So I'm sitting around thinking on how to add some extra cholesterol to my diet, cruising on the net, I came to a reference to a bacon bowl. Could it be, somebody has come up with a way to add another layer of pork into my diet. I have evaded the old bread bowl thing due to one too many spinach dips, really why would you want to get any more kitch.

Well back to the bacon, I found this little item on www.notmartha.org there was not a real clear direction on how to complete it so we had to wing it. Not that has ever been a problem before. How hard could it be, wrap some bacon around a steel bowl and grill, no sweat...

   

What the Frack!, really this can't be rocket science can it. To be honest, I not using my good bacon for this. There seems to be a little shrinkage here, I mean swimming in Northern Ontario late October shrinkage. For those of you who are wondering yes I have. Every year my buddy and I swim in Horwood Lake, about one hour west of Timmins in October (moose season). 

Back to the bacon bowl. Thicker and more overlapping seems to be the key, I started with a basket weave and then a second layer wrapping the first.  Ah success, 10 minutes in a 450 (f) oven and then let them cool. With all of the grease you would think that theses should slip right off like a sports star under criminal review. Nope, I had to use a knife to persuade it off. 

   

Ok so a few more and then I have to think of an application where bacon could star in, caesar salad of course. Our Family Christmas was coming so a dressed up salad would be just perfect and it was. This was the most bacon I have even eaten in a salad and was a little too much for those with a delicate appetite, my francophone spouse if you have to ask. I must admit there is a 1/3 of a pound a bacon in each serving. I would caution you don't do this every day. Really you have to disregard the thought to add scrambled eggs to it and call it breakfast. After all where would the hash browns go?

                                       

So if you want something that will go over the top, try a bacon bowl, really more eye candy then your arteries can handle, but you know what the big dog says... " GO BIG, or GO HOME"

Thank goodness Les Noiracochon has a cardiac thorasic surgeon as a member.


Cheers from the Big Dog