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Heart Attack Grill

Posted on September 19th, 2008 by William.
Categories: You can't make this up., Food.

There’s a place called Heart Attack Grill that is doing quite a bit to live up to it’s name. I’m willing to bet that they would be willing to add even more bacon to any of their creations.

Here’s their SITE 

I love the warning at the bottom of the homepage stating that the ‘nurses’ aren’t really nurses.  Classic.

I feel a road trip coming on.

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Bacon Salt: The Movie

Posted on September 14th, 2008 by William.
Categories: Food.

I’ve been a fan of Bacon Salt since I heard of it back in ‘07. I keep the original three flavors around and will add the newest flavor, Natural, when I reorder.

It’s really good on corn on the cob, and wonderful on popcorn with a bit of white cheddar seasoning mixed with it. My favorite has to be a big juicy burger with bacon and cheddar sharing the plate with a big ol’ pile of perfect french fries dusted with hickory bacon salt. Add an ice cold Dr Pepper and serve it in a coma ward and I’m betting all of them wake up to the smell of bacon.

Note: This shows that QVC is just ripping off the uninformed customer. If you go to the Bacon Salt site, you can get the same three pack for $15.99, and in the video above the shot of the Bacon Salt in the store, it’s on sale for $3.99 - which is an even better deal.

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The Enlightenment Graph

Posted on September 9th, 2008 by William.
Categories: Humor, Food.

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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for… Pasta?

Posted on August 19th, 2008 by William.
Categories: Food.

For the original Balena site, click HERE

My ability to decypher Korean maybe non-existant, but I know a sugar cone when I see one.  perhaps someone with far better skills at reading Korean will be able to translate the quasi-English site to me.  I can read the titles, but not much more.

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Hard Eight BBQ Review

Posted on August 15th, 2008 by William.
Categories: Food.

For Official Hard Eight BBQ site click HERE

In honor of the Olympics, some of the guys from work decided to take our own world class challenge.  Much like the Olympians, we have spent many years working up to our challenge. Instead of swimming, running or other athletic activities, we opted to pit our impressive appetites against the BBQ pit at Hard Eight BBQ.   Our dream team consisted of Shane and Rena, Jeremy and Thue, and the anchors were Eric and myself.  Yes, there were many years of practice being called into action.  Each of us got in line and as we passed the BBQ pit, we called out our preferred challenge. I personally went against the ‘poppers’ (chunks of marinated white chicken meat with a bit of onion, a bit of jalapeno wrapped in bacon and grilled), followed by the sausage, beef ribs and grilled corn on the cob.  Then I added the cornbread salad, and a slice of pecan pie for my finishing move.

For my meat devouring uniform, I wore my Rudy’s BBQ (a competitor to Hard Eight) shit with the motto “I didn’t claw my way to the top of the food chain to eat vegtables.”  When I was in line, as I was eyeing the challengers on the grill, a manager scurried right over to talk to me because of my Rudy’s shirt and asked if I liked Hard Eight better, etc.  I explained it was my first time there, he went on to point out thier meat was better, etc. It was too early to tell the amount of truth in his statements.

I sat down my try and prepared for the attack as I went over to fill my Dr Pepper.  They lost a couple of points from the Dr Pepper machine being nearly out of syrup… but it’s ok.. that happens. Once I was settled in my set in front of my challenge, I attacked a nicley grilled beef rib. Nice, juicey flavorful, and a nice way to start. I continued on a few more ribs, enjoying them while trying not to look too much like a savage while ripping the meat free from the ribs.  Next up was a few of those poppers, now we’re talking!! Bacon, jalepeno, onion and chicken made a fine team and filled me up a bit, but the fight was far from over. Those are excellent, but it was time to take on the links of sausage. The sausage was nicely grilled, nice and flavorful without being very spicy.  Jeremy gave me a sample of his ribeye, which was very tender and moist. Maybe it was because I’d already had some of the spicier things that I felt the ribeye may have needed some spices, but that may require more testing. I’ll have to return and go with the ribeye first.  The cornbread salad was in a little styrofoam cup that seemed like cornbread sprinkled over something. Turns out, it was just crumbled dry cornbread in need of something moist to hold it together. Pass on the cornbread salad stuff. I’m still at a loss as to how ’salad’ managed to get tied to the name.  The pecan pie was a nice finish as I beat back the challenge that was on my tray.  I suspect the pie was not made onsite,  the crust was the consistiency of a store bought pecan pie, but it fit the bill.   The meal would have scored much higher, had the price been lower.  For the meat and sides that put up a fine fight, but ultimately went down.. tallied up a whopping $24 and change… and that’s for one person with no alcohol.

The atmosphere was pretty close to a country bar, with live music doing good covers of classic Eagles, Logins and Messina, Jimmy Buffett, etc.  Fred, our previous A/C guy and Herbert, his wife and son showed up a bit later and it was nice to be able to sit around and talk and joke while still hearing each other.

Bottom line: It’s a nice place to go if someone else is paying and you’re not counting calories. Go with the poppers and start with the ribeye.

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Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on December 16th, 2007 by William.
Categories: Food.

CLICK HERE for complete story.

OK, I’m a big fan of bacon, but this confuses even me.  Of course, a site called Mr Bacon Pants is bound to have something like this.

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The Pioneer Woman Cooks

Posted on December 14th, 2007 by William.
Categories: Food.

CLICK HERE for The Pioneer Woman Cooks website

I have found many great treats at The Pioneer Woman Cooks website. These are real recipes, often with real butter, and not for the faint of heart.

The Marlboro Man’s Favorite Sandwich has been tested in my kitchen, and is sure to be created there again… and again… and again. It’s very simple, yet very delicious.

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