September Foodie Pen Pal

This month my foodie pen pal package was the gift that keeps on giving. I LOVED IT! I'll give ya the break down on my opinion of it all. I received my package from Bethany at One Girl's Taste On Life. (I am now following her blog as well, it is fun to read, I encourage you to check it out)

Apple Butter: Confession, I had never eaten apple butter until I got it in the mail. It was absolutely delightful. I find myself trying to not eat it on my toast every morning so it will last a little longer.

Apple Cider: Sooooo yummy, I have already had a couple cups. Sooo gooood, this time of year I can't help but just keep drinking it.

Garlic Butter: Delightful. My fiance thinks we need to eat a ton of pasta right now so we have an excuse to just eat the garlic bread with this amazing seasoning.

Grilling/Seasoning Rub: WONDERFUL blend of spices that taste AMAZING on both steak and burgers (all we have tried it on so far, but we are scheming up other things to try it on as well)

Evening Mocha Sachel: Definitely not edible but smells delightful! I put it in my living room and it spreads through my whole house.

Hickory smoked Bacon salt: My fiance tried this one before me, he attempted to take it back to his apartment before I even got a sample. It is great. She nailed it on the head of our love of bacon, (she saw on my blog earlier about baconfest and thought I would appreciate this bacon salt, and I definitely do!)


THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! Your package was amazing Bethany!!!

Bacon Fest 2012

A few weeks ago a group of friends and I got together and had our first (what will be) annual (if not more frequently) bacon fest. It was a marvelous idea that was born out of a"board meeting" (our Thursday afternoon meet over a beer type a meetings). We met around 5:00pm and had a marvelous time. The evening went as follows: eat bacon, drink to prevent dehydration, play yard games, eat more bacon, drink more, play more yard games, eat more bacon, light campfire, drink more, and consume more bacon. It was a GLORIOUS evening and I highly recommend everyone host a bacon fest. All of our bacon type products are pictured below except for the salad with lots of bacon in it.



Bacon Explosion
grilled bacon & cheese, wrapped in sausage, encased in bacon weave
[amazing and wins best bacon idea ever]

Jalapenos filled with peanut butter wrapped with bacon
[actually tasted amazing]

water chestnuts wrapped in bacon
[yummmmmmy]

bacon dipped in milk chocolate
[super delightful]