4 slices of lean bacon, cooked & crumbled
2 teaspoons of olive oil (more if needed)
1/2 sweet yellow onion, chopped
several button mushrooms, quartered
7-8 baby fingerling potatoes
7 eggs
3 tablespoons milk
sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
dash of cayenne pepper
grape tomatoes
asparagus, wooden ends removed & cut into thirds
2-3 tablespoons Asiago cheese, shredded

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a tart pan with cooking spray.

Cook the bacon until crisp. Place onto a paper towel to drain then chop. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the onions and mushrooms then cook stirring often until caramelized, about 20 minutes. Add more olive oil while the onions & mushrooms are cooking if needed.

While the onion & mushrooms are cooking, boil the potatoes in a pot of water for 10 minutes or until fork tender. Drain and let cool. Chop the potatoes into small bite sized chunks.

Place some of the bacon, onion mixture, potatoes, grape tomatoes, and asparagus into the bottom of the tart pan; next add a bit of the Asiago cheese. Combine the eggs with the milk then season with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and cayenne pepper, to taste. Whisk the eggs until they are mixed thoroughly.

Pour the egg mixture into the tart pan then add the remaining onion mixture, potatoes, bacon, grape tomatoes, asparagus, and Asiago to the top.

Place into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the frittata cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving.


bacon recipe courtesy of: Pam, For the Love of Cooking, November 14, 2011

Looking for the zaniest of bacon products this lovely spring weekend? We’ve got you covered, and then some. This year is even better than last. Let’s begin with our friends at Green Works, a product I personally use and love. (This is not a paid endorsement, I’m just a fan.) I didn’t think their cleaners could get more delightful, but oh how wrong I was.

 

Dammit all, I want to jump on a trampoline with a piglet. For more information, check out the Green Works blog. Big ups to reader Elizabeth for this one!

Next we have a product for our faithful friend, the cat. Fresh Step is a trusted name in kitty litter, so of course they’re thinking of its users’ happiness and sensory pleasure. Litter is, after all, about covering the worst of odors. But why not go a step further, and make the litter box a boon to the whole household?

 

Want to learn more? Check out their website and find out how you can get involved in the campaign to make kitty litter tasty again. I know Naseem and her feline overlords have already placed their order.

And finally, no product round-up would be complete without a big surprise from our friends J&D at Bacon Salt. I love those guys. And this time they’ve really outdone themselves. For the person who wants to say, “Dear Bacon, you may have killed me, but I still love you,” we present the Bacon Coffin:

This is the end all, be all. Literally. Couldn’t you just die? Okay, enough of that. Check out the full story at their blog. And thanks to my good friend and bacon enthusiast Genna for always being on the lookout.

We hope everyone is having a great weekend, full of fun surprises!

yields two cups


1 3/4 cups pearl barley (3/4 pound)
5 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt chicken broth
5 cups water
l bay leaf
salt
6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 cloves garlic, sliced thin
1 carrot, cut into 1/2-inch rounds
1 tablespoon minced thyme leaves
1 zucchini, cut 1/2-inch rounds
4 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 pound button mushroom, sliced 1/4-inch thick
1 bunch Italian parsley, minced (about 3/4 cup)

Put barley in a saute pan over medium heat and toast until medium brown. In a pot, bring the stock and water to a boil with the bay leaf and salt. Add toasted barley and cook until tender about20 minutes. Drain and spread out on cookie sheet to cool.

Cook bacon in nonstick skillet until crisp. Remove and add the garlic to the same skillet. When it begins to turn light brown, add the carrots and thyme. Saute for 1 minute, then add the zucchini and continue to saute for another 30 seconds. Take off the heat and add vinegar and olive oil, and season. Set aside and let cool.

Toss the barley with the sliced mushrooms, bacon, carrot mixture and parsley. Season well with salt and pepper and serve.


bacon recipe courtesy of: Michael Chiarello, "Brown Baggin' It," Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello, Food Network

Yup, it’s a bacon coffin!

Supposedly this is NOT an early April Fool’s joke…but the brain child of the guys at Bacon Salt.  The same guys who have brought you Baconnaise, bacon popcorn, bacon MMMvelopes and bacon lube.

Just under $3,000 kids…get on the waiting list today.

Thanks to FoTDB Seth and Ed (SHOUT OUTS) for the heads up today.

photo via King5 – Seattle’s News Leader.

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It’s hard to resist any food item on the menu that contains bacon. Mac and cheese made with scallions, white truffle oil, and… bacon. Delicious! A mushroom, Swiss burger with thick strips of… bacon. Ooh, even better! It’s as if bacon completely amplifies meals; turning it into quite the euphoric eating experience. But it doesn’t stop there.

Bacon is quite ubiquitous these days. Even with top chefs using it to add irresistible flavor to their unique dishes; and the marriage of bacon and chocolate taking the chocolate lovers by storm, bacon isn’t only reserved for palatable foods. Bacon has inserted its aroma into soap, dental floss, and even candles. With all the allure behind this meat candy, Fresh Step® has come out with a new cat litter that will leave not only your cats feeling happy and clean; you may just have to keep your dog away from it as well!

Fresh Step® decided to experiment with different scents for their cat litter and to their surprise, the scent of bacon won out over all the floral arrangements. Fresh Step® Organic Bacon Scoopable Cat Litter emits the scent of bacon every time your cat uses the litter box. It also simulates the sound of bacon sizzling in the pan.

It’s the perfect litter for bacon lovers around the world! Fresh Step® Organic Bacon Cat Litter will have any cat purring.

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