I went to there

Major thanks to a dodgeball friend who swiped me a ticket to the most amazing event. Because of her I got to spend close to 3 hours eating bacon and drinking various beers while unwinding from an INTENSE Saturday. (Morning was spent presenting a major school project)

The foods were tasty. I tried as much as I could handle. By far my favorite food was actually a cupcake that had a bacon topping on the frosting. Yuummmmmm.

Fingers crossed I will be working at the Lobster Party again. I almost promise I will take pictures next time. (There is no way I am really promising, as I tend to just stuff my face at these festivals, no time for pulling out a camera!)

Bacon Roses!

I know, I know. Enough with the bacon!! Where are the pictures of pretty things, like clothes and shoes and tutus. Well, I promise to make a better effort to post about that, but there has just been so much great bacon related news and products.

Earlier this week I retweeted the following:

RT @helloross This bouquet is just for you, @LoniLove.http://yfrog.com/hsttnvmhj

I got really excited. In general, I am not that into roses, I wouldn't say no to 12 long stems if a suitor was trying to woo me over, but they aren't my favorite by a long shot. Just throwing it out there universe, I love orange wild flowers. Thanks

No sooner did I retweet Ross Matthews, did my aunt send me an email with the subject of "I know you are a bacon fan..." The body was simply a link to Bacon Roses

Yes, I now know how to make my own set of bacon roses. These will be made for some future brunch, I promise you. I just need to find my electric drill...

Britney Spears with a side of Bacon

A few weeks ago I bought a new alarm clock that allows for me to wake up to my iPod. My previous alarm clock had a cd option that broke about 2 years ago and the radio didn't work, so I have be subject to BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP. Not my favorite way to wake up.

At this time, I have a 75 song pop song list (thanks iTunes Genius) that plays every morning, picking up where ever it left off the previous day. Thus, I have anyone from Britney to Ke$ha to Justin to Lady Gaga saying good morning.

Well like all technology, I have already found a superior alarm clock that I must get - the Wake 'n Bacon. The construction of this clock reminds me of something I would have made in wood shop back in middle school, but sometimes simple is best. After all, the iPod is a very simple looking device and we all fawn over it. So here I have a big wooden box with ears and a pig nose, just seems like a large novelty clock until you realize it wakes you up by cooking bacon!

All you have to do is put in a piece of frozen bacon when you are getting ready for bed and the timer is set to start cooking 10 minutes before you want to wake up. You are then gentley woken up with the smell and sizzle of bacon. Yum. Now I would still need some sort of noise, because I don't know if the smell of bacon alone could wake me up every day. But I would definitely pop out of bed faster if I had Beyonce AND Bacon.

30 seconds of fun

I have been told that I am a prime target for most commercials. I will laugh at almost any corny joke and love pop culture references. Recently I found myself ignoring the large number of recorded movies and shows in my DVR and begun surfing live tv. I stumbled upon a few great commercials which reminded me how much I love this medium and am so happy the CLIO Awards exist. Here are a few that I found to be particularly amusing:




As much as I was over the Jersey Shore once they hit Miami and lost some of their tacky charm. I do enjoy Snooki's pistachio ad. Great use of the tanning bed, now that she has to revert to spray tans to keep that natural orange glow. I don't understand how one of the pickle companies didn't think to snatch her up for an ad campaign with them.

What is even better than a Snooki commercial? One featuring Kevin Bacon! I have probably watched this commercial 10 or so times, and will admit that the first time I saw it, it didn't register that it was actually Kevin. Yup, sometimes I am a little slow.



Finally, the last commercial worth noting comes from Healthy Choice lunches. Really the best part is the beginning when the guy just makes the woman wait because he can. Part of my job requires me to work at a counter and there are days that I get annoyed at my clientele and will make people wait just because I find them irritating. Oh the joys of customer service...

A Greater Power Doesn't Want Me to Diet

After chowing down Thanksgiving weekend, I thought it might be in my best interest to go on a diet until the Santa Speedo Run. The run is on December 11th and I would rather look as fit as possible when running around Boston in a bathing suit. Last night I made a declarative statement on twitter that it would be salad and pilates for the next two weeks. I find that if I don't let a large group know about my intentions, I don't go through with them.

After tweeting, I went the Exercise TV section of my On Demand and found a 21 minute pilates workout. Did the whole thing, felt good, felt positive. My plan began to form. Salads and some pasta for lunch/dinner, maybe some oatmeal for breakfast. Maybe I should do a second workout in the morning. You know, start the day off properly, helping me get some bounce in my step.

Well, all of this has gone up in smoke. Why? Because while I was shopping around the grocery today, after picking out THREE different types of lettuce, I came across this:


You're seeing this right. Cabot is making a Smoky Bacon Cheddar Cheese. And a block of it is sitting in my fridge as we speak. I haven't cut open the packaging yet, but I can't imagine I will make it through another day. Bacon and cheddar cheese can't be good for my diet. A beach body in December is pretty unrealistic, I mean, I can barely handle one during the summer.

Local Bacon Treats

The New England Candy Co is diving into the bacon as dessert market. Based on their website (via etsy) there is more than just the basic chocolate bar with some bacon bits. I mean there are reese's cup type treats with bacon. Oh wait, did I say bacon? I meant applewood bacon.

You know, my birthday is coming up and they have a "Bacon Lovers Gift Pack". Hint hint. It might be $45, but it is over 2 pounds of bacon and chocolate. Don't bat an eye, totally worth it.

The perfect breakfast treat

What makes a breakfast/brunch special?

Introducing a pancake into the mix. Anyone can fry an egg on a given work morning, so having a person take the time and energy to mix up and fry(?) a pancake is amazing.

What makes that pancake even better?

