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I just bought this shirt...it's genius...you should buy one too

Thanks to my friends at METALSUCKS.NET for telling me about it. Buy it now at SHIRTS AND DESTROY!

A BELATED BACON VALENTINE

The only good thing about Valentine's Day would have been to get this

BEHOLD...THE OCTOPUS

My friend Adam has come up with a great way to kickstart my heart and it is called THE OCTOPUS.

From the words of it's creator:

It was a Pork Roll Egg and Cheese - with 4 strips of bacon... the strips of bacon were so long - I was able to make it into a pattern to look like the sandwich had 8 bacon tentacles.

The eggs have to be over easy so when you bite into it - they ooze like the ink from an octopus getting attacked!

I guess you could make it without the pork roll - but why?

NEW ALBUM & VIDEO FROM ORPHANED LAND

You might be familiar with ORPHANED LAND from past posts here on the site, but the band just released their new album, The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR in the US! To celebrate, they have posted their new video for "Sapari" over at AOL Noisecreep...which you can just watch below as well.



Pick up the album on ITUNES now, and make sure to see them playing some rare North American dates in March.

Mar 8 B.B. King’s New York City, NY
Mar 10 Les Foufounes Electriques Montreal, QC
Mar 13 Wreck Room Toronto, ON
Mar 14 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN BACON...

...is what my friend Jayson decided to tell me over email late last night. Ok, not really (because that would be kinda weird). But he did send me the link to DESIGN DUDE'S Etsy page with an awesome greeting card and bacon magnets!

BACON MAKES YOUR BABY SMARTER

Leave it to the most healthy state in the country, North Carolina, to release the results of a study showing that a plate of bacon and eggs can help pregnant women have smarter babies. And then leave it to the most healthy country in the world, the UK, to report about it HERE

Eat it Dr. Spock!

BACON OR BEER CAN

Thank you BURGER CONQUEST for brightening my day with this. Click on the picture for the best website of 2010 so far.

INDEPENDENT SOURCES

Happy New Year everyone! For those of you in NYC, you might be familiar with CUNY75, a local TV station from the City University Of New York. A few months ago, one of their shows called INDEPENDENT SOURCES, interviewed me for a segment on Jews and pork. Well, it made their best of 2009 special!



Any of you can check it out by clicking the logo below (and you can forward to the 24 minute mark to see me in all my TV glory)

BACON DESSERTS

For those of you not sick yet of eating holiday cookies and cake...HERE is a link to some recipes, courtesy of NPR (yeah, we are cultured like that sometimes).

My favorite being the Peanut Butter-Maple Bacon Fudge



Makes 49 squares

12 strips maple-smoked bacon, with 2 strips reserved for garnish

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup peanut butter chips

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/2 teaspoon maple extract

Coat an 8-inch-square pan with cooking spray.

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon, turning several times, until browned and done, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Chop finely. Reserve 2 of the chopped slices for garnish.

Combine all ingredients except bacon in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir continuously until chips and butter are melted, and mixture is thick and smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in bacon.

Pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle the reserved chopped bacon on top and lightly press with your fingertips. Cover with aluminum foil and chill in the refrigerator until firm, at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight.

Slice into 7 equal rows to create 49 squares. It's a good idea to use a ruler to ensure equal-sized pieces. Serve at about room temperature.

A "RARE" BACON EXPERIENCE...

Ok, so this isn't much about bacon as it is about burgers. I was lucky enough to be invited by Rev from BURGER CONQUEST to head to RARE BAR & GRILL in NYC for a "burger tasting". These were honestly some of the best burgers I've ever had...and two of the three burgers tasted had some of the most amazing apple smoked bacon ever to grace a burger.

The best being the "M&M Burger" which is their classic flambeed in Makers Mark, topped with caramelized shallots, cheddar cheese & of course, apple smoked bacon (served slider style for this special event).



Read all the juicy details about the burgers and the event by clicking the banner: