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It Had Such Great Potential!

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I stopped into Costco the other day to purchase some tri-tip steaks for dinner and was on my way to the register when I saw these:

I got them home and it didn’t take long before the package was opened.

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August 26th, 2008 at 11:51 am

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Bacon and Egg Sammie

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I’m working from home today. This means I get to make my own lunch the way I like it. When I on the road I don’t get to take my lunch and eating in restaurants gets a little boring at times. I figured a little Buckboard Bacon and Egg sandwich would hit the spot.

Started with some whole wheat bread and light mayo. Wanted this to be as healthy as possible. Since I used “light” mayo I also figured I could use twice as much of it.

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Some Spicewine season-all and the buckboard bacon:

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A couple of fried eggs:

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And I’ve got a sammie:

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And some chips to complete lunch at home:

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Me and Jasmine (the dog) enjoyed the lunch.

Written by Larry

April 11th, 2008 at 10:25 am

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Product Review: Bacon Salt

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“Bacon! You want to know how good it is? To improve other food they wrap it in bacon.”

Jim Gaffigan makes the statement above during his hilarious stand-up routine about bacon. I know it’s comedy but it’s really true. Isn’t it?

But in today’s health conscious society how do we get the taste of bacon without always having to pay the price with calories and artery hardening. The answer is Bacon Salt. A product that, according to their website is zero calorie, vegetarian, kosher certified, and tastes pretty darn good (that one’s my opinion).

Late last year I made the decision to lose some weight. I didn’t want to diet, I wanted to change how I ate. I’ve lost 30 pounds in the past 6 months and I’ve done it with some sensible changes. But…

I love bacon, it really is my favorite meat. I even cure and smoke my own bacon at home. But I can’t eat it as often as I would like to. So Bacon Salt gives me the chance to enjoy the taste of bacon without the guilt. A sprinkle of Bacon Salt satisfies the bacon taste cravings.

My first order of Bacon Salt was on a lark. I really figured I would just be getting something that resembled ground up bacon bits. I was pleasantly surprised to find a product that tasted as close to bacon as you can get without actually having bacon.

Bacon Salt comes in three flavors, Original, Hickory and Peppered. I love good smoked bbq and I use Hickory for smoking and I was surprised that the Hickory flavored was my least favorite. They’ve captured the taste of Bacon, but not the Hickory. It tastes more live bacon and liquid smoke. The Peppered is really good and adds a nice kick without being too overpowering. The Original is the best. Just salt and bacon! What more do you need?

The Bacon Salt website is a fun read with lots of information about why and how they came up with Bacon Salt. Along with an interesting story about the Maple flavored Bacon Salt that didn’t make it to production.

Some have said that Bacon is the perfect food. If that’s true then Bacon Salt would be the perfect seasoned salt.

Bacon Salt has limited grocery store distribution but can be ordered online. Shipping is quick and you’ll be eating bacon without eating bacon within a week or so.

Written by Larry

February 17th, 2008 at 9:27 pm

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