OK, but the drum solo would be fabulous. And long.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 04, 2015 04:41 PM (3pRHP)

95 I don't think I'd like bacon in lime jello. Only needs chopped apples.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:41 PM (NOIQH)

96 I bake my bacon now. Instead of standing over a sizzling skillet, I lay out strips on a layer of foil on a cookie pan (spray a bit of over spray to keep the strips from sticking) and put it in the oven to bake at 350 to 360 for between 15 - 30 minutes.

You can control very exactly how done the bacon is, clean up is easy (no it doesn't spit bacon oil all over the inside of the oven) and you can do more than one tray at a time.

I've also found that using Ice Tongs instead of the bigger ones works better for picking up the hot bacon. Put them into a plate layered with paper towels to absorb the grease. Don't leave them too long or they'll stick to the paper towel.

Bacon! The real Breakfast of Champions.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at October 04, 2015 04:41 PM (x3GpS)

97

Many of the terrines/pate's I make are wrapped in some sort of bacon or thinly sliced dried ham-types (jamon serrano, prosciutto de parma, jambon de bayonne, etc).

Exquisite.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 04:42 PM (qCMvj)

98 spray a bit of ~~over~~ cooking spray to keep the strips from sticking.

Geesh.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at October 04, 2015 04:43 PM (x3GpS)

99 And I would personally draw the line at bacon wrapped chicharrones.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 04, 2015 04:35 PM

Heh!! I used to take the kids to the Carneceria to buy fixins for dinner after a long day at the pool. Theyd have an entire pigskin in the case and they'll chop as many pounds as you like. Sprinkle with a little Chulula and.... Heart attack in a bag.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 04, 2015 04:44 PM (ij7E3)

100 I was going to respond to the bacon question "Mexican food" but then I got to thinking. Bacon/wrapped enchilada? Yeah, that would work. Bacon/wrapped relleno? Yeah, that would work too.

Hmmm...

Posted by: Ricardo Kill

bacon shell taco

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 04:44 PM (JmGFJ)

101 If you didn't listen the Jindal Ace podcast, skip on down to the end where Ace asks him about exercise. Jindal's big into workouts.

You'll love what he says about what he eats. It's perfect.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 04:44 PM (qCMvj)

102 okay this is probably a dumb question but where can I get "thinly sliced prosciutto"?

Posted by: chemjeff @ phone at October 04, 2015 04:44 PM (Jcjld)

103 I cook bacon the same way, Bitter Clinger.
The only downside (at least, used to be) was that an oven full of bacon would set off my fire alarm. Not burnt, just enough smoke when removing the pans to let 'em cool.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:44 PM (NOIQH)

104 My recipe works also for sliced Spam. If you're into that sort of thing.

Spam tastes much better crispy.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at October 04, 2015 04:45 PM (x3GpS)

105 BACON PORN!!!!

Posted by: Tilikum Killer Assault Whale at October 04, 2015 04:45 PM (hVdx9)

106 oddly, the british do not say "well that's a bit of a bumpy crumpet" when facing a dilemma.

Posted by: musical jolly chimp at October 04, 2015 04:45 PM (WTSFk)

107 Government welfare is not charity. There is nothing charitable about it. It is forced confiscation of wealth from some to be freely given to others.

Posted by: astonerii at October 04, 2015 04:46 PM (o/DjS)

108 For the record; a breakfast burrito with chorizo and eggs is definitely enhanced by adding bacon.

Posted by: Fritz at October 04, 2015 04:46 PM (3tjn4)

109 The ultimate weapon against Jihadist Islam: A fuel-air explosive made from liquified bacon fat.

Posted by: The Osprey at October 04, 2015 04:46 PM (3TviK)

110 okay this is probably a dumb question but where can I get "thinly sliced prosciutto"?

Posted by: chemjeff

Prosciutto is thinly sliced pretty much always. Any supermarket worth its salt should have it.

When in doubt, find the nearest italian deli.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 04:47 PM (JmGFJ)

111 Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:44 PM (NOIQH)

Maybe you've got it too hot? Or too close to the bottom?

At 350, my oven doesn't smoke and I never leave them longer than 30 minutes because they're crispy crispy by then.

Once they're crisp, burning is only a few minutes away.

In fact take them out just before they're crisp and once you drain them, they'll be just right. (they keep cooking)

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at October 04, 2015 04:48 PM (x3GpS)

112 I
seared it on both sides, which didn't touch the bacon, then finished it
in a hot oven for about four minutes....not long enough to cook the
bacon.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 04, 2015 04:15

I know. That's why I buy filets w/o bacon and prep myself. Although, typically I buy a whole beef tenderloin so I can cut different sizes of steaks to accommodate those heathens that want medium or well done. *glares at MIL*

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 04:49 PM (oKpFs)

113 My Little G'Dette luvs her some bacon (she's 10). Sausage is another story. I'll just have to be patient.

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 04:51 PM (LUgeY)

114 heathens that want medium or well done.

With a decent filet, anything more than rare is a fucking crime. Pittsburgh style is perfect.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 04:51 PM (k9qR4)

115 A great bacon cookbook I return to time and again is "Seduced by Bacon" by Joanna Pruess. My go-to appetizer recipe is Bocaditos Espanoles, delicious little mouth bombs made from bacon, manchego cheese, dried cherries, and almonds in tiny phyllo shells.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sowing Discord and Reaping Inter-Office Bitchery at October 04, 2015 04:51 PM (jR7Wy)

116

This week I fussed around with different mushroom "sauces." (Sauce aux Champignons) For the steaks we grilled out, etc. Or, just as a side dish.

The mushrooms were looking so fresh, I bought 3 varieties and experimented. Port and Mushroom, the various methods for Sauce Duxelles (chopped mushroom sauce), etc.

Usually, when I'm in a hurry, I just saute them in a combination of butter and/or olive oil, with a bit of lemon juice.

I do like reducing some port, or red wine, and finishing off with balsamic vinegar and herbs, though - it just takes a bit longer. Last night I added some shallots and thyme sprigs from my garden.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 04:51 PM (qCMvj)

117 Well done should only be used for suspect meat when you're starving.

Rare's a bit too bloody for my taste but medium or medium rare is about right. Just a bit pink in side and still juicy.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at October 04, 2015 04:51 PM (x3GpS)

118 I think it happens when I'm making the 'millionaire's bacon' - all of that sizzling bacon + brown sugar.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:52 PM (NOIQH)

119 My Little G'Dette luvs her some bacon (she's 10). Sausage is another story. I'll just have to be patient.

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 04:51 PM (LUgeY)

A hunch: Remove the casing?

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:52 PM (+oSk8)

120 You can get prosciutto sliced to your liking at the grocery deli counter. I know 'cause I sliced a lot when I worked at one.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:53 PM (NOIQH)

121
Eviscerating a perfectly good steak by cooking "well done" takes a great deal of courage even when the ultimate user in the MIL. It makes more sense to drown her and put her out of her misery. Or at least suggest she only come for dinner when you're serving roast chicken. There is no discussion.

Posted by: Doctor Fish at October 04, 2015 04:53 PM (OiFtZ)

122 Get patties and they make sausage with very thin casings.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at October 04, 2015 04:53 PM (x3GpS)

123 Save beef trimmings for sauce.

I always forget to do this.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 04:54 PM (JmGFJ)

124 Today wife's b'day dinner is Gumbo, Shrimp Etouffee, and Red Beans n Rice. While no bacon was used, I did saute the Holy Trinity in bacon drippings for the RBnR.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 04:56 PM (oKpFs)

125 I cook bacon at a goldilocks temperature of 360 degrees on parchment paper on a cookie sheet. 12 to 15 minutes depending on thickness. Also, buy lots of bacon when it on sale, divide into portions, and freeze. Frozen and quick thawed bacon (microwave one minute) is indistinguishable from fresh. The way bacon varies in price from week to week is one of the wonders of capitalism. The past six months I've spent as little as 1.99 to as much as 4.99 per pound.

For some unfathomable reason the 1.99 a pound bacon is the tastiest.

Posted by: se pa moron at October 04, 2015 04:56 PM (sI4OA)

126 I may be just a caveman and your ways strange and confusing to me and sometimes frightening but these here crumpets you describe sound exactly like English muffins and I mean zakly. 'Cept differn't.

Posted by: bour3 at October 04, 2015 04:56 PM (5x3+2)

127 Today wife's b'day dinner is Gumbo, Shrimp Etouffee,
and Red Beans n Rice. While no bacon was used, I did saute the Holy
Trinity in bacon drippings for the RBnR.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 04:56 PM (oKpFs)

So, Morons, can you meet or beat that? (I know Bannion can)

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:58 PM (+oSk8)

128 If you like Ina Garten, this is an excellent article on her career.

I've never had one of her recipes fail. Always really good.

Her Fresh Fruit Tart, Croissant Bread Pudding, and Coconut Cupcakes! I'm hungry now.

I see Dessert Tasting Menu's are upticking.

http://dominiqueanselkitchen.com/up/

Thank goodness I do not live around the corner.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 04:58 PM (qCMvj)

129 I have been playing around with cooking tomatoes down to sauce in my cast iron.
It is very good, it does take a bit of time, but it makes a fabulous pizza sauce.

