BaCon
With all my recent food experiments, as successful as they were, I've come to the conclusion that the Bacon should stand alone.
So for the 4th of July I made another Bacon Explosion. It was good and all, but I really think the draw of that dish is the pure audacity and spectacle of it. And while it was super tasty, I don't think it is as satisfying as a well done bbq pulled pork (you can crumble bacon on top of your pulled-pork sandwich if you like ;)
The other day I made candied bacon (bake at 375F on racks on rimmed and lined baking sheets, with brown sugar sprinkled on each slice, about 20-30 minutes, depending on how crispy you like it; and that's "racks" as in extra cooling racks sitting in the rimmed cookie sheets, not directly on the racks of your oven, unless you want to set your kitchen on fire).
Yesterday I made my Ghirardelli choc. chips cookies, using the Cook's Illustrated tips, and crumbled the candied bacon into half the batter. The result was fantastic! But I think it needed either *more* bacon or fewer choc chips, which seems like kind of an odd thing to say for choc chip cookies. Was it yummuy*? Yes. Did it blow my mind? No.
I also took several of the candied bacon strips and drizzled melted dark chocolate over them, then chilled in the fridge. *extremely tasty* but honestly not nearly Last Meal material. Well, on second thought, I haven't tried the chocolate covered bacon strips over vanilla ice cream. And for the record, I don't know what I'd want for dessert in my last meal, or for that matter, any of the courses. =)
I'll report back this afternoon on the bacon over ice cream. But for me now, I don't know if there's any better way than eating one of my mom's classic breakfasts: bacon with white rice. That's it, simply delicious.
It's true that everything is better with bacon. But I think the Bacon should stand alone.
So for the 4th of July I made another Bacon Explosion. It was good and all, but I really think the draw of that dish is the pure audacity and spectacle of it. And while it was super tasty, I don't think it is as satisfying as a well done bbq pulled pork (you can crumble bacon on top of your pulled-pork sandwich if you like ;)
The other day I made candied bacon (bake at 375F on racks on rimmed and lined baking sheets, with brown sugar sprinkled on each slice, about 20-30 minutes, depending on how crispy you like it; and that's "racks" as in extra cooling racks sitting in the rimmed cookie sheets, not directly on the racks of your oven, unless you want to set your kitchen on fire).
Yesterday I made my Ghirardelli choc. chips cookies, using the Cook's Illustrated tips, and crumbled the candied bacon into half the batter. The result was fantastic! But I think it needed either *more* bacon or fewer choc chips, which seems like kind of an odd thing to say for choc chip cookies. Was it yummuy*? Yes. Did it blow my mind? No.
I also took several of the candied bacon strips and drizzled melted dark chocolate over them, then chilled in the fridge. *extremely tasty* but honestly not nearly Last Meal material. Well, on second thought, I haven't tried the chocolate covered bacon strips over vanilla ice cream. And for the record, I don't know what I'd want for dessert in my last meal, or for that matter, any of the courses. =)
I'll report back this afternoon on the bacon over ice cream. But for me now, I don't know if there's any better way than eating one of my mom's classic breakfasts: bacon with white rice. That's it, simply delicious.
It's true that everything is better with bacon. But I think the Bacon should stand alone.