Bacon + Breading + Gravy = Another reason bacon rules all

Check this out.  Battered, deep fried bacon served with gravy:

At Risque Cafe, 3419 N. Clark, country-fried bacon ($6) is on the appetizer menu. Raw bacon strips are put in an egg wash, dredged in a heavily peppered flour and then deep fried in vegetable oil… A white gravy is served on the side.

So let me see.  $6 for deep fried bacon and gravy.  Um, ok, I’ll take 2!  Is this beautiful to anyone else?

(via Sun Times)

50 Ways to Use Bacon!

You probably know bacon as the star of the BLT and the bacon cheeseburger. But there are so many other ways we can incorporate it into our diets and our lives! Here are a few of the 50 ways to use bacon. And if you don’t like bacon, well, I will pray for you.

  • Make a good old BLT sandwich, of course.
  • Bacon cheeseburgers will make anyone’s mouth water. Meat topped with more meat? Perfection!
  • Bacon-wrapped tater tots would go perfectly with that bacon cheeseburger!
  • Roast a bacon-wrapped turkey for Sunday dinner.
  • Make delicious bacon pastry slices.

read all 50 ways | digg story

Bacon cups: Because everything is better with bacon

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This actually looks pretty simple, and quite unhealthy (but awesome). Basically, turn over a muffin pan, cover it with foil, arrange the bacon on it, and bake it. The result is a tasty bowl for whatever you want to put in it. I guess you could try turkey bacon if you wanted to keep it healthy…

read more | digg story