Great people, events, and things often get days of commemoration. It is only logical that bacon falls into this category.
Today is International Bacon Day.
The Saturday before Labor Day has been designated to honor bacon. If you check the ultimate authority in all thing, Wikipedia, you’ll find that International bacon Day is a young holiday (and [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘bacon’
September 5, 2009
International Bacon Day
May 1, 2009
Rolled Chicken Take Two
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about an experiment I did with rolled chicken (An Improv Dinner). Today I made another rolled chicken entree.
Like last time I started with sliced boneless chicken breast. I put on a sprinkling of pepper, thyme, and oregano.
Next I added strips of bacon covered with shredded monterey jack, cheddar, and asadero [...]
February 3, 2009
The Art of Bacon Weaving
Bacon weaving restraints
Several weeks ago my friend Paul introduced me to the concept of bacon weaving by sending me a link to an enlightening blog post. Shortly thereafter my sister Becca sent me a link to a New York Times article that featured bacon weaving, sausage, and barbeque sauce. Then last week my friend Ryan sent me a link [...]
January 8, 2009
Gertrude Baines: Sustained by Bacon?
Gertrude Baines is recognized as the oldest person currently alive. She is 114 years-old. I saw a short story about her on CNN. As the news anchor closed the report he mentioned that Gertrude attributes her longevity to: “Religious faith, doing the right thing, and the occasional piece of crispy bacon.”
That’s inspiring.
January 6, 2009
A Curious Mint
I don’t eat very many mints. From time to time I’ll get a tin of Altoids, but that’s not all that frequent. Generally I chew suagrless gum or brush my teeth compulsively (my dentist told me to brush my teeth less frequently). But I found a mint that might change all that.
It all started a [...]
