All part of a well balanced brunch

The ultimate Sunday morning breakfast/brunch should begin with bacon pancakes:

You could opt for a slightly healthier version of carb meets bacon concoction by simply adding bacon and maple syrup to oatmeal. Speaking of maple and bacon,
if you are like me and can't do anything until you've had a cup of Joe, then you should probably make a cup of maple bacon coffee first:

The smell alone will give you happy memories to live on for at least a week. I would argue, however, that the taste and smell of maple is much more prominent than anything resembling bacon. Thus, I recommend equalizing the taste with bacon coffee syrup.

It's not brunch though until you add a little alcohol into the mix. You know where this is going... Bakon Mary's!
• 1½ oz. Bakon Vodka in a pint glass filled with ice.
• Fill glass with tomato juice
• 1 dash each of celery salt and ground black pepper
• 2-4 dashes each of Worcestershire sauce and bacon hot sauce
•1/8 tsp. horseradish

For those of you who don't feel like cooking breakfast, you can always head out to Traif for heavenly bacon doughnuts.

or you can have brunch at my new favorite gastropub in Brooklyn, Strong Place. Sample their bacon chocolate chip pancakes. They also have a large selection of microbrews for only $5.

Stay tuned for a dinner and dessert bacon special.

Bacon happy hour

A bar in Baltimore that goes by the appropriate name, Bad Decisions, is giving every one a lesson about happy hour. Apparently, I have been doing happy hour all wrong.



I never had a reason to visit Baltimore until now. Giant bowl of fried bacon to wash down my beer followed by a whiskey float with bacon ice cream, HERE I COME!

...and again, thanks for the find Jemimah!

TurBaconEpic Thanksgiving - Epic Meal Time

My Thanksgiving did not quite look like this:



Thanks for the share Jemimah!

Bacon comedy

Rachel Ray managed to take a terribly difficult bacon recipe and break it down step by step. Her readers were ecstatic and extremely thankful.


And if any one knows how to poke fun at bacon, it is Jim Gaffigan.

Happy Sunday.

Jones Bacon Soda taste test

A Daily News Article featured a bacon soda by Jones Soda Co. The taste test isn't biased at all.  Ask a bunch of Orthodox Jewish people to taste a bacon soda and expect a standing ovation. Hardly.

Well, I don't know about you but I plan to do a taste test of my own and I have ordered two Jones Bacon Sodas that come with a package of J & D's Bacon popcorn, Lipbalm, and Country Style Bacon Gravy.  Order yours for only $10! I love the confirmation that J&D provides once you purchase: "Thanks for your order! Soon everything will taste like bacon."

Eat Bacon and feel great about it!!

This sounds like an unmissable event with bacon and fundraising for Autism:
WELCOME TO BACON-PALOOZA!

A “Meaty” FUNDRAISER TO HELP KIDS WITH AUTISM!

“The Power of Bacon has been harnessed for the Forces of Good!”

FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY OCTOBER 15th, 16th, and 17th
At the SoHo Gallery for Digital Art
138 Sullivan St. New York, NY 10012, 212 228-2810

http://www.bacon-palooza.org/

I'm Baack! Brooklyn Bacon Takedown and bacon chocolate chip cookies

Summer is over and I have an entire backlog of piggy posts that I am excited to share!

First, I am excited and patiently awaiting for the Brooklyn Bacon Takedown to occur on Sunday, October 17th from 4-6 pm at the Bell House in Brooklyn.  I asked the site owner to add me to his mailing list through which he will disseminate ticket information at any moment.  Check it out at http://chili-takedown.com/  As soon as I grab tickets, I will post their availability. 

Second, a member of the Brooklyn Brunch crew shared a delicious recipe from http://iluvpork.com/?p=547 for Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Ingredients:

1 lb of thick cut smoked bacon
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
 
1. Cook your bacon until crispy and set aside on paper towels to drain excess grease. Yes it is a lot of bacon but we are making a lot of cookies!
2. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. I used a little bacon grease.
3. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together and set aside
4. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter and all sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped bacon by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1 tablespoon at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
5. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Details soon after I stop drooling and bake my own bacon chocolate chip cookies.  At this point, I invite Maisah to post the Vegan-friendly version of her homemade bacon chocolate recipe.