Important matters concerning the existence of Humanity - BACON

Capt MJ said:
If you have a Rodizio in your area, they may be running this October special. Apparently many menu items have been “baconized” this month.
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If you go to a Rodizio Grill, ask if they have something called "cupim". It is the hump that you commonly see on Southern cattle breeds like Zebu and Brahma. Cooked properly, it is like a well marbled tenderloin, which does not marble. US cattle feeders tend to avoid cattle with the hump, because they are not adapted to our northern climate.
 
EDelahanty said:
I see where my local Whole Paycheck lists among the items on sale this week "Pork Bacon". Who writes their ad copy? The Department of Redundancy Department?

In their defense, I suppose, they have an eclectic selection of vittles and need to be precise. You wouldn't want to confuse somebody with an appetite for animal-welfare-certified squid bacon or organic kombucha bacon.
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Ignorance is no defense.
 
Hey, bacon fans, we need to pick up the pace here because that recently born “USNA Bathrooms” thread is building momentum. It’s got energy and could give SABF a run for its money eventually.
🥓 vs. 🚽
 
My money is on bacon.

Tonight I made what DH calls one of my Mad Scientist dishes. I got out the leftover pot roast, a lovely chunk of browned chuck roast seared and herbed and slow-cooked in a Dutch oven, but just wasn’t feeling the urge to re-do as “leftover pot roast,” round 2

I sliced and carefully trimmed the meat, then chunked it. Cooked some bacon in a cast iron skillet, left some bacon grease in the pan. Threw some chopped Vidalia onion in the pan to soften, then added the beef and some finely chopped garlic and a fine drizzle of chili pepper-infused olive oil. Dug out a half pound of leftover cooked tri-color rotini from the freezer, dunked it in very hot tap water, drained, added to my skillet. Enriched it with a few tablespoons of sour cream stirred in, then turned out into two of my pasta bowls from my tour in Naples, divided the crispy bacon for the top of each bowl, added some shaved grana padano and ground black pepper. Pot Roast Pasta with Bacon. We ate it all. The bacon was key.
 
Capt MJ said:
My money is on bacon.
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While I’m impressed by the early legs on that bathroom thread, I’m inclined to agree with you. It’s just more pleasurable and satisfying to share bacon ideas than toilet tales. 😉

By the way, think I’ll make a pot roast this weekend. It’s just DW and me these days, so good to have a leftover plan in mind. 🤗
 
Capt MJ said:
My money is on bacon.

Tonight I made what DH calls one of my Mad Scientist dishes. I got out the leftover pot roast, a lovely chunk of browned chuck roast seared and herbed and slow-cooked in a Dutch oven, but just wasn’t feeling the urge to re-do as “leftover pot roast,” round 2

I sliced and carefully trimmed the meat, then chunked it. Cooked some bacon in a cast iron skillet, left some bacon grease in the pan. Threw some chopped Vidalia onion in the pan to soften, then added the beef and some finely chopped garlic and a fine drizzle of chili pepper-infused olive oil. Dug out a half pound of leftover cooked tri-color rotini from the freezer, dunked it in very hot tap water, drained, added to my skillet. Enriched it with a few tablespoons of sour cream stirred in, then turned out into two of my pasta bowls from my tour in Naples, divided the crispy bacon for the top of each bowl, added some shaved grana padano and ground black pepper. Pot Roast Pasta with Bacon. We ate it all. The bacon was key.
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Just snapped out of it.. I thought I was in Positano having zucchini fritti with vino da tavola and then camerieri brought out your dish. Ahh, to be back in Italy if just for a moment.:):) Grazie tanto!
 
WT Door said:
Just snapped out of it.. I thought I was in Positano having zucchini fritti with vino da tavola and then camerieri brought out your dish. Ahh, to be back in Italy if just for a moment.:):) Grazie tanto!
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Prego. The profiteroles will be out any minute. Or would you prefer gelato, perhaps limone or romeo e giuletta?
 
When the kids were little and we’d swing down to Italy occasionally as part of our expat life, they’d get tired of walking and asked to be carried. We’d always say “Nope, you need to earn your gelato.” And they would. Which explains why we had gelato 2-3 times a day. But they walked! They walked!
 
MidCakePa said:
When the kids were little and we’d swing down to Italy occasionally as part of our expat life, they’d get tired of walking and asked to be carried. We’d always say “Nope, you need to earn your gelato.” And they would. Which explains why we had gelato 2-3 times a day. But they walked! They walked!
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I would walk down the hill from my apartment in Pozzuoli on Via Solfatara to the gelateria. The hill going back up was a good counterbalance.
 
MidCakePa said:
When the kids were little and we’d swing down to Italy occasionally as part of our expat life, they’d get tired of walking and asked to be carried. We’d always say “Nope, you need to earn your gelato.” And they would. Which explains why we had gelato 2-3 times a day. But they walked! They walked!
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Great parental minds think alike. My kids were great walkers and continue to be today. Half pistachio and half melone was
my go to order. To acknowledge the bacon thread, kids loved gelati and figs wrapped with prosciutto crudo while in Italy.
 

It’s autumn, so time for one of my favorite veg: Brussels sprouts. With bacon, of course. Here’s a simple version, courtesy of the masterful and elegant Mssr. Jacques Pepin.
 
I'm going to have to think about this...Brussels Sprouts..." baby wannabe cabbages..."

Hmm...
 
This price rise in Bacon is just too much. We need to protest. Perhaps we need a Presidential Commission (Bi-partisan of course) to look into solutions.
 
@Capt MJ and @MidCakePa gave me a thought…what to do with leftovers. Fall kind of brings that out for me. Something comforting about digging out those frozen leftovers and concocting something new. Mine usually include leftover roast…

#NewThreadAlert 🚨
 
Don't Give Up the Ship said:
Perhaps we need a Presidential Commission (Bi-partisan of course) to look into solutions.
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Yes, we do! The Bipartisan Action Committee for Offordable Neuske’s.

(See what I did there? Somewhere, my 3rd grade teacher is cringing. 😞)
 
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