Bacon

[emw]

Hey, it's the thought that counts. Thanks for noticing.

BTW: What's up with pimentoloaf's obsession with pork products? I just noticed the new pork thread.

Also - now that I'm 6815 or whatever, I'm thinking about contributing to the site...but I'm struggling to find where exactly I'm supposed to do this...could someone point me in the right direction please?

Contributions are currently closed. There's a thread on the subject from Doctor Q, but I'm too lazy to look it up.

Edit: Link.

 

[OutThere]

Contributions are currently closed. There's a thread on the subject from Doctor Q, but I'm too lazy to look it up.

Edit: Link.

Too lazy eh? Thanks for the link.

 

[jsw]

Hey, it's the thought that counts. Thanks for noticing.

You had one, didn't you? A BLT? Tasty? You can thank pimentoLoaf for starting the thread, my brother for noticing it and letting me know, and, of course, me.

 

[Doctor Q]

I have a friend who grew up never liking tomatoes. Weird, huh? On second thought, he's probably not the only one.

In any case, he likes BLT sandwiches, but of course without the tomatoes. I assume that he has to say "BLT, hold the tomato" because the waiter/waitress wouldn't know what a "BL" sandwich was.

 

[jsw]

I have a friend who grew up never liking tomatoes. Weird, huh? On second thought, he's probably not the only one.

Freak.

Sadly, many are turned off of tomatoes by eating unripe ones. If they'd had fresh-off-the-vine tomatoes, still warmed by the sun (but washed, of course!), perhaps with a pinch of salt, when they were young, more people would like them, I think.

 

[OutThere]

Freak.

Sadly, many are turned off of tomatoes by eating unripe ones. If they'd had fresh-off-the-vine tomatoes, still warmed by the sun (but washed, of course!), perhaps with a pinch of salt, when they were young, more people would like them, I think.

Tomatoes from the store in february are not tomatoes. They are blah-food. Tomatoes grown in my garden, vine ripened and plucked delicately from their quiet resting place amidst the flowers, are unbelievable. They have so much natural flavor that they can be eaten right on the spot (with a rinse, as noted before), or, better, sliced and put on a plate with a little basil, salt, olive oil, and fresh mozzarella cheese...but that is getting away from the point - which is that tomatoes are incredible in so many ways, unless you are looking at tomatoes sold in the winter that are imported from 500 miles away, and ripened under a flourescent light in a grow room (or not ripened at all for that matter ) If you don't like tomatoes, make an effort never to eat hard, winter ones, and try, for once, a big, ripe, juicy tomato, right off the vine in mid-July. I expect many new tomato converts to send me checks for large sums of money when they discover the beauty of tomatoes. (jsw - I'll cut you in on the deal. )

 

[jsw]

(jsw - I'll cut you in on the deal. )

*** sound of jsw busily creating paypal account.... ***

BTW, I see we've successfully hijacked this thread by first gaining its trust and discussing our - truthful - love of bacon.

Now, it has been derailed into a discussion of tomatoes. And again, the love is honest.

I will, if possible, attempt to begin discussions of lettuce, mayo, and toast in this thread as well. I will then create a sandwich from it.

So, anyway, when I was a kid, I loved iceberg lettuce. Loved it. Put a little salt (not a lot) on a section of it and ate it plain. Not individual leaves, oh no. Carved out sections of it. Odd? Yes. But good. As good as a tomato fresh off the vine, eaten as the juice dribbles off your chin into the fertile earth below? No. As good as crispy bacon? No. But refreshing, and a break for the arteries after all the bacon.

 

[emw]

I have a friend who grew up never liking tomatoes. Weird, huh? On second thought, he's probably not the only one.

In any case, he likes BLT sandwiches, but of course without the tomatoes. I assume that he has to say "BLT, hold the tomato" because the waiter/waitress wouldn't know what a "BL" sandwich was.

Me, I prefer a simple BLT, hold the L. Not that I'm a lettuce hater or anything - in fact, I enjoy a good salad. But I don't like it with my bacon and tomato sandwiches. I usually don't order it without the lettuce, since it is a simple matter to remove it.

 

[emw]

Too lazy eh? Thanks for the link.

