Yes, I know, again with the time lapse between updates, but I’ve got a good one to start off June. It’s cookies! Everyone loves cookies, right? I’ve been playing with lavender for the past month or so, which is one of those perfect springtime flavors. Yes, lavender is most likely to evoke memories of Grandma’s [...]

Tags: baking, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cooking, dairy-free, lavender, non-dairy, pastries
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Come Saturday afternoon, some 2000+ Chicago bacon enthusiasts (including yours truly) will descend upon the University of Illinois-Chicago Pavillion to spend three hours wandering a smokey, salty, porktastic wonderland, featuring bacon-themed dishes by 50 of Chicago’s best restaurants, a bacon booze bar and exhibition hall of purveyors of all things bacon. I’m beyond excited (and [...]

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Just in case you haven’t been paying attention, I kind of have a thing for bacon. I also love cooking. So naturally, I threw my hat into the ring for this year’s Baconfest Chicago’s Amateur Cooking Contest (sponsored by Nueske’s Bacon). On the line: 2 free tickets and the chance to compete for bragging rights [...]

Tags: bacon, Baconfest Chicago 2011, cake, chili pepper, chocolate, contest, dessert, flourless, recipe, spice, torte
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Ok, so there were slight problems with packages leaking bacon fat and ruining toasters, but if you ask me, I think they gave up too easily. The last time they tried this, it was 1964. Now it’s 2010 – we can make this bacon crispier, tastier, and less likely to set your kitchen appliances on [...]

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Yes, that’s beer. In a deep-fried pretzel dough pocket. Excuse me while I channel Homer Simpson for a minute: “mmmm…. deep fried beer…. agghhhh….” We can thank Texas for this insanity. The Big Tex Choice Awards at the Texas State Fair gives prizes for “Most Creative” and “Best Taste” at the fair and apparently competitors [...]

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Sure, one of the layers would have to have been dairy-free because of the ova-vegetarian husbeast, and maybe some of our guests would have been freaked out, but I don’t think it’s a stretch to think that the nerds who constituted the majority of our wedding guests would have appreciated it.

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I love that I live in a world where such a thing as a bacon rose bouquet exists.

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