Ahh, bacon! That crispy, chewy, salty and sinful cut of pork we all love.<\/p>\n
Bacon has disciples far and wide, some of whom devote entire blogs to it. The Bacon Show<\/a>, for For those who\u2019ve spent more time eating it than studying it, bacon is cut from the sides, belly, or back of a pig, near the ribs. It\u2019s the fattiness of the meat that makes it so yummy. After the skin is cut away, the meat is cured, smoked, and sliced. It can be cooked in a pan on the stovetop, in the oven, or in the microwave<\/a>, until it\u2019s perfectly crisp.<\/p>\n You probably know bacon as the star of the BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich, in case you didn\u2019t know), and the bacon cheeseburger. But there are so many other ways we can incorporate it into our diets and our lives! Here are 50 ways to use bacon:<\/p>\n 1. Make a good old BLT sandwich,<\/a> of course.<\/p>\n 2. Bacon cheeseburgers will make anyone\u2019s mouth water. Meat topped with more meat? Perfection!<\/p>\n 3. Bacon-wrapped tater tots<\/a> would go perfectly with that bacon cheeseburger!<\/p>\n 4. Roast a bacon-wrapped turkey<\/a> for Sunday dinner.<\/p>\n 5. Make delicious bacon pastry slices<\/a>.<\/p>\n 6. Add a punch of flavor to your creamed spinach<\/a> recipe.<\/p>\n 7. Make your own hot bacon dressing<\/a> to use on lettuce, cabbage, or even potato salad!<\/p>\n 8. Entertaining? Whet your guests\u2019 appetites with the bacon-cheese fundido<\/a> appetizer.<\/p>\n 9. Indulge in a bar of dark chocolate infused with the flavor of applewood smoked bacon<\/a> as a special treat.<\/p>\n 10. Maple bacon cupcakes<\/a> will make your mouth water.<\/p>\n 11. And if you liked those, try a bacon chocolate chip cookie with maple cinnamon glaze<\/a>.<\/p>\n 12. It\u2019s not real, southern cornbread<\/a> unless there\u2019s bacon grease in it.<\/p>\n 13. Visit The Plaid Mushroom\u2019s e-shop to smother your lips with bacon lip balm<\/a> made with real bacon oil, refined from bacon. (The link is to a listing that was reserved for a certain buyer, but contact theplaidmushroom to ask for your own listing.)<\/p>\n 14. Join the bacon of the month club<\/a> to have artisan bacon delivered to your door 12 times a year.<\/p>\n 15. The beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina gives us bacon-flavored cotton candy<\/a>.<\/p>\n 16. Enjoy a bacon martini<\/a> with any meal.<\/p>\n 17. Use bacon to dress up your leftovers<\/a> for a second visit to the dinner table.<\/p>\n 18. Whip up a tasty bacon asparagus quiche<\/a> with Swiss cheese for dinner.<\/p>\n 19. Cook bacon into the shape of cups and fill with lettuce and tomato for a breadless BLT<\/a>.<\/p>\n 20. Stay warm by wrapping a giant fleece bacon scarf<\/a> around yourself.<\/p>\n 21. Even if you\u2019re a vegetarian and\/or keep a kosher diet, you can still enjoy the taste of bacon salt, because, as the manufacturers say: \u201cEverything should taste like bacon.\u201d<\/p>\n 22. If pork-covered pork appeals to you, you may also enjoy the bacon-wrapped deep-fried hot dog<\/a>.<\/p>\n 23. Trim your holiday tree with joyful ceramic bacon ornaments<\/a>.<\/p>\n 24. Use bacon instead of ground beef in stuffed peppers<\/a>.<\/p>\n 25. Get the morning off to a good start with beer cheese muffins with bacon cream cheese frosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n 26. Impress your guests with deceptively simple bacon-wrapped \u201ccrabette\u201d appetizers<\/a>.<\/p>\n 27. A bacon-y take on an Asian favorite: bacon and bok choy potstickers<\/a>.<\/p>\n 28. Weave and bake bacon into edible placemats<\/a>.<\/p>\n 29. Then, use the woven bacon to augment your grilled cheese experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n 30. Or, use woven bacon to cook up an eggless bacon and cheese omelet<\/a>.<\/p>\n 31. Bacon and date appetizers<\/a> will be the hit of your party.<\/p>\n 32. Bacon egg salad croissants<\/a> put a new spin on an old favourite.<\/p>\n 33. Then, have a bowl of bacon ice cream<\/a> for dessert.<\/p>\n 34. Then use an actual bacon bandage to cover your own boo-boos<\/a>.<\/p>\n 35. Or wake up to cooking bacon with the bacon alarm clock<\/a>, which is appropriately shaped like a pig\u2019s face.<\/p>\n 36. Add it to your bathroom<\/a> in the form of bacon-printed toilet tissue.<\/p>\n 37. Then, use it to wash up<\/a> afterward.<\/p>\n 38. Bacon popcorn<\/a> is a deliciously salty, crunchy snack!<\/p>\n 39. Try your hand at making your own bacon<\/a>.<\/p>\n 40. Enjoy barbecue-baked beans with bacon<\/a> alongside your BLT.<\/p>\n 41. Cook up a bacon buffet<\/a> with bacon-topped potato skins, bacon-wrapped shrimp and scallops, bacon-wrapped asparagus, and eggs cooked in bacon grease.<\/p>\n 42. Corn and bacon chowder<\/a> sounds like the perfect soup to warm you up on the last chilly evenings before summer!<\/p>\n 43. Strawberry bacon spinach salad<\/a> will make you the star of any potluck.<\/p>\n 44. Salty bacon will complement the sweet honey dressing in this imitation crab salad<\/a>.<\/p>\n 45. Try poached pears<\/a> stuffed with blue cheese and baked with bacon.<\/p>\n 46. Or try the same combo of flavors in a pear, blue cheese, bacon pizza<\/a>.<\/p>\n 47. Take a look at this bacon-filled quiche<\/a>. It\u2019ll really make your mouth water.<\/p>\n 48. See who comes out on top with an action-figure wrestling match between Mr. Bacon 49. Smooth caramel topped with crunchy bacon<\/a>: Does that sound delicious or disgusting? Try it and let us know.<\/p>\n
\nexample, posts a daily recipe featuring bacon; the site “101 Things Every Cook Should Cook” has an entire section devoted to bacon<\/a>. Heather, of the site “Bacon Unwrapped”, chronicles her adventures with bacon<\/a>,
\nand “Bacontarian” brings you bacon-y goodness<\/a> from around the Internet, while “I Heart Bacon” conducts bacon reviews.<\/a><\/p>\n
\nand Monsieur Tofu.<\/a><\/p>\n