My Life With Bacon

MY LIFE WITH BACON  continues this week, leading with a story about a crazy dude who changed his name, and some Nueske's bacon. BACON IN THE NEWS Yes, you read the headline right . But this might be a surprise: the guy is from the UK. "Sam Smith, from Muswell Hill, changed his name by deed poll to reflect his love of the food after a night in the pub." THIS WEEK'S BACON is Nueske's! Cherrywood smoked. Beautiful packaging just in time for St. Patrick's day. The 12 ounce package produced 12.1 ounces of uncooked bacon, which yielded 4.3 ounces after cooking. The bacon made only 100ml of rendered fat. This batch was a lot sweeter than I remember. I cooked it in the oven at 400 degrees; came out properly done without all the fuss and muss of stovetop cooking. I think this batch was just average and a big disappointment... especially since I've always rated Nueske's very highly.

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues after a hiatus with the top story of July 2016: 86-year old woman fights off a thief with a package of bacon. BACON IN THE NEWS The thing I've missed the most are the crime stories involving bacon. Well, here's one that has been widely reported. Photo above from the UPI: As the article here  says, the lady withdrew a 'large quantity' of money from an ATM before going grocery shopping. While in the store, she was accosted by an 'unknown female' who 'grabbed her trolley' (apparently this happened in the British Isles) and demanded her money. "The woman defended herself by repeatedly hitting the female offender over the head with a packet of bacon." This article  from the Manchester Evening News has quotes from observers and bystanders. They are quite funny: referring to the assailant:  “I bet she has a crackling headache now!” and  “Good on her... bet the offender made off with egg on her face.” Way...

MY LIFE WITH BACON  continues this week, leading with a major traffic accident involving bacon. BACON IN THE NEWS BIG CRASH on I-64 between a furniture truck and a vehicle carrying bacon results in a massive mess on the highway. Quite an interesting story and must have been fun to watch the aftermath. Story and picture courtesy of NEWSCHANNEL3 in Virginia. "James City County, Va. – Crashes involving loads of furniture and bacon created a mess on I-64 Sunday, closing part of the interstate for nine hours. According to Virginia State Police, a truck that was carrying a trailer full of furniture crashed just after 2 a.m.  The truck hit the guard rail and went across both lanes of the interstate. During the crash, the trailer of furniture came loose from the truck and furniture fell out onto the roadway. Another vehicle slowed down to avoid the furniture debris in the road and was sideswiped by a tractor trailer carrying bacon. The tractor trailer then ran off the ro...

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues with another trip to Northwest Arkansas. MY FRIENDS CONVINCED ME to go to an art museum. Me, who has a serious gap in my education. No art appreciation or art history classes, and not music classes in all my education. Art is not my strong suit. For most of the modern art I see in museums, I feel like I could do it myself. I definitely "don't get" a lot of art. I feel like Ferris Bueller and his friends starting at a painting at the Chicago Art Museum: BUT , they talked me into it. Well, Skip did. And I'm glad I went. The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art  is spectacular. And in it, an original painting of my hero, George Washington, painted by Gilbert Stuart. Here's my photo of the painting. Blew me away. You can walk right up to it. Worth the entire trip to Arkansas. They purchased it from Christies at auction for over $8Million; it was owned by the NYC library. THE BACON WAS EXCELLENT . So how does thi...

MY LIFE WITH BACON CONTINUES from the Orlando area where son Jack is participating in the 3D Lacrosse tournament and showcase. Stopped at a Waffle House in Davenport, FL on Sunday morning for a quick bite. I got the bacon & eggs special. Almost forgot to take a picture. Great, great service, solid food. Bacon excellent. CRIME WITH BACON LAST WEEK WE LEARNED OF A BACON CRIME - a man hit his daughter with a package of frozen bacon . A dastardly act. But now there seems to be a virtual crime wave using bacon. This week, a brother stole the bacon off his brother's sandwich, who, when confronted, attempted to strangle the brother  with bacon and threw him down the stairs: At 1:30 a.m., police were called to an assault off White Top Road, where a man trying to make a sandwich found “all of the bacon was gone but one piece.” When the 44-year-old confronted his brother, 37, about the missing pork, his sibling slapped him into a staircase, then tried to strangle hi...

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues this week after a couple of weeks off. Part of this was an experiment - who would complain? It turns out that no one complained. Either you readers are very happy perusing past posts, go elsewhere for your bacon news, or simply don't care. Well, it IS "MY" life with bacon, isn't it? BACON IN THE NEWS . This week, we have a crime allegedly committed using bacon. Seems a dad, who had his 11-year-old daughter for the weekend, hit her with some bacon. He is out on bond. Article here . If true, this is very bad. The bacon was frozen. She could have been seriously injured! A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF BACON photos appear below. First some Nueske's from Jake (not from State Farm):  Then a Bacon Wedge Salad from The Fulton Market Kitchen in Chicago - YUM! Some Boar's Head - good stuff: In Jack's scramble - he said it's the best ever!