Once again my laziness is overruled by my sense of duty to my fellow forum members. The guild was too much, so I had to go search out the link for you to save you the trouble.

 

[jsw]

A, someone who doesn't like lettuce. Previously, we heard of someone who didn't like tomatoes. Before that, someone who didn't like mayo.

Speaking of which, does any really like mayonnaise? I mean, really, it's pretty gross. I hardly eat it on anything, but I do love it on my BLTs for some reason.

 

[emw]

A, someone who doesn't like lettuce. Previously, we heard of someone who didn't like tomatoes. Before that, someone who didn't like mayo.

Ok, so who here doesn't like toast?

 

[OutThere]

A, someone who doesn't like lettuce. Previously, we heard of someone who didn't like tomatoes. Before that, someone who didn't like mayo.

Speaking of which, does any really like mayonnaise? I mean, really, it's pretty gross. I hardly eat it on anything, but I do love it on my BLTs for some reason.

Mayo....mmmm. I usually eat it on my burgers - ketchup, tomato, lettuce, and just a bit of mayo, and also it is really good on cold, (usually leftover) cooked broccoli. If you hold the stem of a little shoot of broccoli, and pass the head of it over the mayo to get a thin layer on the broccoli, it adds a lot of flavor (and fat too, but I guess you could say that that is redeemed by the broccoli factor )

 

[jsw]

Mayo....mmmm. I usually eat it on my burgers - ketchup, tomato, lettuce, and just a bit of mayo, and also it is really good on cold, (usually leftover) cooked broccoli. If you hold the stem of a little shoot of broccoli, and pass the head of it over the mayo to get a thin layer on the broccoli, it adds a lot of flavor (and fat too, but I guess you could say that that is redeemed by the broccoli factor )

*** whispers ***

pssst - you missed the memo... we were going to hijack and be sure to discuss lettuce, tomato, mayo, and toast. emw, joepunk, and Doctor Q all read it... but this? broccoli? come on, man, no one puts that on a BLT sandwich. I mean, that just doesn't fit in with... with... HEY! you hijacked my hijacked thread!

I should have seen it with the tomato love fest. You're a vegetarian, aren't you? You're going to turn this celebration of bacon into a vegan diatribe, right? Tomatoes, then broccoli. What's next? Zucchini? Asparagus? Eggplant? Dear God, please... not... not Brussels Sprouts!

And now I've played directly into your hands. I was so blind.

Can we just go back to bacon? Can we release this thread unharmed? Please?

 

[joepunk]

broc....I mean bacon cooked on a george forman grill is quite tasty and with that grease drip pan thing it is quite healthy.

Let me see, I have had bacon:
microwaved (sp?)
pan fried
oven cooked
george forman grilled

 

[joepunk]

broccoli? come on, man, no one puts that on a BLT sandwich.

I believe that OutThere761 was talking about mayo on broccoli, not broccoli on a BLT. Am I not correct.

And yes, I do admit that I love to eat bacon.

 

[jsw]

I believe that OutThere761 was talking about mayo on broccoli, not broccoli on a BLT. Am I not correct.

And yes, I do admit that I love to eat bacon.

I know, I was just mentioning that he was off the agreed-upon hijack agenda.

 

[spikeovsky]

To get this back to the bacon, my roommate and I lived off this far too much in Toronto. This recipe is approximate, and should not be followed directly, as I've just had a bit too much crappy Chinese beer. Great in the winter. Anything combining tomatoes and bacon is fantastic. This is what I make for one person, with bit left over - so you can increase quantities as you see fit.

A bit of oil in a pan (not much needed)
Add 3ish strips of chopped bacon
let it cook for a while on med-low heat
add 1/2 a chopped onion
fry 'em up a bit
When onions are getting soft, open a can of tomatoes
Dump the tomatoes in, stab them a bunch of times to make it look like you chopped them carefully. Some people say you need to get rid of the seeds, but I never notice them.

Optional: Chop up a bunch (5? more?) of pickled pecorino peppers (many supermarkets have 'em next to the pickle section), stick them in, too. Add a nice punch if you can find them, but don't kill yourself looking for them.

Pepper to taste (you may want to add a bit of salt, too, but bacon's pretty salty). You'd think the extra oil would make it too oily, but you don't notice it in the end.

