Posts from — December 2009

Yes, that is right.  Let me say it again but in caps for the proper emphasis…

BACON BOURBON CARAMEL CORN!

and now in caps and bold and italics…with extra exclamation points…

BACON BOURBON CARAMEL CORN!!!!

How did someone not come up with this sooner???

From their site:

The year was 2007. The day was Superbowl Sunday. There would be a party. The menu had been decided and then the challenge came… to create a bacon caramel corn.  And so came the birth of Bacon Bourbon Caramel Corn.  Over the following years, much to the delight of my friends, the recipe was tested, tasted, inversed and reversed until perfection was achieved.  It is now my great pleasure to share Bacon Bourbon Caramel Corn with you and yours.

They offer only one thing – Bacon Bourbon Caramel Corn – in two sizes, 8 oz. or the 2 lb. “Pig Out”.  It’s a little pricy but I ask you “what price for perfection”?

I am getting some!  You should too…

via salted caramel.net

So J. Walter Thompson, agency of record for Nestle, Kraft and Kellogg, just listed their top 5 food trends for 2010 and guess what tasty meat made the list…

Bacon is no longer just for BLT sandwiches: The pork product is showing up in cocktails made with bacon-infused liquor or the new Bakon Vodka. It’s also in desserts such as bacon-and-egg ice cream and chocolate bars.

Welcome to the party.  As with my post last week about bacon appearing in promotional / ad work for other companies…when agencies get around to “recognizing” the fad, you may already be on the down side of popularity.  Sorry bacon, you’ve become (GASP) mainstream.

But don’t worry baby…I will ALWAYS love you

The rest of the list: organic fast food, wine cocktails, health-claim backlash and sardines.  Yes, they called sardines the tuna of 2010 (good luck with that).

via LA Times

Here are your weekly bacon specials at Michigan grocery store chains for the week of 12/21 – 12/27/09. 

Photo via The Onion

Kroger- Hormel Black Label Bacon, 16 oz. (BOGO w/card)

Meijer- Meijer Sliced Bacon, 16 oz. ($1.79) or Meijer Thick Cut Bacon, 24 oz. ($3.79)

Busch’s - Spartan Bacon, Regular, Thick or Low Salt, 16 oz. (2 for $5)

Hiller’s - Oscar Mayer Bacon, Select Varieties, 16 oz. ($2.99)

Hollywood - Oscar Mayer Bacon, Select Varieties, 16 oz. ($3.99) or Thick Cut Platter Bacon at meat counter ($2.99/lb.)

VG’s - Spartan Bacon, Assorted Varieties, 16 oz. (2 for $5)

Glen’s Market- Spartan Bacon, Assorted Varieties, 16 oz. (2 for $5 w/card or FREE w/ 500 pts.)

D&W Fresh Market – Spartan Bacon, Assorted Varieties, 16 oz. (2 for $5)

Felpausch – Spartan Bacon, Assorted Varieties, 16 oz. (2 for $5)

SuperValu Foods – Farmland Bacon, Select Varieties, 16 oz. ($2.99)

Target - Market Pantry Bacon, 12 oz ($1.79) or 16 oz. ($2.79)

Please note, every store with in a chain is different and may not feature the same specials. When in doubt, check your individual store.

Go get some!

I got so tied up yesterday that I failed to post our regular “Better with Bacon” segment.  Sorry about that.  Blame the holidays for making everything crazy.

Here’s a great looking recipe that just screams comfort to me AND the way they put it together, looks relatively healthy!

No photo for this one, but the recipe is after the jump! [Read more →]

Nothing like a pic of pigs porking to start the week!  This prolific performance of procreation is sure to produce some prime pork! 

What’s up with those soliders just staring at them?  Are they hungry or has it been that long since their last leave?

via This is Photobomb.

This was the BEST VIDEO I SAW ALL WEEK!

and like Star Trek this last year, this movie comes out on my birthday.

Happy Birthday to me!

That is all.

Have a great weekend. GO Saints!

I love Etsy!  Seriously!  You love something and have an idea for a product – BAM – you’ve got a store front and are out there makin’ it happen.

Where else could you find something as simple and as wonderful as these?

Yes, those are bacon magnets.  Created by DesignDude, they come in four different “sizes” and help pork up any fridge. 

Four “slices” in a package, $4.99 per.

Make it so! 

 

Sorry gang, I didn’t get to any fast food joint this week so I have nothing official to report for “Fast Food Friday“.

But I would never leave you completely hangin’… [Read more →]

It seems that creative directors are starting to jump on the internet bacon bandwagon…

This last week, I have seen two specific creative campaigns that very predominantly feature everyone’s favorite slice of swine.

The first was this ad I found while perusing the fine editorial content over at Deadspin.com:

Let me blow this up a bit… [Read more →]

It’s a Christmas miracle!  No more burning those fingers when flippin’ your bacon thanks to…

The Bacon Tongs!!

Normally this is where I would attempt to write something clever, but instead here is the beginning of the product description as written by the fine folks at ThinkGeek.  They are much more creative than I’m going to be this morning.

Imagine the situation: you’re cooking a meal – let’s say, bacon. Why bacon? Because it’s awesome, of course. Moving on. You reach into your pan to flip the sizzling bits of delicious cured pork, but you can’t seem to get a good grip on those slippery suckers with your tongs. They splat, flinging boiling hot grease all over. First, ow, second, what a mess!

What you lack isn’t culinary skill, it’s fingers made of asbestos!

Read the rest here and while you are there why not pick up this advancement in culinary science for yourself or that bacony loved one.

We here at TDB prefer to just cook our bacon in the stove

via ThinkGeek