Saturday, May 31, 2008

Week 22: Standings

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

BACONTARIANBACON STRIP COUNT
TOM214
BOB202
MEG194
WILLIAM161
TRACEY154
TEDD152
MIKE127
CHRISTINE114
MICHELLE111
DESTINY107
MATT87
JESS69
PAUL53
LORI50
BALL40
MICHAEL13
DAVE11
ANDREW10
GARY9
CHRISTOPHER7

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

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)

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Week 21: Standings

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

BACONTARIANBACON STRIP COUNT
TOM201
BOB191
MEG190
WILLIAM157
TRACEY154
TEDD145
MIKE125
MICHELLE111
CHRISTINE111
DESTINY103
MATT77
JESS69
PAUL53
LORI50
BALL40
MICHAEL13
DAVE11
ANDREW10
GARY9
CHRISTOPHER7

Monday, May 19, 2008

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?

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Week 20: Standings

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

BACONTARIANBACON STRIP COUNT
MEG190
BOB182
TOM178
TRACEY154
WILLIAM153
TEDD144
MIKE115
MICHELLE111
CHRISTINE111
DESTINY101
MATT77
JESS69
PAUL53
LORI50
BALL40
MICHAEL13
DAVE11
ANDREW10
GARY9
CHRISTOPHER7

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

Monday, May 12, 2008

Wales Tales

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

Sunday, May 11, 2008

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.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Week 19: Standings

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

BACONTARIANBACON STRIP COUNT
MEG183
TOM168
BOB159
WILLIAM150
TRACEY139
TEDD139
CHRISTINE104
DESTINY101
MIKE100
MICHELLE80
MATT71
JESS69
PAUL53
LORI50
BALL35
MICHAEL13
DAVE11
ANDREW10
GARY9
CHRISTOPHER7

Friday, May 9, 2008

#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.



Saturday, May 3, 2008

Week 18: Standings

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

BACONTARIANBACON STRIP COUNT
MEG161
BOB156
TOM155
WILLIAM144
TRACEY132
TEDD132
CHRISTINE104
MIKE97
DESTINY95
MICHELLE80
JESS69
MATT67
PAUL53
LORI50
BALL35
MICHAEL13
DAVE11
ANDREW10
GARY9
CHRISTOPHER7