By the way, the best way to strip your cast iron down to grey metal is to leave your pizza sauce in it over night. I think my last pizza tried to point north.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 04, 2015 04:58 PM (3pRHP)

130 Also, kitfo.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 04:58 PM (k9qR4)

131 Hmmmm...peanutbutter bacon cookies

http://joythebaker.com/2009/09/peanut-butter-bacon-cookies/

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:58 PM (NOIQH)

132 A hunch: Remove the casing?

She won't even try something with the word in the description yet. Methinks her parents may not have introduced it to her properly.

I could be sneaky and pull the old Here, Try This Without Telling Her It Contains Sausage Gambit, but I don't think it'd work.

Never had that problem with BBoy Squared. He'd eat pretty much anything. I don't think he got completely full until he was 19. Did I mention he's 6'4" now?

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 04:59 PM (LUgeY)

133 Today wife's b'day dinner is Gumbo, Shrimp Etouffee, and Red Beans n Rice. While no bacon was used, I did saute the Holy Trinity in bacon drippings for the RBnR.
Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 04:56 PM (oKpFs)

So nice of you.
Enjoy!

Don't forget the hot sauce!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 04:59 PM (qCMvj)

134 I cook bacon in the microwave and I take all my steaks VERY well done.

So there.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 04, 2015 05:00 PM (zc3Db)

135 Save beef trimmings for sauce.

I always forget to do this.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 04:54 PM (JmGFJ)

Yes, that adds a lot of flavor.

Since we grilled some steaks last night (no trimmings), I added a bit of beef broth to my mushroom sauce. It helped bring out the flavor of the meal.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:01 PM (qCMvj)

136 Hm, now I'm in the mood for cr�me puffs for desert.

Posted by: Infidel at October 04, 2015 05:02 PM (wxDxI)

137 Tacos?!

Posted by: Hillary!, all excited at October 04, 2015 05:03 PM (ifEqP)

138 I cook bacon in the microwave and I take all my steaks VERY well done.

So there.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 04, 2015 05:00 PM (zc3Db)

I always pre-cook my pepperoni slices in the microwave, now, between paper towels, before putting them on my homemade pizzas. It makes a world of difference. They crisp up so nicely that way.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:03 PM (qCMvj)

139 >>>I cook bacon in the microwave and I take all my steaks VERY well done.
So there<<<

All are welcome here at AOSHQ. Even heathens.

Posted by: Fritz at October 04, 2015 05:03 PM (3tjn4)

140 At one time back in the 70's when I was still stupid and left leaning, I only ate fake stuff. Tofu this and that, fake eggs, soy milk, horrible tasting shakes with some strange green oil. Bacon, god forbid....I'm a lot older now, and eat the good stuff....

Posted by: Colin at October 04, 2015 05:04 PM (Espnc)

141 131 Hmmmm...peanutbutter bacon cookies

http://joythebaker.com/2009/09/peanut-butter-bacon-cookies/
Posted by: Lizzy at O.ctober 04, 2015 04:58 PM (NOIQH)
---
Mmmm!

Confession: I like peanut butter and bacon sammiches. Not often; they are to be eaten furtively, in shame, behind closed doors.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sowing Discord and Reaping Inter-Office Bitchery at October 04, 2015 05:05 PM (jR7Wy)

142 " I cook bacon in the microwave and I take all my steaks VERY well done. "

I will cook bacon from time to time in the micro and I too love my steaks very well done. Can't stand any pink inside.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 04, 2015 05:06 PM (zw/AJ)

143 >>Confession: I like peanut butter and bacon sammiches. Not often; they are to be eaten furtively, in shame, behind closed doors.

Those are the best. Open-face, on toast. Comfort food!!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 05:06 PM (NOIQH)

144 All Hail Eris, no shame. Growing up as a kid, mom always put peanut butter on blt's. I can't eat them any other way now.

I wonder where that originated from?

Posted by: Infidel at October 04, 2015 05:07 PM (wxDxI)

145 I am not a bacon eater.

Everytime I go out to eat and order something "without the bacon" the waiter/ress and my eating companion usually look at me like I have two heads.

Honestly, I don't really miss it.

Posted by: Tickled Pink at October 04, 2015 05:08 PM (RhhYt)

146 145,

More for the rest of us.

Posted by: SMFH at it all at October 04, 2015 05:08 PM (zyIlW)

147 Everything should have a bit of pink inside, from your steaks, to your chicken, to your women.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 05:08 PM (k9qR4)

148

Oy, the crumpets make me long for Yorkshire Pudding, too.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:08 PM (qCMvj)

149 Even dates, not my favorite food, are edible when nestled inside a strip of luscious, fatty crispy pig belly. Not great....just edible. For God's sake, dates are a fruit, or a vegetable, or something.

Gotta disagree with this.

Dates nestled in bacon then cooked till the bacon's crispy and then-

(Here comes the secret ingredient!)

drizzled with good quality basamic vinegar.

Makes an excellent cocktail snack.

You got your sweet. You got your salty. You got your sour. What's not to like?

Posted by: naturalfake at October 04, 2015 05:09 PM (KUa85)

150 @121 It makes more sense to drown her and put her out of ~~her~~ my misery.

---------

Fixed for Accuracy.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 05:09 PM (oKpFs)

151 Newsflash:

No one cares if you don't like bacon.

Posted by: SMFH at it all at October 04, 2015 05:09 PM (zyIlW)

152 " to your women."

See, I knew that would come up.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 04, 2015 05:09 PM (zw/AJ)

153 the crumpet is like our english muffin, only denser and more substantial.

i like ours, of course, toasted, slathered in butter and peanut butter. i don't think the british have that.

Posted by: musical jolly chimp at October 04, 2015 05:10 PM (WTSFk)

154 I love me some bacon, but my stomach doesn't always agree. About once a week I'll have 3-4 slices with some eggs. Or a BLT in season.

BBQ is the same. Love it, until about 2 hours later.

Posted by: Bruce at October 04, 2015 05:10 PM (8ikIW)

155 This is interesting - what kids around the world eat for breakfast:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/08/magazine/
eaters-all-over.html?smid=tw-nytimes&_r=1
Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 04:28 PM (NOIQH)

hmm, this didn't work for me

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:11 PM (qCMvj)

156 >>I see Dessert Tasting Menu's are upticking.
http://dominiqueanselkitchen.com/up/

Ooh, looks fancy!

Sweet young gal at church is attending Johnson and Wales, and she's specializing in vegan desserts. Apparently that's a new big thing.
When I hear "vegan dessert" I hear a sad trombone.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 05:11 PM (NOIQH)

157 It's been several years since I have eaten red meat as well, and there are very few things I miss....my mom's chili is one. Paper thin greasy diner burgers is another.

I don't like ground meat, so even replacing it with turkey or chicken would do me no good.

Posted by: Tickled Pink at October 04, 2015 05:12 PM (RhhYt)

158 perhaps a toasted crumpet with peanut butter and bacon ties it all together. happy now?

Posted by: musical jolly chimp at October 04, 2015 05:12 PM (WTSFk)

159 Everything should have a bit of pink inside, from your steaks, to your chicken, to your women.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 05:08 PM (k9qR4)

Well ... you got one out of three .. although that pink in the chicken might count as -2.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 04, 2015 05:13 PM (zc3Db)

160 She won't even try something with the word in the
description yet. Methinks her parents may not have introduced it to her
properly.

I could be sneaky and pull the old Here, Try This Without Telling Her It Contains Sausage Gambit, but I don't think it'd work.

Never had that problem with BBoy Squared. He'd eat pretty much
anything. I don't think he got completely full until he was 19. Did I
mention he's 6'4" now?

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 04:59 PM (LUgeY)

This is a good recipe, casings definitely removed. And if she freaks out, you can remove the sausage:

http://tinyurl.com/ofkychg

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:13 PM (+oSk8)

161 A great bacon cookbook I return to time and again is "Seduced by Bacon" by Joanna Pruess. My go-to appetizer recipe is Bocaditos Espanoles, delicious little mouth bombs made from bacon, manchego cheese, dried cherries, and almonds in tiny phyllo shells.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sowing Discord and Reaping Inter-Office Bitchery at October 04, 2015 04:51 PM (jR7Wy)

Recipe please.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 04, 2015 05:13 PM (KUa85)

162 Try this?

http://tinyurl.com/qbkr6mp

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 05:13 PM (NOIQH)

163 No peas
No justice
Posted by: pep at October 04, 2015 04:05 PM (LAe3v)

to continue with British theme

Mushy Peas!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:13 PM (qCMvj)

164 Try this?

http://tinyurl.com/qbkr6mp
Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 05:13 PM (NOIQH)

this works, thanks

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:14 PM (qCMvj)

165 Everything should have a bit of pink inside, from your steaks, to your chicken, to your women.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997

Not Bacon or chicken.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 05:15 PM (JmGFJ)

166 You got your sweet. You got your salty. You got your sour. What's not to like?

Posted by: naturalfake at October 04, 2015 05:09 PM (KUa85)

I've had dates wrapped in bacon.

I don't like dates.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:15 PM (+oSk8)

167 "hmm, this didn't work for me"

Yeah, page not found.

Speaking other food, one time in "Top Gear" May ordered a "bacon sandwich" at some little outdoor English kitchen while they were out doing something. Any, what he got looked more like fried ham rather than "bacon" as we'd know. Kinda like Canadian bacon but thicker.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 04, 2015 05:15 PM (zw/AJ)

168 Bacon or cheese wrapped around a queen sized olive then speared with a tooth pick and baked in a toaster oven on a tray make great hors d'ouevres.

Learned that when briefly I was a Houseman/Butler.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at October 04, 2015 05:15 PM (x3GpS)

169 156
>>I see Dessert Tasting Menu's are upticking.

http://dominiqueanselkitchen.com/up/

Ooh, looks fancy!

Sweet young gal at church is attending Johnson and Wales, and she's
specializing in vegan desserts. Apparently that's a new big thing.

When I hear "vegan dessert" I hear a sad trombone.

-----------------
I would rather eat a 1-lb Hershey bar entire and go to the ER than eat one vegan dessert. To me the vegan part means "glucose-free, gluten-free, fat-free" and therefore taste-free.

Posted by: Bill Clinton at October 04, 2015 05:17 PM (ry4ab)

170 I'm in Calgary and had just decided that I was going to send the food bank some money from me because they really do some good work.

I'm going to find another charity now.

Posted by: all doubt removed at October 04, 2015 05:17 PM (KWGc0)

171 "I don't like ground meat, so even replacing it with turkey or chicken would do me no good. "

TP, you sound a little high-maintenance.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 04, 2015 05:17 PM (zw/AJ)

172 Dammit Bill use your own account!

Posted by: exdem13 at October 04, 2015 05:17 PM (ry4ab)

173 I would rather eat a 1-lb Hershey bar entire and go to the ER than eat one vegan dessert. To me the vegan part means "glucose-free, gluten-free, fat-free" and therefore taste-free.

Posted by: Bill Clinton at October 04, 2015 05:17 PM (ry4ab)

But, Bill, you're vegan now, aren't you?

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:18 PM (+oSk8)

174 Vegan says "I hate myself and am jealous of all you meat eaters".

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at October 04, 2015 05:18 PM (x3GpS)

175 A great bacon cookbook I return to time and again is "Seduced by Bacon" by Joanna Pruess. My go-to appetizer recipe is Bocaditos Espanoles, delicious little mouth bombs made from bacon, manchego cheese, dried cherries, and almonds in tiny phyllo shells.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sowing Discord and Reaping Inter-Office Bitchery at October 04, 2015 04:51 PM (jR7Wy)

Recipe please.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 04, 2015 05:13 PM (KUa85)

yeah, these sound tasty

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:18 PM (qCMvj)

176 Speaking other food, one time in "Top Gear" May ordered a "bacon sandwich" at some little outdoor English kitchen while they were out doing something. Any, what he got looked more like fried ham rather than "bacon" as we'd know. Kinda like Canadian bacon but thicker.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 04, 2015 05:15 PM (zw/AJ)

Yeah, the English version of bacon includes the thicker meat part up around the sides, not just the belly fat. Also, I think it's a bacon butty. Lord, what a delightful thing!

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 05:19 PM (k9qR4)

177 Mmmm!

Confession: I like peanut butter and bacon sammiches. Not often; they are to be eaten furtively, in shame, behind closed doors.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sowing Discord and Reaping Inter-Office Bitchery at October 04, 2015 05:05 PM (jR7Wy)

Hey there, little lady.

Put 'nanners on them peanut butter and bacon sammiches, and you'll be eating' jus' like the King hisself.

Eat several per day an' you can die on the throne as well.

Yeah!

*strikes karate pose*

Posted by: Elvis! at October 04, 2015 05:19 PM (KUa85)

178 Bboy, does she like lasagna? I use burger and sausage in my meat sauce.

Posted by: Infidel at October 04, 2015 05:19 PM (wxDxI)

179 >>>When I hear "vegan dessert" I hear a sad trombone.<<<

"Vegan dessert" is like an apple or banana. Basically monkey food, - amirite?

Posted by: Fritz at October 04, 2015 05:19 PM (3tjn4)

180 I'm in Calgary and had just decided that I was going
to send the food bank some money from me because they really do some
good work.

I'm going to find another charity now.

Posted by: all doubt removed at October 04, 2015 05:17 PM (KWGc0)

http://tinyurl.com/pb2584z

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:20 PM (+oSk8)

181
We're all vegan's, socialist's, and lesbians now!

Posted by: Newsweek Magazine at October 04, 2015 05:20 PM (OiFtZ)

182 >>Bboy, does she like lasagna? I use burger and sausage in my meat sauce.

See Pioneer Woman's meaty lasagna recipe. Yum!!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 05:20 PM (NOIQH)

183 Bocaditos Espanoles (there's a tilde over the n)

6 slices thick-cut bacon, cooked and crumbed
2 cups lightly packed grated Manchego cheese
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup dried tart cherries, chopped
1/3 cup toasted almonds, roughly chopped
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp salt
24 purchased phyllo cups (in freezer section next to pie crusts)

Combine bacon, Manchego cheese, cream cheese, cherries, almonds, paprika, and salt in a food processor and pulse until blended but not smooth ((I've cheated and just mixed it in a big bowl)). You should see little bits of the ingredients. Refrigerate until cold.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Roll mixture into 1-inch balls; put one in each phyllo cup and bake for 10 minutes. Remove, let stand 10 minutes, and serve warm.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sowing Discord and Reaping Inter-Office Bitchery at October 04, 2015 05:21 PM (jR7Wy)

184 I think Bill is as faithful to his public embrace of veganism as he is faithful to his marriage vows.

Posted by: exdem13 at October 04, 2015 05:22 PM (ry4ab)

185 Sweet young gal at church is attending Johnson and Wales, and she's specializing in vegan desserts. Apparently that's a new big thing.
When I hear "vegan dessert" I hear a sad trombone.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 05:11 PM (NOIQH)

sounds like a gimmick

I hate that.

It could be an apple on a plate, lol.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:23 PM (qCMvj)

186 I've always considered myself a Lesbian in a Man's body.

Socialism is all about selfishness and gimme gimme so I can go along with that.

But I draw the line at Veganism.

I'm not a meat-every-day person but I would never consider going without. I couldn't do it. And I quit smoking cold turkey so I know how to kick addictions.

Plus; ever met a Vegan you liked? They're all too smug and proud for me. I'd have to puncture that facade of ego at least once somehow.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at October 04, 2015 05:23 PM (x3GpS)

187 When I hear "vegan dessert" I hear a sad trombone.

What sorts of desserts have meat in them, to start with? If it has meat in it, it's dinner.

Does "vegan" take away milk, too? Is that the catch?

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 04, 2015 05:23 PM (zc3Db)

188 I've had dates wrapped in bacon.

I don't like dates.
Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:15 PM (+oSk

Not a date fan myself.

but the balsamic vinegar makes a YYYUUUUUGGGEE
difference.

Turns a date wrapped in bacon into something kind of extraordinary.

When we entertain, those are usually one of the first things to go.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 04, 2015 05:24 PM (KUa85)

189 I was at my SILs in August, and she made a green bean, bacon, butter, and brown sugar side dish. Now that's the way to eat vegetables.

Posted by: Bruce at October 04, 2015 05:24 PM (8ikIW)

190 Don't forget the hot sauce!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 04:59

Never!!! Although, the dishes are pretty spicy to start with. God love my family. They love the heat.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 05:24 PM (oKpFs)

191 Roll mixture into 1-inch balls; put one in each phyllo cup and bake for 10 minutes. Remove, let stand 10 minutes, and serve warm.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sowing Discord and Reaping Inter-Office Bitchery at October 04, 2015 05:21 PM (jR7Wy)

thanks, they sound addictive

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:24 PM (qCMvj)

192 Thanks, Vendette. Saved that recipe. Sounds yummy.

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 05:25 PM (LUgeY)

193 The Canadian version of the VFW does memorial cairns, all doubt removed. Look them up. They are doing them in your own province.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 04, 2015 05:25 PM (3pRHP)

194 That sounds good, Eris.

Thanks.

Posted by: SMFH at it all at October 04, 2015 05:25 PM (zyIlW)

195 But, Bill, you're vegan now, aren't you?
Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:18 PM (+oSk

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I liked Fat Elvis Bill, not the dessicated Willy I saw on the tube recently.

That tart he's seeing on the side needs to bring more cookies to the compound!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sowing Discord and Reaping Inter-Office Bitchery at October 04, 2015 05:25 PM (jR7Wy)

196 Does "vegan" take away milk, too? Is that the catch?
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 04, 2015 05:23 PM (zc3Db)

probably all dairy
eggs, milk, etc

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:26 PM (qCMvj)

197 The vegan desserts are basically finding a way to make more traditional fare with the eggs, cream and butter swapped out with something else.
Lotta vegans still want b-day cakes and sweets while maintaining their oh-so-critical vegan virtue.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 05:26 PM (NOIQH)

198
Plus; ever met a Vegan you liked? They're all too smug and proud for me. I'd have to puncture that facade of ego at least once somehow.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at October 04, 2015 05:23 PM (x3GpS)

it's not so much the Vegan personality as it is the huge, wafting, horrible cloud of flatulence that surrounds them.

