Week 22: Standings

Below are the current Bacon Challenge standings queried 5/31/2008 11:45:09 PM:

BACONTARIAN	BACON STRIP COUNT
TOM	214
BOB	202
MEG	194
WILLIAM	161
TRACEY	154
TEDD	152
MIKE	127
CHRISTINE	114
MICHELLE	111
DESTINY	107
MATT	87
JESS	69
PAUL	53
LORI	50
BALL	40
MICHAEL	13
DAVE	11
ANDREW	10
GARY	9
CHRISTOPHER	7

The Bacon Man Lives In A Bacon House

While doing some other Simpsons-related "research" while at work today I stumbled upon this audio clip of a bacon needy Homer Simpson in a very pro Bacon Challenge breakfast ordering moment: http://download.lardlad.com/sounds/season17/dohwhere8.mp3

Link courtesy of Last Exit To Springfield (lardlad.com)

Week 21: Standings

Below are the current Bacon Challenge standings queried 5/24/2008 11:45:06 PM:

BACONTARIAN	BACON STRIP COUNT
TOM	201
BOB	191
MEG	190
WILLIAM	157
TRACEY	154
TEDD	145
MIKE	125
MICHELLE	111
CHRISTINE	111
DESTINY	103
MATT	77
JESS	69
PAUL	53
LORI	50
BALL	40
MICHAEL	13
DAVE	11
ANDREW	10
GARY	9
CHRISTOPHER	7

Bacon + Bourbon = Awesome

Please excuse the dark photo -- there's no flash photography allowed at PDT, the "secret" bar behind the telephone booth at Crif Dog's. This here is their take on the Old Fashioned, which is made with bacon-infused bourbon, maple syrup and orange. Worth every penny of the $12 price tag. Does that count for a strip or two?

Week 20: Standings

Below are the current Bacon Challenge standings queried 5/17/2008 11:45:10 PM:

BACONTARIAN	BACON STRIP COUNT
MEG	190
BOB	182
TOM	178
TRACEY	154
WILLIAM	153
TEDD	144
MIKE	115
MICHELLE	111
CHRISTINE	111
DESTINY	101
MATT	77
JESS	69
PAUL	53
LORI	50
BALL	40
MICHAEL	13
DAVE	11
ANDREW	10
GARY	9
CHRISTOPHER	7

Overboard

The half-assed BC '08 participant, Lozo sent me this link awhile ago. File this bacon recipe under "I" for "Instant Death": Crisscross Rollup

Wales Tales

Kids from Wales ... not bacon (or anything else animal/food-related) smart: Bacon Doesn't Come From Sheep

I Like Bar-S

While I had a moment here by the computer I thought I would post about some bacon I had yesterday. I don't have a whole lot to say about it other than I found it to be tasty and worth a try.
As you can see from the box, it has a "Great Smoky Taste" and a "Satisfaction Guaranteed" promise but most importantly you should note the cowboys in the lower left corner, hanging around the chuck wagon, obviously enjoying some smoky bacon. Mmmmmm, chuck wagon.

Oh, and let me get beyond the packaging and to the important part of this post -- the bacon. What I enjoyed about the Bar-S Sliced Bacon was it was slightly less salty than other brands that I have had thus far during BC '08. I've had some "lower sodium" bacon which usually lacks in taste. This bacon was just plain ol' bacon, but less salty tasting. Where some bacon seems to have so much sodium that it overshadows the actual meat taste, this Bar-S was meat first, salt second.

If you find some give it a try and see if you agree.

Mother's Day

A happy Mother's Day shout to all the moms out there (participants or not). Everyone knows that bacon (and food in general) tastes better when it's being cooked for you by mom.

Week 19: Standings

Below are the current Bacon Challenge standings queried 5/10/2008 11:45:07 PM:

BACONTARIAN	BACON STRIP COUNT
MEG	183
TOM	168
BOB	159
WILLIAM	150
TRACEY	139
TEDD	139
CHRISTINE	104
DESTINY	101
MIKE	100
MICHELLE	80
MATT	71
JESS	69
PAUL	53
LORI	50
BALL	35
MICHAEL	13
DAVE	11
ANDREW	10
GARY	9
CHRISTOPHER	7

#9

I don't really want politics to get involved in our bacon, but Hillary Clinton gave a thumbs up to bacon and America this past week on Letterman: Top 10 (there's video too -- just click on the little icon).

Letterman's "Ohhhhhhh man, is it ever!" sounds pretty convincing too. You know a guy who has had a quintuple bypass has tasted some bacon over the years.

Week 18: Standings

Below are the current Bacon Challenge standings queried 5/3/2008 11:45:08 PM:

BACONTARIAN	BACON STRIP COUNT
MEG	161
BOB	156
TOM	155
WILLIAM	144
TRACEY	132
TEDD	132
CHRISTINE	104
MIKE	97
DESTINY	95
MICHELLE	80
JESS	69
MATT	67
PAUL	53
LORI	50
BALL	35
MICHAEL	13
DAVE	11
ANDREW	10
GARY	9
CHRISTOPHER	7