Adding in some chocolate chips. It's like a dessert for breakfast!

Is there any way that treat could be tricked out even more?

You, betcha! Add some BACON. I kid you not friends, Mo's Bacon Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix is available for you to order online. The mix can be purchased in sets of three canisters at a time, each canister contains 2 batches of mix. Yummo!

Bacon Doughnut???

I need to go to Portland OR.

I don't know what I would there besides visit VooDoo Doughnuts on a regular, possibly hourly, basis. This shop sells AMAZING doughnuts and treats. My friend sent me the link because she loves the Voodoo Doughnut. Yes, it comes with complementary pretzel stick to stab his little body to inflict discomfort for your victim. While, I agree that the Voodoo Doll sounds delish with his raspberry jelly filling, I would much prefer to try the Bacon Maple Bar.


I have yet to experience a bacon dessert, I will not count an occasional bacon chocolate bar as dessert, and would love to savor one. Sweet sweets are not my favorite, but we if we can find a way to add salt into that final course, I am all in!

I suggest you flip through their menu so that you can drool along with me.

Bacon Anonymous Confession

Prior to today, I had never cooked bacon.

I said it. I feel better. Sometimes, you just have to come clean.

I didn't even realize that I was a bacon cooking virgin until I got ready to make the Bacon Pasta Salad for an afternoon BBQ. As I grabbed the product out of the fridge I paused.

What did I do last time? Wait - was there a last time? Oh My God! I have never made bacon!!!

Of course, my first response was to call my dad. He is in charge of bacon for any big breakfast in our household. His first response to me asking what to do - laugh. Then ask, "you really never made bacon before?"

I get it! This is a ridiculous situation to be in at 26 years old without bacon experience, but is it my fault I have been surrounding myself with prize bacon fryers? No. Clearly I keep good company and now I can proudly say I make some really good crispy bacon.

If anyone is unsure what to do, I'll give you the secret. Just put bacon in a frying pan and don't turn the heat up too high. Easiest recipe ever. Please remember to have a grease jar ready once the pan cools down as you don't want to pour that down the drain!

And yes, the pasta salad was a big hit!

Bacon on the Brain

This weekend I will be heading back to RI for a super fun bbq. My friend just got her Master's in Marine Affairs (and sadly, no, that does not mean she gets to stare at men in uniform all day). Conveniently, her graduation coincides with her moving into a new apartment, so of course, a party was a must.

My original plan was to make some bacon pasta salad*. Then life happened and now I realize I will be home and available to cook for maybe an hour between now (Friday at noon) and when I must leave to get to RI (sometime around 3:30 tomorrow). I would rather avoid the stress trying to get the pasta salad made, so I will probably go with option 2. Beer.

Just as I was about to write yet another post about bacon, I checked my email. In my over stuffed inbox I found an old one advertising a bacon scented candle. Could not make this up if I tried. I don't know how I feel about this product. Do I really want to smell like bacon if I didn't get to eat any??

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*Bow Tie Pasta Salad

1 (16 oz) box bow tie pasta

1 – 1 ½ bottles Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing

Raw veggies (i.e. red peppers, green peppers, pea pods, etc.), cut up

Cooked bacon (approx. 4 - 5 slices), crumbled in pieces

Salt

Pepper

Cook pasta according to directions on the box. Rinse pasta with cold water, drain, and put in large bowl. Chill for about a half hour, and then add enough Ranch dressing to keep it from sticking. Chill again. When chilled, add cut up veggies, salt and pepper to taste, and enough dressing to coat the pasta. Toss well. Add bacon before serving, and toss again.

Major To-Dos

I will be having a few people over next week and am feeling a little sick right now. By sick, I mean I feel fine minus the fact that I can't stop sneezing. As excited I am to have a group of fun and classy ladies over for booze and New Moon the board game, I also am on edge trying to find the time to make my apartment look presentable.

At work I realized I needed to make a major To-Do list. There is laundry to washed, floors to be scrubbed, food to be purchased and cooked for the superbowl as well as this get together. On top of that I had to get through papers, bring my car to the garage and work a few part-time gigs. Life was busy and I didn't have a lot of wiggle room. My social life couldn't be put on pause this week for just one event next week. At first I started listing things on a post-it and quickly ran out of room. Instead of moving to an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper I decided that I needed a fancy To-Do list and went on google to find one.

What did I find? A bacon to-do list of course. If I had a color printer I would have printed out a few sheets but sadly, I don't think we have one in my office suite. Granted I have only had the job for a few weeks so maybe its hidden somewhere.

I just had to share my newest bacon find! Enjoy

This is a post about Bacon

Is there really any food more deserving of it's own post than bacon? I don't think so. And even vegetarians will admit that bacon is an intriguing meat.


I found this on Passive Aggressive Notes . The post has provided my friends and I hours of laughter. Between "soyfucker" and "ps bacon is life" the set of notes is pricessless :)

A friend of mine tweeted about this amazing new product, bacon flavored envelopes. Imagine how much more enjoyable having to lick all 40 of my Christmas Card envelopes would have been if I got a hint of bacon and salt with each seal? I would be happier with the task, not that I don't thoroughly adore sending them, I just hate that gluey taste.

The site mentions Bacon Salt. Trust me, it is a real thing. A good friend received a some as a gift. It was completely used up in a matter of months. He reported back to us that it really did provide some serious bacon flavor. I never got to taste it, but it has been on my list of things to purchase, as I feel like it might be a nice add-on for things like salads, or veggies in general.

The final site worth mentioning would be http://baconbaconbaconbaconbacon.com/ here you can see why bacon is better than love. They make a very compelling case...don't you think?

Couldn't help myself with this post, don't worry I'll get back to shoes and skirts