is gonna smack you in your mouth!

Snackle Mouth is a “gourmet” granola company out of Boulder, CO. that prides itself in it clusters with a high degree of “clumpability”.

These kind folks reached out and asked if I’d be willing to try their newest flavor – Bacon Maple.

The first thing I noticed…cooked bacon is listed as an ingredient!  BAM!  Those who frequent TDB know that I don’t have much tolerance for bacon flavored food that has no real bacon in it.  So Snackle Mouth was already ahead of many others.

Let’s crack this bad boy open…

Man I need a better camera.  My poor photos aside, you can still clearly see their product lives up to that promise of “clumpability”.

Second thing I noticed was the delicious smell sweet of maple.

So true granola nut clusters, aroma of maple…time to eat…and…

YUM!

Seriously, I really like this.  The sweetness of the maple and agave, full almonds and pecans surrounded by crunchy oats and a hint of sea salt.  Sweet and savory baby!

But as good as it is, I missed the bacon.  It’s physically there!  There are bits of bacon all over.  You just can’t really taste it.

I’m not going to quibble too much though because it’s a real good product! Plus, they get those real bacon points.

But hey, don’t take my word for it…I got two boxes I’m gonna give away to TDB’ers on Facespace.  The contest starts tomorrow.  If you win, hit me with a note and let me know if I missed anything.

Thank you Snackle Mouth and good luck.  You do make a good product and at the very least you have a new customer in me.

Last Friday morning, I had to wait for a vendor to open so I took the opportunity to go out for breakfast…

I thought my pancakes tasted funny…

Long time “brotha’ from anotha’ motha’ “  and FoTDB Charles (SHOUT OUT!) has been nothing but consistent in his submission of bacon related photos over the years.  So today I thought I’d show him some love here on the interwebs for his continued contributions…

Keep sendin’ them Charlie!

Coming up on Lil’s 3rd birthday, so I’m starting to be comfortable with her having a little bacon, but I’m afraid bacon may already have her in it’s clutches…

A few weeks ago, we were at breakfast with friends and Lil’ reaches over and just takes the bacon of my plate and starts chewing…what?!?  You take MY bacon?

Then we have family over for breakfast last week and there go her little hands into the serving plate and up with slices.

And now today…we’ll she’s wavin’ it all around, gnawin’ on it like some type of animal…

That’s my girl!  ;-)

Today is International Bacon Day!  I’ve already “celebrated” with one of my favorite breakfasts at Alex’s in Berkley…

Scramble (bacon, sausage, ham, onion, green pepper, hash browns, cheese) no egg, side of pancakes and side of toast!

Thinking tonight will be a bacon cheeseburger and cold beverage at Bagger Dave’s.

How are you celebrating?

Those of you who have followed this blog for a while know that I don’t dig on eggs, but even I have to admit that this look pretty darn good and an incredibly easy thing to put together.  Don’t have any ideas for this Sunday’s family breakfast? Why not give these a try this weekend and let me know what you think!

In the words of Lil’ Baird – “Bon Appétit, you may eat!”

because you never know what you are going to find.

Like today for example…

I get my daily alerts from the Google Machine and notice an article from Marcus Samuelsson’s blog where he explains the different cuts of bacon.  It’s a good read as he talks through side, pancetta, slab, back, nitrate free…then I see something that makes me stop in my tracks:

Cooking with bacon can be a great way to add a little bit of flavor to a dish. You can chop some side bacon or pancetta and use it to enhance your favorite pasta, or in a banana bread or leave the strips whole and wrap them around fruits for a great appetizer like tapas or “Devils on horseback” or wrapped around oysters to make “Angels on horseback.”

Wait…back up…banana bread? Are…….you……kidding me?

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Now a pessimist would look at that and say:

“Just one slice left.  Boo Hoo”

The optimist would realize he just had a great pancake breakfast, which included three of four slices of crispy goodness already, and now can end his meal with the delicious taste of bacon!

I am that optimist!  KA-POW!

Make it a great day.

With the family in California this weekend…

Hoops and brunch at Nana’s house!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

What???????

You heard me.  BOURBON BACON PANCAKES!  Now bacon pancakes, sure, who hasn’t had them.  But BOURBON???  Come on!!

It’s my two favorite things added to my absolute favorite non-meat breakfast item.  Can you say WIN WIN WIN?  I can…

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