Ugh.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 04, 2015 05:26 PM (KUa85)

199 I've had dates wrapped in bacon.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:15 PM (+oSk
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Me too, honey! Not judging!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sowing Discord and Reaping Inter-Office Bitchery at October 04, 2015 05:27 PM (jR7Wy)

200 I was at the local doughnut shop getting a breakfast burrito when I noticed the cook put the bacon in the deep fryer. Quick I guess, but not optimal in taste.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at October 04, 2015 05:28 PM (Ii765)

201 A have a fruit every morning and right before bed.

Posted by: Reggie Love at October 04, 2015 05:28 PM (gwG9s)

202 Bacon...It's Not Just For Dessert

Had maple bacon + French Toast Irish Soda bread for brunch = winning both.

Posted by: DaveA at October 04, 2015 05:28 PM (DL2i+)

203 Gotta talk the vegans into rejecting anything pollinated by enslaved bees. Cos of the Justice and stuff.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 05:28 PM (k9qR4)

204 There has got to be some bacon in this thing somewhere:

http://tinyurl.com/p426qvb

(lechon baboy)

Posted by: Burnt Toast at October 04, 2015 05:28 PM (NaeCR)

205 "I've had dates wrapped in bacon. "

How much alcohol and sweet talk did it take to allow your date to wrap her in bacon...?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 04, 2015 05:29 PM (zw/AJ)

206 probably all dairy
eggs, milk, etc

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:26 PM (qCMvj)

Okay. That kills most good desserts.

At least with plain, old vegetarians you can figure that they just don't like real meals and only want to eat dessert. That's understandable. Every so often I can be coaxed into having a plate full of oreos for dinner.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 04, 2015 05:29 PM (zc3Db)

207 Bboy, does she like lasagna? I use burger and sausage in my meat sauce.

I'm not sure if her mom uses sausage or beef in her lasagna. Her mom is one helluva cook and SIL#2 has to constantly watch his waistline. If we lived any closer, I'd be way heavier too.

I'll axe.

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 05:29 PM (LUgeY)

208 All Hail Eris, imagine putting that filling in half of a green jalapeno.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 04, 2015 05:29 PM (3pRHP)

209 Thanks, Vendette. Saved that recipe. Sounds yummy.

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 05:25 PM (LUgeY)

Got act together: This is the recipe I use:

http://tinyurl.com/pv9lzmk

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:29 PM (+oSk8)

210 sounds delish.

Gracias.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 04, 2015 05:30 PM (KUa85)

211 I think Bill is as faithful to his public embrace of veganism as he is faithful to his marriage vows.

He's not looking very healthy.

Posted by: Infidel at October 04, 2015 05:30 PM (wxDxI)

212 Lotta vegans still want b-day cakes and sweets while maintaining their oh-so-critical vegan virtue.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 05:26 PM (NOIQH)

I'd just go out back and cut them out a plate of sod.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 04, 2015 05:30 PM (zc3Db)

213 I'd just go out back and cut them out a plate of sod.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 04, 2015 05:30 PM (zc3Db)

lol

the kitteh's would be jealous

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:32 PM (qCMvj)

214 Me too, honey! Not judging!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Sowing Discord and Reaping Inter-Office Bitchery at October 04, 2015 05:27 PM (jR7Wy)

Dates or bacon?

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:32 PM (+oSk8)

215 >180 Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:20 PM (+oSk

Thanks for that list.

Posted by: all doubt removed at October 04, 2015 05:32 PM (KWGc0)

216

aight

have a good night all

eat well, heartily, and with friends and family!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:33 PM (qCMvj)

217 >>>I've had dates wrapped in bacon.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:15 PM (+oSk<<<

**snatches hors d'oeuvres out of hand**

Bad dates.

Posted by: Sallah at October 04, 2015 05:33 PM (ifEqP)

218 How much alcohol and sweet talk did it take to allow your date to wrap her in bacon...?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 04, 2015 05:29 PM (zw/AJ)

If I told Mr. Vendette about this...

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:33 PM (+oSk8)

219 Ah, ceviche is not likely improved by the addition of bacon.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 05:34 PM (k9qR4)

220 Maple Bacon Beer Cake: the MANLIEST cake ever!

http://www.pirateprerogative.com/2014/06/bacon-maple-beer-cake-manliest-cake-ever.html

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Wrapped in Bacon at October 04, 2015 05:34 PM (jR7Wy)

221 I was at the local doughnut shop getting a breakfast
burrito when I noticed the cook put the bacon in the deep fryer. Quick I
guess, but not optimal in taste.
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at October 04, 2015 05:28 PM (Ii765)

Probably deep frying the bacon doesn't make the bacon better, but I expect it makes the doughnuts taste wonderful

Posted by: Kindltot at October 04, 2015 05:34 PM (3pRHP)

222 I think Bill is as faithful to his public embrace of veganism as he is faithful to his marriage vows.

He's not looking very healthy.

Posted by: Infidel at October 04, 2015 05:30 PM (wxDxI)

He may just be getting ready to die.

I was reading yesterday, that the loss of weight and/or inability to put on weight-

is pretty much a sign of imminent death within 2-3 years in the elderly.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 04, 2015 05:36 PM (KUa85)

223 208 All Hail Eris, imagine putting that filling in half of a green jalapeno.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 04, 2015 05:29 PM (3pRHP)
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Hmmmmm.......like little cheesy bacony firecrackers....

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Wrapped in Bacon at October 04, 2015 05:37 PM (jR7Wy)

224 I saved that one too, Vendette. Thanks again.

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 05:37 PM (LUgeY)

225 I saved that one too, Vendette. Thanks again.

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 05:37 PM (LUgeY)

Submitted recipes, caused the thread to go down the drain.

My job is done.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:38 PM (+oSk8)

226 Jihadist Islam: A fuel-air explosive made from liquified bacon fat.

Might take a nuke to properly atomize the grease. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Posted by: DaveA at October 04, 2015 05:38 PM (DL2i+)

227 Evening all

Maybe I will get bacon tonight or something.. Still stuck in Portsmouth

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 04, 2015 05:39 PM (gWqRc)

228 Sweet young gal at church is attending Johnson and Wales, and she's specializing in vegan desserts. Apparently that's a new big thing.
When I hear "vegan dessert" I hear a sad trombone.

Posted by: Lizzy

What do you think we've had for dessert for the past 5000 years?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 05:41 PM (JmGFJ)

229 So, Morons, can you meet or beat that? (I know Bannion can)

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 04:58 PM

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So, what's Bannion got? Bring it on!

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 05:41 PM (oKpFs)

230 I saved that one too, Vendette. Thanks again.

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 05:37 PM (LUgeY)

I use the 2nd recipe. It may take longer than expected to cook.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:41 PM (+oSk8)

231 Pork fat rules, had a bacon chicken club sandwiches for lunch.

Posted by: Skip at October 04, 2015 05:43 PM (HbCsM)

232 >I always pre-cook my pepperoni slices in the microwave, now, between paper towels, before putting them on my homemade pizzas. It makes a world of difference. They crisp up so nicely that way.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 04, 2015 05:03 PM (

That's a great tip! I made homemade pizza a few times and felt like there was too much grease from the pepperoni. I suspect this would fix the probelm

Posted by: Lea at October 04, 2015 05:44 PM (vmMMi)

233 So, what's Bannion got? Bring it on!

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 05:41 PM (oKpFs)

Bannion's a great cook. Bannion's a great guy. Bannion is the reason we've had 3 NoVaMoMees.

And when he married Mrs. Bannion, he kicked way beyond the coverage.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:44 PM (+oSk8)

234 Still stuck in Portsmouth

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 04, 2015 05:39 PM (gWqRc)

Portsmouth? Black Birch over in Kittery, Maine.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 05:44 PM (k9qR4)

235 I noticed the cook put the bacon in the deep fryer. Quick I
guess, but not optimal in taste.
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at October 04, 2015 05:28

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Doesn't affect the taste. Plus if you have a fryer going why not. It does curl up pretty much, though.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 05:44 PM (oKpFs)

236

poor big giant baby head

Posted by: Johnny Rotten at October 04, 2015 05:45 PM (zxvrZ)

237 Portsmouth? Black Birch over in Kittery, Maine.
Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 05:44 PM (k9qR4)

Portsmouth VA....Navy Medical Center

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 04, 2015 05:45 PM (gWqRc)

238 Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 04, 2015 05:45 PM (gWqRc)

Jet lag?

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:46 PM (+oSk8)

239 So, what's Bannion got? Bring it on!

Food fight!

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 05:46 PM (LUgeY)

240 ceviche is not likely improved by the addition of bacon.

I dunno, if you cooked the bacon 1st it might work.

Posted by: DaveA at October 04, 2015 05:47 PM (DL2i+)

241 So, what's Bannion got? Bring it on!

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 05:41 PM (oKpFs)
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I would imagine it involves Bannion donning a priest's cassock, plus candles, wine, and some sort of sacrifice.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Wrapped in Bacon at October 04, 2015 05:47 PM (jR7Wy)

242 Oh, I don't know much about anything in the Potomac basin. Sorry.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 04, 2015 05:48 PM (k9qR4)

243
Am I to understand that the sheriff in Oregon is the one who said he wasn't gonna use the shooter's name?

Is this man an asshole? He sounds like a child. And everyone in the media who concurred also sounds like children. We gonna put our fingers in our ears, too?

Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a low profile tip and ergonomical handle at October 04, 2015 05:48 PM (zxvrZ)

244 One of my sisters will be graduating from Johnson and Wales this semester. She is definitely not a vegan.

Posted by: mrp at October 04, 2015 05:48 PM (JBggj)

245
oh, btw, I finally tried a shake at Five Guys Burgers.

They have lots of flavors and you can mix as many as you like. I got the Salted Caramel and Peanut Butter. Excellent, but way too thick to quench your thirst whilst eating their delicious burgers.

Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a low profile tip and ergonomical handle at October 04, 2015 05:50 PM (zxvrZ)

246 I've actually visited Chez Bannion for brunch and dinner. He is an excellent cook.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:50 PM (+oSk8)

247 O/T. The FEMC in the sidebar is an Asia tune, isn't it?

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 05:50 PM (LUgeY)

248 Vegan and desert don't mesh too well.... No eggs, cheese, or butter... Lard is really out of the question...

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 05:50 PM (hUdMz)

249 desert

Dessert either ... jeez...

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 05:52 PM (hUdMz)

250 I would imagine it involves Bannion donning a priest's cassock, plus candles, wine, and some sort of sacrifice.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Wrapped in Bacon at October 04, 2015 05:47 PM (jR7Wy)

Nope, Little Bannion having the time of her life, rocking it to all sorts of tunes.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:52 PM (+oSk8)

251 I fancy a bit of crumpet meself.

Posted by: Nigel, on the Norman cider tour at October 04, 2015 05:53 PM (q4mSX)

252 Jet lag?
Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:46 PM (+oSk

Jet? I wish. I drove down from NJ..Staying till the work is done tomorrow

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 04, 2015 05:53 PM (gWqRc)

253 Here's a list of vegan desserts:

http://ohsheglows.com/2012/01/05/top-21-vegan-dessert-recipes-of-2011/

No eggs or dairy products. They seem to use smugness as a binder.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Wrapped in Bacon at October 04, 2015 05:54 PM (jR7Wy)

254 #80

Thanks for the link, Infidel!

Posted by: mrp at October 04, 2015 05:54 PM (JBggj)

255
I have a pot of my Mom's Albondigas Soup recipe cooking on the stove right now. Love this stuff.

Albondigas Soup

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, medium size, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced tomatoes, 1 cup peeled and chopped or 4 oz. sauce
3 quarts of liquid, about half of it beef stock and part water so it won't be too salty or use low sodium beef stock
2 lbs. of lean ground beef, max 15% fat
1/2 cup of long grain rice
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons finely chopped mint leaves
1 1/2 cups carrots, pre-cook
3/4 cup frozen peas
Saute onions and garlic in olive oil, add tomatoes or sauce and beef stock. Heat to boiling point.
Mix ground beef, rice, salt, pepper, egg, and mint. Form into small meatballs. Drop into boiling broth.
Cover tightly and cook 30 minutes, don't uncover during cooking, make sure it is simmering.
Add pre-cooked carrots, adding them with meatballs will overcook them. Add the frozen peas, stir and serve in several minutes, peas will cook.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 04, 2015 05:54 PM (o98Jz)

256 >>Obligatory. Bacon Explosion.
http://tinyurl.com/lk9oozm

Oh my.

If I made that with some Cajun sausage and took it to a church gathering...well, assuming I survived getting trampled, I'd be very very popular.

Posted by: Mama AJ at October 04, 2015 05:55 PM (nXeSu)

257 I have mixed feelings about my father. On the one hand he's an incurable libtard. On the other, he was a Jew who cooked bacon and pork sausage for my sister and me.

Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at October 04, 2015 05:55 PM (O96tM)

258 But, bacon? (Streaky, to youse.)
Thou shalt raise thine own bacon.
Not to go all William Cobbett on y'all, but, srsly... A lot of that s**t is taxable, and the gummint is foolish with our money.

Posted by: Nigel, on the Norman cider tour at October 04, 2015 05:55 PM (q4mSX)

259
Juan Ellis' tv ad is well-produced, I'll say that. It's a good ad.

He's running on fiscal conservatism. That's it. Nothing else. That's what the Republican party wants to brand itself as: The Fiscal Conservative, Pro Business party. Nothing Else.

But they're not even fiscally conservative; they're big government. It's all bullshit. Juan Ellis is indeed the Face Of The New Republican Party.

I don't like what I see. Do you?

Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a low profile tip and ergonomical handle at October 04, 2015 05:56 PM (zxvrZ)

260
Vegan and desert don't mesh too well.... No eggs, cheese, or butter... Lard is really out of the question...

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 05:50 PM (hUdMz)

So Vegan Dessert is a bowl of brown sugar.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 04, 2015 05:56 PM (o98Jz)

261 Appropriate

http://tinyurl.com/q27mgjd

also keeping the tab open for future South Park quips.

Posted by: DaveA at October 04, 2015 05:56 PM (DL2i+)

262
Jaguar E-Type: The greatest crumpet catcher known to man

Posted by: Henry Manney at October 04, 2015 05:57 PM (9mTYi)

263 They have lots of flavors and you can mix as many as you like. I got the Salted Caramel and Peanut Butter. Excellent, but way too thick to quench your thirst whilst eating their delicious burgers.

Posted by: Soothsayer

So the whole meal only cost $95?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 05:57 PM (JmGFJ)

264 So Vegan Dessert is a bowl of brown sugar.

And tofu, and soy or rice, or almond milk....

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 05:57 PM (hUdMz)

265 Jet? I wish. I drove down from NJ..Staying till the work is done tomorrow

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 04, 2015 05:53 PM (gWqRc)

Navy teeth. Air Force didn't punch them out because Air Force crapped the bed yesterday.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:58 PM (+oSk8)

266
Last time I went to Five Guys, just for me, I got 2 cheeseburgers, a medium fries, and a shake.

$21.

Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a low profile tip and ergonomical handle at October 04, 2015 05:59 PM (zxvrZ)

267 >>So Vegan Dessert is a bowl of brown sugar.

Nooo. Think of the poor Molasseses who had to die to make that.

Posted by: Mama Veeegan at October 04, 2015 06:00 PM (nXeSu)

268 Last time I went to Five Guys, just for me, I got 2 cheeseburgers, a medium fries, and a shake.

$21.

Posted by: Soothsayer,

Such a deal.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 06:00 PM (JmGFJ)

269

and here's another juan ellis bush ad

Juan Ellis says he's a "committed conservative."

Yeah, just like McCain and his shithead brother.

Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a low profile tip and ergonomical handle at October 04, 2015 06:01 PM (zxvrZ)

270 It looks like the Vegans use chia as a replacement for eggs as a binder in recipes. The ground seeds are whisked in water and allowed to set, where they form a goopy gelatinous goo similar to egg whites.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Wrapped in Bacon at October 04, 2015 06:01 PM (jR7Wy)

271 Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 05:44

OK, I'll give you the NoVaMoMees. But to be fair I am from fly-over Jesusland.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 06:01 PM (oKpFs)

272 So, if I want a vegan dessert, I should eat brown sugar straight from the bag or container?

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 06:02 PM (+oSk8)

273 >>So, if I want a vegan dessert, I should eat brown sugar straight from the bag or container?

Naw, they have a lot of recipes that approximate a traditional dessert. It's just a trend, like re-inventing normal foods so that they're gluten-free, or low fat.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 06:04 PM (NOIQH)

274 I'd just go out back and cut them out a plate of sod.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair
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Must be free of any fertilizers or weed-killer.

Just to be safe, how about just a plate of plain dirt?

Posted by: Henry Manney at October 04, 2015 06:04 PM (9mTYi)

275 Posted by: All Hail Eris, Wrapped in Bacon at October 04, 2015 06:01 PM (jR7Wy)

Why not just blow your head off with a shotgun? It's probably more fun.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 04, 2015 06:04 PM (Zu3d9)

276 Juan Ellis says he's a "committed conservative."

Putting any rightward moves in a straight-jacket.

Posted by: DaveA at October 04, 2015 06:04 PM (DL2i+)

277 Perhaps the only thing that will motivate us to resist Islam is the possibility of bacon deprivation. That would be sad, but I'd settle for that.

Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at October 04, 2015 06:04 PM (O96tM)

278 OK, I'll give you the NoVaMoMees. But to be fair I am from fly-over Jesusland.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 06:01 PM (oKpFs)

Mama Vendette is from MO.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 06:04 PM (+oSk8)

279 If I made that with some Cajun sausage and took it
to a church gathering...well, assuming I survived getting trampled, I'd
be very very popular.

Posted by: Mama AJ at October 04, 2015 05:55 PM

Agree. However, if you do try it have an extra hand on deck and some extra spatulas. Turning it can be tricky.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 04, 2015 06:05 PM (oKpFs)

280 where they form a goopy gelatinous goo similar to egg whites.
Posted by: All Hail Eris
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If you are from an area with hard water, you can just mix some soap with a little water to get the same thing.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 04, 2015 06:06 PM (9mTYi)

281 Mama Vendette is from MO.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 06:04 PM (+oSk
really? what part?

Posted by: chemjeff at October 04, 2015 06:06 PM (uZNvH)

282 Must be free of any fertilizers or weed-killer.

Just to be safe, how about just a plate of plain dirt?

Posted by: Henry Manney at October 04, 2015 06:04 PM (9mTYi)

Don't be such a troglodyte. Dirt is served in bowls.

