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by BS

Important Prep for International Bacon Day

Breaking news! We really like bacon. I know, I know, you’re tired of hearing about it. But I mean, it doesn’t get any less good. Just when I think I’ve hit maximum bacon saturation, I go and discover something new like bacon paremsan knots over on our Endless Bacon Pinterest page.

International Bacon Day is coming up (yes, that’s a thing…obviously!) on August 30, and we’re helping one lucky ES-er get ready by giving away a free Farmland Bacon Club prize pack that will include two packs of Farmland Bacon varieties and Bacon Club goodies, such as a t-shirt, pin, baseball hat, pin and more!

In summation…free bacon! To join in, just post your best bacon-y photos on twitter, facebook, instagram, pinterest with the hashtag #endlessbacon. We’ll pick one lucky winner next week.

by Emily

Bacon, Lettuce, & KIWI Sandwiches

Yes, it’s not a BLT, but a BLK! It’s so crazy, it just might work. The good folks at Zespri Kiwifruit sent me an email of kiwi recipes and this was one of their ideas – at first it seemed a bit controversial, but kiwis have kiiiinda similar textures to tomatoes, plus that zingy bite. Not too sweet or mushy. And I do love incorporating as much tropical fruit as possible into my summertime meals… another bonus for easy summertime cooking, when you don’t want to spend hours slaving over the stove – this takes about five minutes to make. Two thumbs up, kiwi friends!

Bacon, Lettuce, & Kiwifruit Sandwich

Bacon Mania!

Hey guys. Have I mentioned before that I like bacon?

No? I feel like I might have brought that up once or twice or 100 times in the past.

Well you won’t be surprised to learn that I was pretty excited to discover the new website Farmland Bacon Club. There are a lot of websites out there, but IMHO too many of them don’t focus exclusively on bacon. Farmland Bacon Club is 100% dedicated to celebrating all things smoked pig. It’s described as “a place where bacon lovers can connect, talk, taste, write, post, inspire, design, win, view, vote, like, upload, download, create, in?uence, and share their passion.” Sounds like a good place to me!

From bacon and egg stuffed biscuits to bacon and beer pairings (YES!) to videos on how to make the infamous bacon weave taco, they have it all covered. There’s even a 2014 calendar listing exclusively bacon-centric events. Now you can stop going to all those boring non-bacon-centric summer parties!

Yes, there are offline benefits to being in the Bacon Club as well — you can sign up to purchase Farmland’s Bacon of the Month, which delivers a new bacon to your doorstep once every month.

Follow @FarmlandFoods on Twitter for more up-to-the-minute bacon fun or go straight to the Farmland Bacon Club here.

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by BS

Growing a Serious Sandwich

With spring weather (finally-maybe-is-it-really) coming to most of the country it’s about time to start talking gardening. Now, to put it nicely my cooking technique focuses on creativity and innovation at the expense of perfection and measurement, and my gardening experience, not surprisingly, has had about as much success as my baking repertoire. Which is to say…not much.

So I was excited to receive a shipment of Gro-ables, a foolproof new way to grow herbs and vegetables in your backyard, garden or kitchen. Gro-ables are ready-to-plant seed pods that come with a built-in environment for your seed. Each pod contains growing materials, plant food and seeds (basil, spinach, cilantro, dill, sweet peppers, cherry tomatoes and more). All you need to do is open the seed pod, drop it in some dirt and then water occasionally. Now that’s my kind of gardening.

With sunny weather on hand this week, I was inspired to get going with my Gro-ables — planting some basil, cherry tomatoes and lettuce on my windowsill. That in turn got me hungry for some fresh herbs and veggies, so while I’m waiting for those to grow, I took the basil I already had on hand, whipped up some fresh pesto and put together a new take on an ES favorite sandwich.

BLT Sandwich with Fresh Pesto, Mozzarella and Basil

Food Porn Champion

I never really understood the fried chicken and waffles thing. Yes, they’re both delicious, but why on a plate together? Then I saw this monstrosity/brilliance. FC and W…on a sandwich. YES. See now that just works.

Recipe: The Candid Appetite

(Points if you can guess how they incorporated bacon in here.)

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by BS

America’s Best Drunk College Food

Bracket already busted? Well, we can’t offer you a billion dollars, but we can suggest some solid consolation grub. Namely, our NCCA-season list of the country’s best drunk college food, with every school ranked in order, from 1 to 68.

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by BS

Artsy Photo of the Day

The bacon has risen.

Tater tot casserole with green beans, cream of mushroom soup, cheddar cheese and bacon. Now that’s cooking.

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