Entries from March 2009
How do you plan to spend your Saturday?
- Recover from a hangover
- Catch up on chores
- Hitting refresh on your twitter page
- None of the above
- Go to Bacon Camp!
If you answered anything but E, I’m seriously disappointed with you!
BaconCamp SF09
Who? You! and me and everyone else we know
What? The Bacon Event of the Decade
When? Sat Mar 21, 1-4pm
Where? 500 3rd St, Ste 510, San Francisco
What Else?
In the spirit of barcamp, we are organizing the first bay area BaconCamp. Born from the desire to share in all things bacon, we bring you this community-driven baco-celebraion, and encourage your participation!
Over 25 baco-tastic dishes are scheduled to be presented. Check out what’s planned: http://baconcamp.pbwiki.com/Bringing-a-Dish.
Do you have a bacony bit of culinary accomplishment which you think the public must taste? BaconCamp is still accepting entries and the prize is one of these coveted trophies which, if won, ensure you undisputed baco-bragging rights. Just go to the wiki and enter your dish!
BaconCamp is free, but participants are encouraged to purchase tickets http://baconcampsf.eventbrite.com/ to raise funds for the American Heart Association.
Don’t cook, but love bacon? Techniques, poems, interpretive dance and any other baco-inspired expression is welcome! There will be Bacon Slam Poetry featuring your best baco-tweets, “One Hour in Bacon” and even Bacon Math Art.
Participate! Volunteers are needed to help run the event from 11am – 5pm. Sign up at http://baconcamp.org/SFBayArea_notes_03_21 with your name, email and available timeframe.
This is the event that even vegetarians can’t afford to miss!
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I’m a judge!
With Love and Pork Fat!
Diva (Amy)
Bacon Fetishist and Mother of Bacon Man
P.S.
Feel free to re-post, cross-post and circulate as you will!
Categories: Bacon · events
Tagged: Bacon, bacon events, cooking, events, food, meat, pork, san francisco
We’re SO excited about Bacon Camp, San Francisco, on Mar 21. I get to be a judge. If you haven’t heard about this event, you’re in for an excitingly culinary treat. It’s produced by my dear friend Karen. Tickets are available here. So come out for the bacon and meet me and a host of other baco-celebs.
I’m also a little tickled that Steve’s and my creation, Bacon Man has a cameo in the Bacon Meme Video, a trailer for Bacon Camp!
Categories: Bacon · General
Tagged: Bacon, bacon camp, bacon man, food, Ingredients, san francisco
This is a breakfast skillet favorite in my house. When my nephew visits, he always asks me to make them.
Ingredients
- 3-4 strips of bacon
- 1/2 yellow or red onion
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 2 med white rose potatoes
- 1/2 red bell pepper
- 1 cup apple juice
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika, preferably smoked paprika
- salt
- pepper
Special Tools
Prep
Using a mandolin, cut potatoes into small strips. If you don’t have a mandolin, a food processor will work too.
Finely chop your onion and cut the bell pepper into 1/4″ pieces.
Slice the strips of bacon into 1″ pieces.
Cooking
Heat your skillet and then drop in the bacon pieces. Let them cook for a couple of minutes and then add in the onions, garlic and bell peppers. Sauteé for a minute or two and then add in the potatoes. Add at least a tablespoon of salt. Sauteé for another minute or two, stirring frequently.
Add fresh ground pepper, basil and paprika. Then pour in the apple juice and cover.
Simmer over medium heat until the liquid is absorbed.
Uncover and saute´, stirring frequently, until the edges of the potatoes are slightly crispy.
Serve with a dollop of fresh salsa.
Servings: 3-4
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Level: easy
Categories: Bacon · Recipes · breakfast
Tagged: Bacon, breakfast, cooking, cooking bacon, food, hash browns, meat, potatoes, Recipes