Posted by: Miss Vegan Manners at October 04, 2015 06:06 PM (zc3Db)

283
The lutefisk episode on the King Of The Hill was a good one.

Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a low profile tip and ergonomical handle at October 04, 2015 06:07 PM (zxvrZ)

284 What do Vegans do with their own mountain oysters after they get castrated?
Feed them to the pigs?
Leave them on the ground for stray dogs or carrion-feeders?
Sell them to planned parenthood for fund-raising/Democrat election funds?

Posted by: Nigel, on the Norman cider tour at October 04, 2015 06:07 PM (q4mSX)

285 Why not just blow your head off with a shotgun? It's probably more fun.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 04, 2015 06:04 PM (Zu3d9)
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Just don't get any brains on the flourless eggless gluten-free mock chocolate torte at the des(s)ert table!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Wrapped in Bacon at October 04, 2015 06:08 PM (jR7Wy)

286 I know this isn't food related but I've been out and not near a TV and wondered if the "media" ever mentioned the murderous piece of shit was Half black like Our dear leader? Also Has anyone seen a picture of His mother?

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 06:10 PM (hUdMz)

287 269
Juan Ellis says he's a "committed conservative."

Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a low profile tip and ergonomical handle at October 04, 2015 06:01 PM (zxvrZ)

So which is better, a "committed conservative" or a "severe conservative"?

Posted by: rickl at October 04, 2015 06:11 PM (sdi6R)

288 But srsly, if you have vegan friends, just try some frozen berries (Trader Joe's has boreal blueberries that are the tits) souped up with some arrowroot, or, to show solidarity, kombu.
So simple!
Your other guests can enjoy the sachertort.

Posted by: Nigel, on the Norman cider tour at October 04, 2015 06:11 PM (q4mSX)

289 Finished with snickerdoodles, and dried cherry/almond oatmeal cookies. Everyone is now laying around, watching Longmire on Netflix.

Posted by: Moki at October 04, 2015 04:24 PM (x303I)

Moki, (or anyone else with a current good one), mind sharing your Snickerdoodles recipe? (Mine relied too heavily on old-style Crisco, and the formula is WAY different now.)

Posted by: Steck at October 04, 2015 06:12 PM (ibSYs)

290 really? what part?

Posted by: chemjeff at October 04, 2015 06:06 PM (uZNvH)

St. Louis. University City.

I lost my grandmother, my last link to STL, last Thursday. If I visit there again, it will be to visit the new Busch Stadium. I visited the previous incarnation twice when I was a kid.

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 06:12 PM (+oSk8)

291 I am on a chat with a knuckle-dragging, booger eating idiot at Sprint.

He uses the words "to" and "from" interchangeably.

$50 says he's a vegan, or at least a vegetarian.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 04, 2015 06:13 PM (Zu3d9)

292 Vendette awesome

Posted by: chemjeff at October 04, 2015 06:13 PM (uZNvH)

293
Moki, (or anyone else with a current good one), mind sharing your Snickerdoodles recipe? (Mine relied too heavily on old-style Crisco, and the formula is WAY different now.)

The Crisco works the best, trust Me...

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 06:13 PM (hUdMz)

294 So which is better, a "committed conservative" or a "severe conservative"?

Or maybe a compassionate conservative.

*wretches*

Posted by: Infidel at October 04, 2015 06:14 PM (wxDxI)

295 I use the one from the Betty Crocker cookie book that is many decades old:

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/snickerdoodles/7ffc92a9-d847-4869-9ecb-99de3b751b14

Posted by: Lizzy at October 04, 2015 06:14 PM (NOIQH)

296 I posted this a few weeks ago, sorry for the double read. I think this is worth it. My wife and I got an ap at one of our favorite restaurants, Millionaire's Bacon and Deviled Eggs. I got curious about making the bacon portion, and it's stupid easy: Pack thick cut bacon with brown sugar after you pat it dry. One variation is to add red pepper flakes. Then broil as usual. You get a caramelized bacon that is really a treat. It pairs beautifully w/deviled eggs.
BUT, here's the best part: We typically drain the bacon fat into a ramekin and freeze it til solid for trash disposal, or using as a base for meat sauce. Well, the drippings from the Millionaires bacon separated into a 2 phase substance. The top part was bacon fat. The bottom was a smokey, mild pork flavored caramel sauce that was insanely good. We heated it and poured over vanilla ice cream. It would be an incredible standalone product.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at October 04, 2015 06:14 PM (5buP8)

297
You're probably speaking long distance to Tushar's cousins in India..

Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a low profile tip and ergonomical handle at October 04, 2015 06:14 PM (zxvrZ)

298 294
Or maybe a compassionate conservative.

*wretches*
Posted by: Infidel at October 04, 2015 06:14 PM (wxDxI)

Good catch. I forgot that one.

Posted by: rickl at October 04, 2015 06:15 PM (sdi6R)

299
I'd still like to know if obama has publicly mentioned Mr Mintz' heroism during his rant or afterwards.

Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a low profile tip and ergonomical handle at October 04, 2015 06:16 PM (zxvrZ)

300 Well I am going to try this recipe in a couple of days, just bought the ingredients

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/214188/pesto-chicken/

Posted by: chemjeff at October 04, 2015 06:17 PM (uZNvH)

301 Posted by: chemjeff at October 04, 2015 06:17 PM (uZNvH)

Looks good. And easy!

If you like it you can play around with the filling. Use mozzarella. And you can save some money by using plain old ham to wrap it in!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 04, 2015 06:19 PM (Zu3d9)

302
* IDEA! *

Just came to me.
Start an organization called 'The American Hunger Justice Center'.

Begin a campaign of blackmail/intimidation, listing people who refuse to contribute as 'Hunger Terrorists'. The big farm conglomerates would pony up immediately. One could move on to grocery chains, restaurant chains, etc.

I figure the salary for the director should be, what? Low six figures?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 04, 2015 06:19 PM (9mTYi)

303 300 Well I am going to try this recipe in a couple of days, just bought the ingredients

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/214188/pesto-chicken/

Iv'e got a really good simple recipe for pesto chicken... Take boneless skinless chicken breast smother with pesto and cover with strips of bacon.... Roast in 350 oven for 35/45 minutes depending on size of chicken... You can used already prepared pesto like Trader Joes or make yourself.... Really tasty...

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 06:20 PM (hUdMz)

304 Actually those Lingua (tongue) tacos are really good. But I grew up eating cow tongue as a kid. And ya, I'm that guy who orders the Liver and Onions on purpose. But I draw the line at head cheese, you guys are fucking crazy.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at October 04, 2015 06:20 PM (Ii765)

305
Start an organization called 'The American Hunger Justice Center'.

Ah, the art of the shakedown. I like how you think.

Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a low profile tip and ergonomical handle at October 04, 2015 06:22 PM (zxvrZ)

306 304 Actually those Lingua (tongue) tacos are really good. But I grew up eating cow tongue as a kid. And ya, I'm that guy who orders the Liver and Onions on purpose. But I draw the line at head cheese, you guys are fucking crazy

I actually love liver and onions... with bacon of course...

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 06:22 PM (hUdMz)

307 Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at October 04, 2015 06:20 PM (Ii765)

What's that crap they eat in Pennsylvania? Scrapple?

It's sort of like head cheese, only made from the other end.....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 04, 2015 06:22 PM (Zu3d9)

308 >> However, if you do try it have an extra hand on deck and some extra spatulas.

That's good advice for any situation.

Posted by: Mama AJ at October 04, 2015 06:23 PM (nXeSu)

309
Crepes?
Creeps?

Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a low profile tip and ergonomical handle at October 04, 2015 06:23 PM (zxvrZ)

310 Ah, the art of the shakedown. I like how you think.

Posted by: Soothsayer
-----------------

Yeah, kind of a Rainbow Coalition/SPLC fusion.

It could work.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 04, 2015 06:23 PM (9mTYi)

311 Late. Took a wee nap after work. I know you guys know this but a bunch of us have kin in Lexington/Richland County areas of SC, including our own moron Sven and his family. A friend just sent me a picture of Ft. Jackson AFM Lodge flooded looks like 3 feet. It is not the only structure so flooded, merely pointing out Sven may be pretty wet right now. My sister just said there are curfews until tomorrow in the area and aprox 5 deaths (traffic and whatever). Please pray for these good people in SC.

Posted by: Eromero at October 04, 2015 06:24 PM (go5uR)

312
Iv'e got a really good simple recipe for pesto
chicken... Take boneless skinless chicken breast smother with pesto and
cover with strips of bacon.... Roast in 350 oven for 35/45 minutes
depending on size of chicken... You can used already prepared pesto like
Trader Joes or make yourself.... Really tasty...

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 06:20 PM (hUdMz)
well I think this is the same, except it's prosciutto instead of bacon

Posted by: chemjeff at October 04, 2015 06:24 PM (uZNvH)

313 Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 06:20 PM (hUdMz)
well I think this is the same, except it's prosciutto instead of bacon

That would be good too, but prosciutto is a bit thinner..

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 06:25 PM (hUdMz)

314 When I was on the hippie tour on the Galilean kibbutz back in the 1970s, the cute, tiny old Jewess with the concentration camp tattoo inside her left forearm came around to our table in the communal dining hall. Wielding her tongs, she set a pork chop in tomato sauce, with onions and green peppers on my plate.
Something was amiss, I could tell right away.
"Mah zeh?" I asked politely.
She seemed to notice me for the first time as obviously an American. "Zeh 'steak lavan'", she offered, helpfully.
"'Steak lavan'?!? That's a pork chop chop!", I ejaculated.
"Nachon, nachon... 'pork chop'".
I loved her!
And it was just like Mom used to make.

