Oh, Bacon

[Wink Holliday]

I'm a "flexitarian," which, for me, means that I only eat meat from animals that have lived natural lives: no factory farming, no feedlots, etc. As a result of my personal standards, I am pretty much a vegetarian.
I never ate bacon every day. When I was brunching regularly with friends, I'd maybe have it once a week. With a touch of maple syrup, please. But now that I can't have it at all, I crave it! My boy bought me a bacon-scented air freshener for my car (I refuse to take it out of the plastic wrapper) and we shared a Mo's Bacon Bar* from Vosges as a rare treat. I even found a recipe online for candied bacon, which I want to make when I find some happy-pig bacon! My favorite bacon, hands down, was Nueske's from Wisconsin. Lucky for me, I haven't been in Wisconsin since I went veggie, so I haven't been tempted. :)

What's your bacon story? Poppy? The floor is yours. :)


*That's Mo as in Mo Frechette from Zingerman's in Ann Arbor, MI... and the bacon is Nueske's!

[Wink Holliday]

Agar flakes are easy to find around here (in fact I have a jar in my pantry) but it don't find it as "bouncy" as gelatin. The consistency of jelly vs. Jell-O. I'll have to find myself some xanthan! Thanks for the info.

Violet Fox said:

Agar is more finnicy than Xanthan.. And Guar Gum doesn't get quite the same results I found.. The Xanthan Gum seems to be more consistent and reliable.. A lot less of a headache really, and probably easier to find than the Agar=)

Poppy Fields said:

Thanks for the feedback - nice to hear from someone who has first-hand experience messing about with molecular gastro! My guess would be that agar-agar is more rubbery than xanthan? Did you ever use guar gum?

Violet Fox said:

Xanthan Gum and Agar make EXCELLENT subsitutes for gelletin.. That's if they aren't better than the REAL THING! I used to use them a lot as thickening agents and making jelly things at a restaurant I used to work at.. I'd take the Xanthan Gum over the Agar though.. We did a lot of molecular gastronomy accents with our dishes like passionfuit caviar and such.. It was awesome..!!

Oh, and did I metion that we smoke our own bacon at the restaurant that I work at now.. *grins* good lord is it ever tasty.

[Ruby DeVille]

i'm on a prosciutto kick right now. tonight i am making squash medallians stuffed with three cheeses ( sharp cheddar,goat and swiss) and topped with breadcrumbs and prosciutto.

[Wink Holliday]

Oh, my. Goat cheese and prosciutto. OKAYYESPLEASETHANKYOU.

Ruby DeVille said:

i'm on a prosciutto kick right now. tonight i am making squash medallians stuffed with three cheeses ( sharp cheddar,goat and swiss) and topped with breadcrumbs and prosciutto.

[Wink Holliday]

And at the same time, this appeals to the other side of my brain. I'm ambacodextrous!

richie said:

YOU GOTTA TRY "TEXAS TOMMYS" IT'S A HOT DOG STUFFED WITH CHEDDER CHEESE, WRAPPED IN BACON AND DEEP FRIED. YUM!!!

[Ruby DeVille]

Let me know if you want the recipe. It's pretty easy. and oh man it turned out amazing!

Wink Holliday said:

Oh, my. Goat cheese and prosciutto. OKAYYESPLEASETHANKYOU.

Ruby DeVille said:

i'm on a prosciutto kick right now. tonight i am making squash medallians stuffed with three cheeses ( sharp cheddar,goat and swiss) and topped with breadcrumbs and prosciutto.

[Poppy Fields]

I am savouring this in my brain mouth. It is delicious.
Recipe YESPLEASE!

Ruby DeVille said:

i'm on a prosciutto kick right now. tonight i am making squash medallians stuffed with three cheeses ( sharp cheddar,goat and swiss) and topped with breadcrumbs and prosciutto.

[Violet Fox]

I'm with everybody else on that one.. Yummm... *again, holds napkin under chin in anticipation of forthcoming drool*

Ruby DeVille said:

Let me know if you want the recipe. It's pretty easy. and oh man it turned out amazing!

Wink Holliday said:

Oh, my. Goat cheese and prosciutto. OKAYYESPLEASETHANKYOU.

Ruby DeVille said:

i'm on a prosciutto kick right now. tonight i am making squash medallians stuffed with three cheeses ( sharp cheddar,goat and swiss) and topped with breadcrumbs and prosciutto.

[Wink Holliday]

I thought Jason Allen was the official meat of PL? ;)

sfphotojournal said:

Warning

Tracy - never ever admit that you don't eat bacon here on Pinuplifestyle©. And certainly don't ever admit that you don't like bacon. Bacon's like an obession for people here. It's crazy......oh crap I said too much.......


Anyway I love Bacon - "The Official Meat of PINUPLIFESTYLE©"

[Seanna {Madam}]

WHAT in ALL that is BACON?? That gun looks delicious. I would like to know the record amount of replies in a forum subject here on PL because so far bacon has roughly 125 and now 126 after I post this. Boy, PL really does love its bacon!
Now, someone turn this mother on I'm hungry!

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sfphotojournal said:

It's the BA-K-47

http://www.thisisfreakingridiculous.com/

[Plum Pea Dahl {★}]

Oh my god - chicken fried bacon! That's a fat girl's fantasy right there!

Poppy Fields said:

But... but... I feel bad now. How can I discuss nature's candy when you're abstaining? I will comfort myself with the image of you visiting a nice farm where they raise bacon naturally and hand picking a rasher or 10.

Okay.

My thing to make (as soon as I figure out a phyllo substitute): bak'nlava!!
Oh, and chicken fried bacon. I fully expect to die shortly thereafter, but I'll die happy. And salty.

When I think about you...

[Plum Pea Dahl {★}]

Oh my gracious - bacon! I commend you for your beliefs and I agree the treatment of food animals has got to improve. But.....I have to admit, I eat bacon. Not often, but when I do, I get my fill! Bacon goes good with everything! I dip my bacon in syrup, too - salty & sweet - yum! I found a site online where you can get bacon-flavored mints and dental floss; maybe you could satisfy your cravings that way! It's probably the same place your husband got the bacon-scented air freshener. www.perpetualkid.com. Damn, all this bacon talk is making me hungry!

[Plum Pea Dahl {★}]

Amen to that!

BadLuck Kimmee said:

If lovin bacon is wrong, I don't wanna be right...