Important matters concerning the existence of Humanity - BACON

To get us back to authentic bacon, I re-heated some excellent pizza tonight, as DH decided to finish off the last bowl of a Cajun 15-bean soup I made earlier this week.

My pizza was from a favorite hole in the wall in Alexandria, VA, where I was at a non-profit board meeting earlier this week. Let’s get to the pizza - you will love it or hate it - as it has everything I liked since I didn’t have to share:
- Hand-tossed 10” thin crust pizza, crispy where it needed to be, chewy where it needed to be
- Painted with house-made extra-garlicky pesto
- Generous portions of ricotta and fresh mozzarella in melting dollops, grilled thin-sliced cremini mushrooms, fresh basil chiffonade, and generous handfuls of crispy bacon pieces, with just a bit of grated grana padano and a few red pepper flakes.

I ate half and carefully brought the rest home. Still tasty.
 
Y’all would be proud. 3 of my Holiday Weekend recipes have bacon in them.

🥓 🥓 🥓
 
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I did Wright bacon two ways this morning. On the left is the classic, in the oven on a pizza pan at 400° F. for 20 minutes. Perfect.
On the right is 6 minutes in the air fryer. Fast, but not perfect. Good if you are pressed for time, though.

Filled up my jelly jar with bacon grease too. Win-win.
 
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I did Wright bacon two ways this morning. On the left is the classic, in the oven on a pizza pan at 400° F. for 20 minutes. Perfect.
On the right is 6 minutes in the air fryer. Fast, but not perfect. Good if you are pressed for time, though.

Filled up my jelly jar with bacon grease too. Win-win.
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Anyone else wondering where all the cooked bacon ended up 🤔??
 
Surprise hit of the New Year’s Eve dinner (roasted Prime grade 4-rib ribeye roast, Yorkshire pudding, baked mushrooms in garlic cream, arugula with citrus vinaigrette) which I realized at the last minute LACKED BACON: an appetizer dip cobbled together from softened cream cheese, sour cream, halved fresh raspberries, a small can of chopped roasted jalapeños, drained - and crumbled bacon.

I served the dip with sea salt pita chips. Creamy, zingy, tart fruity and smokey bacony goodness. DH swears leftover dip is going on a Naval Bagel tomorrow morning as we watch the Rose Parade.

Happy New Year, SAF family and shipmates!
 
Took my just-turned 86 years young mother-in-law to her favorite place: Cracker Barrel for dinner tonight.

I saw this.

This.is.just.SO.WRONG.

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flieger83 said:
Took my just-turned 86 years young mother-in-law to her favorite place: Cracker Barrel for dinner tonight.

I saw this.

This.is.just.SO.WRONG.

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Was that next to the gummy Mac and cheese? I saw that at our local grocery store 🤢

Honestly, it’s probably like licorice. The really sad part, is the $7.99 price!!
 
I would not try that, even on a bet.
 
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This is not my work, just something I found online. The sentiments though...

Ode to Bacon

Oh sweet bacon that comes from above,
You had me at hello – it was pure piggy love.
You are everything I need or wanted in a meat.
With you sweet lover on my tongue, I feel so darn complete.

I love to watch you sizzle and pop on that grill.
Your oozing fat’s delicious, your texture is a thrill.
You get along with everyone but can stand on your own.
If taste was a kingdom, you’d have a porky throne.

I come before you now to get down on my knee.
If you say yes, dear Bacon, I’d just die in jubilee.
I’d love you till forever, I’d never say goodbye.
The day I’d stop loving is the day that piglets fly.​
 
Settle in to watch this when you have a few minutes. There is something supremely precise, organized and oddly soothing about this, including the musical soundtrack. And - BACON plays a critical role.

200 degrees C ~ 392 degrees F.

 
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