So I was sitting on the couch, watching “Top Chef” on the DVR and poppin’ Milk Duds when I remembered I had to get my behind on the computer and drop some bacon knowledge tonight.

With gooey caramel in my mouth, I was reminded of this incredible recipe I found on the interwebs about a week ago.

Chipotle Bacon Caramels!  This is not a simple recipe but it’s pretty damn mouth watering and I would dare to say worth the wait.

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On “The Daily Bacon” Facebook page (come and be our fan) about a week ago month ago (wow, can’t believe it’s been that long) I mentioned that I thought it was time to make this…

Low and Behold what pops into my email machine today but this recipe for honest to goodness homemade Maple Bacon Ice Cream!

Hit the jump to find out how to make this creamy pork goodness…

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I had this ready to post yesterday (on it’s regular feature day) but given my work schedule and complete lack of sleep the night before (thanks to a teething Lil’ Baird) I completely forgot to hit publish. Soooo anyway…here’s your day late “Better with Bacon” feature for the week.

Yeah, that’s right, bacon and peanut butter in a convienent cookie form!  Get the nice and easy recipe after the jump… [Read more →]

I’m making Toll House cookies the other day (the absolute best chocolate chip cookie recipe – bar NONE – I will not even hear your comments to the contrary) when a light pops over my head…

There is bacon that I cooked in the fridge, I write a bacon blog and since day one I have consistently run into stories/recipes for chocolate chip bacon cookies.

Hmmmmm.  How could this NOT be a good idea?

So with one trays worth of dough left, it was time to add the bacon!

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We’ve got a new entry into the ChocoBacon universe…this coming from Christopher Michael Chocolatier in Newport Beach, CA.

(c) Christopher Michael Chocolatier

It’s the Sizzling Bacon Bar!  What makes this Sizzlin’?  How about POP ROCKS?!? (or as they call it, “popping candy”)

Yes, it’s chocolate and bacon but also sea salt and popping candy.

WOW!

Yes, my head started spinnin’ and mouth slobberin’.  A strange mix but color me intrigued. 

An order has been placed (not cheap – $7.00 a pop) so expect a review soon!

In the meantime, check out all the chocolate over on their site!

Okay – so this isn’t a traditional “Better With Bacon” post where I give you the full recipe for one tasty lookin’ bacon dish.  No, today I found two interesting posts that I thought I would share. 

First – The Bacon Cake:

It’s a cake that looks like a slice of bacon that has candied bacon in it!  Very Nice!  You need to pop over to notsohumblepie to find out how they made this wonderful cake.

Next is the Bacon Wrapped Tots…this via rabidscottsman’s photostream on Flickr:

I can not believe that I never thought about this.  This is literally better than Reese’s…the ultimate two great tastes that taste great together!

• You need bacon and tots.
• Wrap the tots with bacon.
• Cook at 400 until crispy.

KA-POW! Life is good.

Holy moley…(smack, smack, smack)…behold Alice’s Bacon Salted Caramel Pecan Bars.

Drawing inspiration from last week’s find – the “Sir Francis Bacon Peanut Brittle” – here is another sweet and savory treat that you can make right in your own little kitchen.  It’s a very involved recipe but I couldn’t help but share…I mean look at the photo!!!

Ironically (or not) this sweet and savory treat comes via savorysweetlife.com.  You can find the recipe along with step-by-step photos and “glutton free” instructions over on their website.

Enjoy!

I think I found this year’s holiday gift for everyone…

Sir Francis Bacon Peanut Brittle…Brilliant!

Artisan smoked bacon, peanuts and lots of carmalized sugar.  How could this be wrong?  And if it is (all together) then I don’t want to be right.

COMING SOON - chocolate covered.

So I don’t know if I should wait for the choco-bacon brittle or commit now?!?

Decisions, decisions.

Interested in picking some up?  They offer a 3 oz. / 3 box pack or a standard 8 oz. box. and you can order direct from their site.

Happy eatin’!

Apples and pig ALWAYS go together!!  So in that spirit, today we feature a nice twist to that seasonal staple the caramel apple.

Sadly, there was no photo of this wonderful treat, so you’ll have to suffer with this incredibly poor artist rendition…

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Oh my gawd…..

I have never heard or seen such a thing and I truly believe I am a better person for now knowing this exists.

This recipe was submitted to “Red Eye“, the Chicago Alt Paper, for a contest called the Virtual Kitchen Stadium where readers submit recipes for “Top Chef” winner, Stephanie Izard to judge.  After three weeks, a finalist is selected and will cook their dish with Stephanie at one of her Wandering Goat dinners.

Just read below and see if you don’t have the same reaction I did, along with your mouth watering profusely!

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