Posted by: Nigel, on the Norman cider tour at October 04, 2015 06:25 PM (q4mSX)

315 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 04, 2015 06:23 PM (9mTYi)

Need a part time assistant? Can't afford to quit my job yet.

Posted by: Infidel at October 04, 2015 06:25 PM (wxDxI)

316 Let me come here to rant. But first, mmm, bacon.

Next, a friend - a Catholic - posted this thing on Facebook. It combined all of the worst things of Facebook politics, ever.

It was a picture of Kareem Abdul Jabbar and a quote about the Founding Fathers and separation of church and state and what they meant by it, and this was a rebuke of that clerk in Kentcuky. And even better, it was a post shared from the American Humanist Association.

So. Many. Things. Wrong.

First, an old retired basketball player. Because argument from authority or some shit, right? Always trust basketball players for your history lessons!

Second. our Founding Fathers did not create separation of church and state but rather enshrined freedom of religion in our First Amendment. And some atheists are pimping this, saying, serious you guys, the Founding Fathers, they wanted a country that was exactly like OUR agenda!

But here is what continues to gall me. This week we are sharing what atheists have to say? Because that shitstain motherfucker in Oregon was one of theirs and he was deliberately killing Christians, and they think they can lecture us on how things are supposed to be? That the First Amendments is a prohibition on religion, or worse yet, it imposes the state religion of atheism on all of us?

Seriously?

That other shitstain in Charleston went to a church and killed people at Bible study, and we had to obliterate history because he had a Confederate flag license plate on his car?

How about, atheists, a nice cup of shut the fuck up? How about you start apologizing for the climate of hate you have created?

Rant, off.

Posted by: blaster at October 04, 2015 06:28 PM (2Ocf1)

317 Dang, Raiders lost to the Bears.

Posted by: Infidel at October 04, 2015 06:28 PM (wxDxI)

318 PS and Labrasca's Pizza in Columbia got flooded so that isn't making me happy, either.

Posted by: blaster at October 04, 2015 06:29 PM (2Ocf1)

319 "I'd still like to know if obama has publicly mentioned Mr Mintz' heroism during his rant or afterwards. "

Heh.

Hehehe.....

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 04, 2015 06:30 PM (zw/AJ)

320 Prayers for the waterlogged people of SC and comfort and strength for those who have had loved ones die because of the storm.. So sad!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 06:31 PM (cgZPg)

321 Junior advanced to the next Chase round by about 150ft.

Posted by: BaconBoy at October 04, 2015 06:32 PM (LUgeY)

322 319 "I'd still like to know if obama has publicly mentioned Mr Mintz' heroism during his rant or afterwards. "

Heh.

Hehehe.....

I think they would like to let this die down and go away.. It didn't fully meet their agenda...

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 06:32 PM (hUdMz)

323 "Prayers for the waterlogged people of SC"

I lost track. How much water they get?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 04, 2015 06:34 PM (zw/AJ)

324 No Gum?

Posted by: Grump928(C) at October 04, 2015 06:35 PM (rwI+c)

325 most of the people on food stamps have never worked a day in their lives.
They are kids
second biggest group are old people

Posted by: righter at October 04, 2015 06:36 PM (jtQ8E)

326 The phrase separation of church and state arose from a letter by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Association. It is not in the Consitution.

http://stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/jefferson_dba.html

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 04, 2015 06:37 PM (t2KH5)

327 Those are appropriate rants; I'm unclear whether the shooter in OR was an Atheist or a member of an occult group called the "Left Hand Path" because if someone was an actual Atheist they wouldn't say to Christian "I'm sending you to God" or that Satan was going to welcome the shooter.

But it is, of course, an annoying thing that some progressives always get this wrong about the separation of Church and State.-that it isn't in the Constitution and doesn't mean what they think it means.

And the Confederate Flag-Its an obvious attempt to try to destroy history.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 06:37 PM (cgZPg)

328 @314 epic trip!
Drinking scotch in Akko, on Haifa Bay, on 4th of July (the restaurateur did not stock Bourbon), repairing to the apartment in the Caravanserai for after-hours festivities, listening to Elvis on LPs, just like in '75 in the Apostle Islands with Native Americans.
Flavia, I still love you.
The dead girl: I will avenge you.
The rented FIAT be derech Yericho all the way to wadi qumran....

Posted by: Nigel, on the Norman cider tour at October 04, 2015 06:40 PM (q4mSX)

329 320
Columbia is a monumental mess right now. No way for people who live in the suburbs and work downtown to get there. The bridges are washed out or covered with water. Broken dams, businesses floating away, hundreds and hundreds of vehicles under water, roads washed out or under water and to make matters worse there are high winds forecasted for tonight. My son, who works downtown can work some remote from his computer, that is, unless power goes out.

Posted by: Tuna at October 04, 2015 06:44 PM (JSovD)

330 The phrase separation of church and state arose from
a letter by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Association. It is
not in the Consitution.

http://stephenjaygould.org/ctrl/jefferson_dba.html

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 04, 2015 06:37 PM (t2KH5)

http://www.reasonablefaith.org/

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 06:45 PM (+oSk8)

331 So I have a good bacon-y recipe.

Take three slices of bacon and slap them on the bottom of a crock pot.

Take a pork butt. Put it on top of the bacon.

sprinkle on some garlic and hawaiin pink salt.

cook about 18 hours on low.

Shred. Gobble. Swoon.

Posted by: Lauren at October 04, 2015 06:46 PM (yJUoa)

332 Vic hope you are staying dry my mother lives near Columbia airport and she is fine but the roads around her, not so much.

Posted by: blaster at October 04, 2015 06:47 PM (2Ocf1)

333 why do people insist on overcooking their bacons, as in the picture at the top of the thread?

Posted by: redc1c4 at October 04, 2015 06:48 PM (vQvKz)

334 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 06:37 PM (cgZPg)

An anonymous source (grain of salt) in People says the shooter's manifesto is All Satan, All the time. Satan, Satan, Satan.

Lol. Bill de Blasio is on CNN being interviewed about the economy. My two doggehs know more about that than he does.

Posted by: stace at October 04, 2015 06:48 PM (CoX6k)

335 Take three slices of bacon and slap them on the bottom of a crock pot.

Take a pork butt. Put it on top of the bacon.

sprinkle on some garlic and hawaiin pink salt.

cook about 18 hours on low.

Shred. Gobble. Swoon.

Posted by: Lauren

Add some pineapple juice, 1 tbs of soy, a few cloves of smashed garlic, and half a chopped onion = better.

Smoke it on a grill for 20 min before the crock = insane

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 06:50 PM (JmGFJ)

336 332
Vic hope you are staying dry my mother lives near Columbia airport and she is fine but the roads around her, not so much.

Posted by: blaster at October 04, 2015 06:47 PM (2Ocf1)

We are in good shape where I am at. My understanding is that Myrtle Beach and Columbia were the hardest hit.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 04, 2015 06:50 PM (t2KH5)

337 333
Individual taste. Crisp vs limp. Burnt bacon tastes icky though.

Posted by: Tuna at October 04, 2015 06:51 PM (JSovD)

338 I am hearing a lot about Charleston, not a thing about MB.

The cleanup/rebuilding in SC is going to take a while.

Posted by: blaster at October 04, 2015 06:51 PM (2Ocf1)

339 "Smoke it on a grill for 20 min before the crock = insane"

Oh man that does sound really good.

Posted by: Lauren at October 04, 2015 06:52 PM (yJUoa)

340 >>>An anonymous source (grain of salt) in People says the shooter's manifesto is All Satan, All the time. Satan, Satan, Satan.

Posted by: stace at October 04, 2015 06:48 PM (CoX6k)<<<

See, I told you guys...

Posted by: The Church Lady at October 04, 2015 06:52 PM (ifEqP)

341 340 >>>An anonymous source (grain of salt) in People says the shooter's manifesto is All Satan, All the time. Satan, Satan, Satan.

Is the media still going with white Republican conservative?

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 06:53 PM (hUdMz)

342 Is the media still going with white Republican conservative?

I forgot supremacist...

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 06:54 PM (hUdMz)

343 Posted by: redc1c4 at October 04, 2015 06:48 PM (vQvKz)

It was the best photo I could find that was free to use. But I agree, that bacon is a bit on the overdone side.

I find that my taste in bacon is trending towards less crispy. I wonder if that is a function of better bacon? American bacon is definitely better than when I first started cooking it.....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 04, 2015 06:54 PM (Zu3d9)

344 Sister in Lexington County said 3 to 5 inches per hour average since 0110 this morning in SC. With a few sprinkles in between.

Posted by: Eromero at October 04, 2015 06:54 PM (go5uR)

345 344 Sister in Lexington County said 3 to 5 inches per hour average since 0110 this morning in SC. With a few sprinkles in between.
Posted by: Eromero at October 04, 2015 06:54 PM (go5uR)

OMG!

Posted by: donna at October 04, 2015 06:55 PM (hUdMz)

346 >>>why do people insist on overcooking their bacons, as in the picture at the top of the thread?<<<

It's borderline criminal to be sure, but rest assured that sacrifices must be made to make food stuffs like salads more palatable.