Put the whole thing on top of freshly boiled pasta.

Nummy.

You can also do it with fresh tomatoes instead of canned. And, if you want to turn it into a stew, leave out the peppers, put in a bunch of crap red wine and let it simmer down a bit, then add chopped up boiled potatoes and carrots and whatever you feel like adding. And - secret: adding a bit of sugar (a teaspoon or less) brings out the tomato flavour!

 

[jsw]

To get this back to the bacon, my roommate and I lived off this far too much in Toronto. This recipe is approximate, and should not be followed directly, as I've just had a bit too much crappy Chinese beer. Great in the winter. Anything combining tomatoes and bacon is fantastic. This is what I make for one person, with bit left over - so you can increase quantities as you see fit.

A bit of oil in a pan (not much needed)
Add 3ish strips of chopped bacon
let it cook for a while on med-low heat
add 1/2 a chopped onion
fry 'em up a bit
When onions are getting soft, open a can of tomatoes
Dump the tomatoes in, stab them a bunch of times to make it look like you chopped them carefully. Some people say you need to get rid of the seeds, but I never notice them.

...

That sounds really good right now. An ex girlfriend (years ago) of Italian descent made a similar dish (although it probably used something Italian instead of bacon, since she was one of those purists who, when cooking, take pride in "authentic" dishes... whatever). Anyway, it was very tasty, this sounds similar, and I think I'll make it soon. Thanks!

 

[spikeovsky]

That sounds really good right now. An ex girlfriend (years ago) of Italian descent made a similar dish (although it probably used something Italian instead of bacon, since she was one of those purists who, when cooking, take pride in "authentic" dishes... whatever). Anyway, it was very tasty, this sounds similar, and I think I'll make it soon. Thanks!

What could be more pure than bacon? Mmmmm...
"Marge: I tried greasing the bucket with bacon fat but your father kept eating it.
Homer: Couldn't you try a non-delicious fat? Oh, there's no such thing!"

Hope you like it. I'm feeling a bit peckish right now, too. My latest thing has been cooking with booze, mostly because I have a bottle of awful Chinese red wine I'm trying to get rid of. Think I'm going to try some sort of beer-based beef stew tonight... I love winter food.......

Edit:
Homer: Are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Ham?
Lisa: No!
Homer: Pork chops?
Lisa: Dad, those all come from the same animal!
Homer Simpson: Heh heh heh ... oh ... yeah ... right, Lisa. A wonderful ... magical animal.

 

[jsw]

What could be more pure than bacon? Mmmmm...
"Marge: I tried greasing the bucket with bacon fat but your father kept eating it.
Homer: Couldn't you try a non-delicious fat? Oh, there's no such thing!"

Hope you like it. I'm feeling a bit peckish right now, too. My latest thing has been cooking with booze, mostly because I have a bottle of awful Chinese red wine I'm trying to get rid of. Think I'm going to try some sort of beer-based beef stew tonight... I love winter food.......

Edit:
Homer: Are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?
Lisa: No.
Homer: Ham?
Lisa: No!
Homer: Pork chops?
Lisa: Dad, those all come from the same animal!
Homer Simpson: Heh heh heh ... oh ... yeah ... right, Lisa. A wonderful ... magical animal.

I actually made it tonight for dinner! EXCELLENT! Thanks again....

 

[spikeovsky]

I actually made it tonight for dinner! EXCELLENT! Thanks again....

Glad you enjoyed it! Unfortunately, my plan for a beer stew was foiled due to a lack of necessary veggies at my local veggie stand, and I was too lazy to walk to the supermarket. Tomorrow!

 

[pimentoLoaf]

I've discovered that almost any restaurant will be happy to stick a few slices onto any sandwich, provided you ask nicely. And any other disk, as well, except for dessert -- they think you're weird then.

 

[JupiterTwo]

heh.. all this bacon talk reminded me of a posh restaurant up the road from where I live - it's called the Fat Duck and they do food classed as 'Fusion' (I think). One of these things is Bacon and Eggs IceCream .

Not been to try it, but one of these days

 

[dotdotdot]

mmmm... bacon smoothies....

 

[OutThere]

The monster has returned from the depths of the forum!