My Life With Bacon

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues this week with a trip to Lester's Bison Farm in Wisconsin, a little bacon news, and dinner at Jillian's house. BACON IN THE NEWS .  Just a few headlines Kevin Bacon's Daughter Sosie Named Miss Golden Globe 2014 - worth a quick read.   Bacon Fest Sacramento III coming in January - continuing the city-by-city adoption of a bacon fest.  In a bit of disappointing news related to the first story, " ...the popular “Kevin Bacon Tribute Night” at Old Ironsides featuring bacon snacks and local bands playing songs from Kevin Bacon movies will not happen this year"  Time Magazine comes out with their " Complete History of How Bacon Took over the World ".  Instead of refuting each claim of a news story, as I did last week, I will instead sum it up with this: If you are new to the world of bacon, read the article.  Some great stats.  One of the last sections is entitled "Bacon Will Never Die", which is true....

MY LIFE WITH BACON CONTINUES with some great stuffed jalapeños (with bacon), a mostly-wrong news article, and a review of two popular local bacons. BACON IN THE NEWS . Huffington Post reports on 9 Unfortunate Truths About Juicy, Scrumptious Bacon , an article that is MOSTLY WRONG .  Here is what it says along with my comments: 1.  "Bad news: Bacon has a lot of fat -- the bad kind."  Not true.  If you are a follower of generally lower-carb diets, or follow the blog of Dr. Michael Eades , as I do, FAT IS NOT THE ENEMY.  Watch his current video to get a different perspective on cholesterol and fat.  2.  "Good news: Bacon and eggs is probably one of the best combinations ever."  Uh. Duh. Obviously. 3.  "Bad news: Bacon, like other processed meats, could contribute to heart disease and some cancers."  The jury is still out on this one.  This article calls the exaggerated bacon-cancer link storeie "scaremongering". 4. ...

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues this week with a review of newsworthy bacon stories and insightful analysis, followed by a review of two commercially available bacons. BUT FIRST, IN HONOR OF VETERAN'S DAY tomorrow, above is a picture of a panel in which I had the honor of participating yesterday, helping Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10, at far right) select candidates for our nation's Military Academies.  I'm in the front row, bracketed by my two female colleagues (if you don't know me) and the gentleman on the far left of the picture is Captain Jim Lovell (USN, Retired).  Yes, that Captain Lovell. One of the candidates we interviewed (numbering about 16 for a full day) had the guts to ask hm "are you the Captain Lovell".  Rest assured that our nation will be in good hands with the outstanding young men and women we interviewed yesterday. BACON IN THE NEWS - a couple of interesting stories. BACON DEODORANT - A STEP TOO FAR.   Hey, like many of you, ...

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues this week with two short news stories, followed by a review of The Fresh Market 's All-Natural Dry Rubbed Uncured Bacon.  Sorry about the picture; it's really difficult to get the glare out, unless you're a professional organization like my friends at itemMaster .   BACON IN THE NEWS this week - I'll cover two stories: BURGLAR BREAKS INTO HOME, COOKS BACON .  Yep, you read that right.  Guy breaks into someone's house, takes beer, cooks bacon, leaves.  He took a shortcut: bacon was cooked in the microwave.  Bad form.  I wonder if he cleaned up?  The newspaper headline was "Bacon, beer consumed in Bismark Burglary" - lot's of b's in there.  Huff Po reports that: Last year, a Missouri man was sentenced to seven years in prison after breaking into a stranger's home and frying bacon in her kitchen , according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. And in 2011, three teens broke into a store freezer in Indiana a...