Posted by: Fritz at October 04, 2015 06:55 PM (3tjn4)

347 Bronco Billy has to be the worst film of Clint's, if not the shittiest film of the '70's.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 06:55 PM (JmGFJ)

348 But, you know what-as annoying as these things are it's good to pray for the fundamentalist Atheists because the either must have been very hurt by organized religion or their self esteem is rather low or both, because why else (if you didn't believe in God) would you feel a puerile need to put up statues of Satan with the theme of "Satan loves the little children" just to stick your finger in the eye of religious conservatives? They don't target Mosques or Muslims. Normal Atheists just go about their businessl living their lives feeling no need to believe in God without these sorts of tactics. But often the militant Atheists seem to have a God without admitting it. It's the God of progressive politics which will usher in utopia. Do they people sound very happy to you? They don't to me or they wouldn't have to do the "Na na na na na" routines.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 06:55 PM (cgZPg)

349 My understanding is that Myrtle Beach and Columbia were the hardest hit. "

Well, I am sorry to hear it. Lots of water showing up all of a sudden is a damn scary thing.

Hammer's back further inland, no?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 04, 2015 06:56 PM (zw/AJ)

350 I'll bet you morons will like this as much as I have:
http://www.seriouseats.com
Kudos to my youngest son for turning me on to this.
And, for making me a grandfather for the first time!!!

Posted by: Nigel, on the Norman cider tour at October 04, 2015 06:56 PM (q4mSX)

351 It looks like most of the State has been impacted with flooding in Charleston, Columbia, and Myrtle Beach.

http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article37708737.html

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 04, 2015 06:56 PM (t2KH5)

352 >>>3
Name one food that bacon doesnt enhance.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 04, 2015 04:01 PM (iQIUe)

bananas

Posted by: m at October 04, 2015 06:58 PM (b5xwK)

353 The peanut butter bacon and banana sammich?

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at October 04, 2015 07:00 PM (Ii765)

354 Love bacon.

Looks like a young James Woods to me. He supposedly has the biggest Johnson in Hollywood by the way.

Enough of the food charities already. Most Americans are fat lard asses and we do live in the land of the 99 cents double cheeseburger.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 04, 2015 07:01 PM (ej1L0)

355 bananas

Posted by: m

Bananas aren't food.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 04, 2015 07:01 PM (JmGFJ)

356 Posted by: Tuna at October 04, 2015 06:44 PM (JSovD)

Thanks for there update and so sorry to hear about all the trouble. Has the rain stopped now?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 07:01 PM (cgZPg)

357 "bananas"

Elvis covered that up-thread.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 04, 2015 07:02 PM (zw/AJ)

358 356 Thanks for there update and so sorry to hear about all the trouble. Has the rain stopped now?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 07:01 PM (cgZPg)

Still raining here in North Central SC.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 04, 2015 07:04 PM (t2KH5)

359 You can used already prepared pesto like Trader Joes

Aldi's store brand Priano is good, basil or sun-dried tomatoe.

Posted by: DaveA at October 04, 2015 07:04 PM (DL2i+)

360 **hangs giant head in shame after INT, and Minn tying the game up**

Posted by: Peyton Manning at October 04, 2015 07:04 PM (ifEqP)

361 And, for making me a grandfather for the first time!!!

Congratulations, grandad.! Do you have a new grandson or granddaughter?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 07:08 PM (cgZPg)

362 CBD:

If you're stil around....

Just got back from Andrew Branca's LOSD class, and he's a fan of your food threads.

Also: Many Thank You's forpimping the MoMe in the sidebar!!

Posted by: speedster1 at October 04, 2015 07:08 PM (1brdf)

363 I think that bacon looks just fine. I like it a little crispy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 07:08 PM (cgZPg)

364 Vic, I have a retired BMC buddy in Goose Creek who told me they were ok this morning. Flooding less in low country than around Columbia looks like.

Posted by: Eromero at October 04, 2015 07:09 PM (go5uR)

365 @361 Thanks, Fenelon II!
*beams*
A grandson, Asaph, after the Psalmist.

Posted by: Nigel, on the Norman cider tour at October 04, 2015 07:10 PM (q4mSX)

366 National Taco Day means never having to say your sorry for drunk driving your SUV to the grocery store to pick up some cilantro for your delicious taco buffet.

Posted by: Fritz at October 04, 2015 07:11 PM (3tjn4)

367 *beams*

A grandson, Asaph, after the Psalmist.

Posted by: Nigel, on the Norman cider tour at October 04, 2015 07:10 PM (q4mSX)

Congrats!!!!!!

Posted by: Vendette at October 04, 2015 07:11 PM (+oSk8)

368 364
Vic, I have a retired BMC buddy in Goose Creek who told me they were ok
this morning. Flooding less in low country than around Columbia looks
like.

Posted by: Eromero at October 04, 2015 07:09 PM (go5uR)

From that newspaper account it looks like the storm moved out of Charleston fairly quickly but it has hung around Columbia.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 04, 2015 07:12 PM (t2KH5)

369 http://www.seriouseats.com

Wow that is an awesome website, thanks for the recommendation

Posted by: chemjeff at October 04, 2015 07:13 PM (uZNvH)

370 How bad is our intelligence on the ground when we bomb a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders. This concerns me. Almost like Obama said bomb something after being punked by Putin. And the Dem run machine found an even deadlier Asprin Factory to hit.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at October 04, 2015 07:13 PM (Ii765)

371 Posted by: Nigel, on the Norman cider tour at October 04, 2015 07:10 PM (q4mSX)

That's wionderful. I have never heard of that name being used outside of Scripture, This portion of psalm 81-headed by the name Asaph- seems appropriate:

Sing for joy to God our strength;
shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
2 Begin the music, strike the timbrel,
play the melodious harp and lyre.

God bless your new little grandson and his mom and dad, and enjoy being a granddad.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 07:19 PM (cgZPg)

372 How bad is our intelligence on the ground when we bomb a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders.

That news t was heartbreaking!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 07:19 PM (cgZPg)

373 How bad is our intelligence on the ground when we
bomb a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders. This concerns me. Almost
like Obama said bomb something after being punked by Putin. And the Dem
run machine found an even deadlier Asprin Factory to hit.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby

Apparently, Doctors without Borders has been in constant contact, giving the Afghan government and the military their GPS location for months. And apparently, the Taliban know this too, and have occuppied ground very close to the hospital operated by Doctors without Borders.
It is also the duty of neutrals to protect their neutrality, lest they get into these kinds of situations. My guess is that they are angry at the US Air Force, but terrified of the Taliban.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative...a rube in America at October 04, 2015 07:21 PM (+1T7c)

374 356
My son said rains on and off. If the strong winds forecast materializes that will not help matters. He said some areas had as much as 26 inches. I feel kind of helpless being so far away.

Posted by: Tuna at October 04, 2015 07:21 PM (JSovD)

375
Zombies! Gimme Zombies! I need Zombies! Grrrrr!

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 04, 2015 07:22 PM (iQIUe)

376 Thanks for your good wishes!
I am finishing a pair of sous vide cooked boneless pork chops, with fresh thyme and bay leaf, in the saut� pan with olive oil, for the Maillard flavors.
One can live pretty well in a community under 800 souls, deep in deepest fly-over country, if you have running water, the internet, reliable electric power, and farmers all around you who will sell to the highest bidder.
Num 6,24-6

Posted by: Nigel, on the Norman cider tour at October 04, 2015 07:23 PM (q4mSX)

377 Charleston is used to that kind of weather. The Midlands..not so much.

Posted by: Tuna at October 04, 2015 07:23 PM (JSovD)

378 Posted by: Tuna at October 04, 2015 07:21 PM (JSovD)

Yes, that sounds hard. being so far away Hopefully all the people affected will get the help they need.

Prayers will continue.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 04, 2015 07:23 PM (cgZPg)

379 Bruce AMC will fill your needs all week.

Posted by: Skip at October 04, 2015 07:24 PM (HbCsM)

380 Posted by: speedster1 at October 04, 2015 07:08 PM (1brdf)

Glad to hear it. I have his book, and it's quite informative. Although....as a 2nd class citizen of the People's Republic of New Jersey, I am not allowed to exercise my right to keep and bear arms.....

And....take a look at the Football thread that just went up.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 04, 2015 07:32 PM (Zu3d9)

381 352 >>>3
Name one food that bacon doesnt enhance.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 04, 2015 04:01 PM (iQIUe)

bananas
Posted by: m at October 04, 2015 06:58 PM (b5xwK)
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Wrong!

https://goo.gl/M62oZT

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 04, 2015 07:36 PM (iQIUe)

382 88 Name one food that bacon doesn't enhance.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 04, 2015 04:01 PM (iQIUe)

Lutefisk.

Durian pudding

And I would personally draw the line at bacon wrapped chicharrones.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 04, 2015 04:35 PM (3pRHP)
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Bacon with Lutefisk - You betcha!

https://goo.gl/D86k8y

Article I found on Durien pudding said dont waste good bacon on it because you will throw up before you even taste the bacon.

Chicharrones with bacon and hot sauce. Big Bubba's Bad BBQ
http://goo.gl/G4YHZ9

Looks good. It's a pork on pork thang.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 04, 2015 07:46 PM (iQIUe)

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