Three of my favorite things, all thrown into a crockpot.  Walk away for a view hours and BAM, yummy goodness!

Bacon Cheese Potatoes

After the “all Charlie” post yesterday, I can across a series of Facespace messages from another long time FoTDB Dina (SHOUT OUT!).  Dina’s been a BIG supporter of this little blog and just after the New Year she sent not one but five, FIVE, recipes that included candied bacon.

Candied Bacon Ice Cream

Candied Bacon Green Salad

Candied Bacon Maple Popcorn

Chocolate Chip Candied Bacon Pancakes

Candied Bacon Butter!

See something you like?  Of course you do!

Thanks for all the bacon love Dina and for being a loyal TDBer!

Photos via davidlebovitz, jaimeoliver, pinterest, evilshenanigans and tablespoon

I am TOTALLY making this over the weekend…

Maple Bacon Caramel Corn

Ingredients:

• 5 slices bacon
• 6-8 cups air popped popcorn
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup maple syrup or corn syrup
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla or maple extract
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup pecan pieces or halves (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 250° F. In a medium skillet, cook the bacon until crisp. Transfer to a plate, crumble or chop into chunky pieces and reserve 1-2 tablespoons of the drippings.
2. Spray a large bowl with non-stick spray and put the popcorn in it, along with the pecans if you’re using them.
3. Combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and reserved bacon drippings in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil without stirring, swirling the pan occasionally, for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and baking soda. It will foam up at first.
4. Quickly pour over the popcorn and stir to coat well, adding the reserved bacon. Tongs work really well for this! Spread onto a cookie sheet or roasting pan and bake for 30 minutes, stirring once or twice. Cool.

Makes about 7 cups.

via babble

Sometimes it seems like I find things in bunches…the bacon blotter stories last week and now this week, tear away bacon bread recipes…

Look at that pure hunk of goodness right there.  It’s called a “pull”, I call it hot damn!  Believe it our not, it comes from the New York Times (yeah, I know, really, the New York Times)

Cheddar Bacon Ranch Pulls

Ingredients

• 1 unsliced loaf of sourdough bread (preferably round)
• 8 to 12 ounces Cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
• 3-ounce bag Oscar Mayer Real Bacon Bits (or just cook some up and pulse it, it’d taste batter)
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon ranch dressing mix

Method

1. Using a sharp bread knife, cut the loaf in both directions in a checkerboard pattern, being careful not to cut through the bottom crust.
2. Place slices of cheese between cuts.
3. Sprinkle bacon bits on bread, making sure to get between cuts.
4. Mix butter with ranch dressing mix. Pour over bread.
5. Wrap loaf in foil and place on baking sheet.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
7. Unwrap. Bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

photo ad recipe via New York Times

Bacon baby steps as we inch our way bacon back into reporting the pork.  This is a recipe even my sister, who couldn’t “cook” Jell-O, could make (true story and she HATES it when I bring it up)…

It’s Bacon Chive Mayo from Granville Moore’s in Washington DC.  Since debuting this dip early this summer, the restaurant says they push out around 448 servings each week.

Bacon Chive Mayo

Ingredients

• 2 cups heavy mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup crispy applewood smoked bacon finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons of finely chopped chives whisked together.

Directions:

1. Put all three ingredients into a bowl
2. Stir
3. Eat

Can’t get any simpler than that!

photo and recipe via Washington City Paper

Hells Yeah!

Don’t let it’s looks fool you, this is a much more complicated dish than it appears…but it’s worth it!

Click on over to howsweetitis.com for the recipe and more photos.

We’ll end this just as the recipe’s author ended her post…

“Bacon for Life!”

photo via howsweetitis.com

That’s a lot going on…but I have some experience with the bacon chocolate chip cookie and got to believe throwin’ some peanut butter in the mix is ONLY goin’ to make it better…

photo via RBerteig / Flickr…recipe after the jump… [Read more →]

I think this is just going to be an all “Better with Bacon” week.  Everywhere I look, a tasty new bacon treat is there to great me.

Like this wonderful item passed along by FoTDB Tiffany (SHOUT OUT)…

Seriously, mouthwatering! [Read more →]

Ummm, yeah…can’t talk, hungry!

I mean seriously, look at that.  Get me some good crusty bread and a knife and just let me be.

You can get the bacon jam and panini “recipe” over here.  I am completely making this later in the week so look for a test kitchen soon!

photo via theperfectpantry.com

There is no need to attempt to be witty with a headline when what you are talkin’ about is quite simply AWESOME!! No need to bury the lead…

This incredible invention was the brain child of eye.heart.art over on Craftster.org. Hit the link for the recipe… [Read more →]