I'd like to discuss bacon, again.

Food & Cooking
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I made THE BEST side dish last night, with bacon. I could have rolled naked in a large pan of the stuff.

1# bacon, fried, and chunked
1# potatos, shreadded
1# sharp cheddar, shreadded
8 eggs beaten
salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder to your taste

Mix it all up in a bowl, put in a baking dish, and bake at 350* for an hour.  It was AWESOME!!!

Next time, I’m going to add some butter, and go 50/50 sharp cheddar, and havarti.

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This is what I had with lunch today:

Two strips thick center-cut bacon chopped
Two slices yellow onion diced
One package of pre washed fresh spinach
Salt and pepper to taste
Large skillet on med-low heat

Render bacon until crispy and remove from skillet. Drain all but a 2 tsp of the fat and add onions and saute until translucent. Add spinach, s&p and bacon and wilt. This takes all of 30 seconds turning with tongs.

Remove from pan and serve. I used the mixture to top roasted pork sandwiches. Yummy.

Yes. Let’s talk bacon, again.

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I love bacon as much as the next guy, but only from happy pigs. Look in to how most is produced and see how much you like it then. My .02

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[hands over ears] Na Na Na I can’t hear you I can’t hear you I can’t hear you [/hands over ears]

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LALALALALALALALALALALA…can’t hear you.

Yes, meat is murder. Delicious, delicious, murder. My old boss in the metal shop was an old hillbilly. One of his first jobs was in the beef processing plant. He stood at the front of the line with a large, pointed sledge hammer. Live cow walks past, dead cow slups down the cow chute.  :o  He only lasted two days.

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Don’t get me wrong here, I eat meat every day. Just mindful of where it comes from.

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CAN’T HEAR YOU!!!  ;D

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Oh man, right there with ya on the free range. A little more money but worth it. The animals live better lives and you can taste it when it comes to an end.

Ever seen Our Daily Bread? Its shocking.

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My arteries clog up just looking at that recipe, Weaze! :wink:

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That’s not a recipe!  That’s a medical prescription for low blood pressure!  ;D

Last night I made up a mezze platter (cheese, crackers, olives, pickles, ajvar, cucumber, etc) with some cured/smoked beef bacon…like slanina, not really cooked, but cured and smoked.  It was fantastic (I prefer to to slanina!).

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Yowza!  You gotta die of something!  Go out happy!!

But if it were me I’d use fresh garlic, onions and bell peppers sweated down a bit.

"If it’s worth doin’, it’s worth over doin’!

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One of mu buddies out here is an older guy, 70 something. Coolest guy I ever met. His motto is "Eat what you want, and die when you should. "  ;D

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Yup, I always get mine from Costco.

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Had this while in Brussels:

It’s a Veal meatlof studded with loads of lardons, which are matchstick-cut thick slices of bacon. They were EVERYWHERE. The sauce is a roux from the bacon fat which uses Orval instead of milk.

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Now you’re talking!

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Oh yes, it was very NOM.

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Hey Weaz, here’s a recipe I found that’s right up your alley:

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Dear god man! I love making bread!!! I’m on this one! Might even toss in some jalapino.

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And, as long as we’re talking bacon: yesterday was my birthday (I’m now 27) and my wife made me a delicious BACON PIE for dessert. It’s got a pain d’epice crust and is filled with a puree of peanut butter, bacon, sugar, and some other things that are PERFECTLY HEALTHY THANK YOU VERY MUCH :slight_smile: Photo: