SAVE YOUR BACON DRIPPINGS

MY LIFE WITH BACON continues with an excellent Lifehacker post on why you should save all your bacon grease, and ends with some bacon in the news.

SAVE YOUR BACON DRIPPINGS! I've been doing it for years. Here's why: it's excellent to cook with. Imparts incredible flavor. Fry bread in it for your egg sandwich. Fry the eggs in it. It's called "Eating Trash With Claire"... you'll have to put up with a commercial first, but worth watching! BACON BUTTER. Yum. Nice mayo recipe. Link.

I have a large bacon dripping jar in the fridge.

DOUBLE CRISP YOUR BACON: Read this interesting article about a restaurant in Austin, TX called Joe's Bakery (nice name). They lightly coat their bacon on both sides with flour, and then fry it normally in a pan. Link.

On the menu there, this is the Joey Rocha plate, which includes Two eggs any style served with pork carne guisada, potatoes, beans, sausage, or bacon and two tortillas. The place is pretty nondescript from the street, located at 2305 E. 7th Street Austin, TX 78702. Right next to a PayLess shoe store.

However, I have put it on my "Want to Go" list on Google Maps. I do love their logo.

Trying it this weekend and here are my results.

ANOTHER AUSTIN BACON-TOTING RESTAURANT

There's another place in Austin to check out: El Primo at 2101 S 1st St, Austin, TX. Nice looking breakfast barbacoa taco. According to the reviewer:

"The neon yellow trailer in front of Once Over Coffee on South First is small -- like, tiny -- but its loyal customer base is enormous. The family-operated El Primo makes classic breakfast tacos that cost only $2.25, with corn and flour tortillas that are purchased locally but bear the flavor, texture, and imperfect edges of a made-in-house 'tilla. El Primo opens at 8am, but unlike other taco spots, stays open until 5pm Monday-Thursday, 4pm on Saturday, and 10pm on Friday. Also worth noting: El Primo is closed on Sundays and only accepts cash, so plan your brunch runs accordingly.

Must-Try Taco: Barbacoa Taco

As a South Texas native, I know barbacoa is the ultimate breakfast taco, and this one is done right. The tender texture of the meat is punctuated by their house salsas, a tangy tomatillo, and smoky chile de arbol."