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Friday, April 29, 2011

Chocolate Covered Bacon & A Bittersweet Goodbye

Hello Food Bloggie Friends,
i know ive been MIA for the past couple weeks, ive been busy with work and some personal issues, and blogging seems to be the last thing on my mind lately.
This will be my last post ; a goodbye post,
tagged along with an interesting sweet-treat
(i mean c`mon this IS still a food blog, right? haha).

But this isnt permanent, who knows when ill be back!
maybe ill get over this bump in the road and come back as soon as next week!, so this isnt fare-well yet.
im sorry ive missed out on all of your delicious food posts, i wish i had the time or the energy to look through the weeks and weeks of amazing food ive been missing out on.. but instead i will leave you with a simple, unique and surprisingly delicious recipe.

Ready to find out what it is?
- Cue the drum-roll maestro! -
.... CHOCOLATE COVERED BACON !


now .. before you throw-up a little,
the pairing of "salty & sweet" is not an alien combination. As food-bloggers you know how often these two flavors can combine into something magical.
if youre curious as to how it tastes... TRY IT !
honestly, its not as bad as you might think, its actually quite interesting and i found it fun to nibble on. i made a bowl-full of these and although my family was a little skeptical to try it out, once they got past the first crunchy, salty, sweet bite, they automatically went for seconds.
& honestly.. who DOESNT love bacon?
or even CHOCOLATE for that matter?!
Heres how i did it :
Chocolate Covered Bacon
Recipe ;
- "Thick Cut" slices of bacon
- Chocolate Candy Melts.
To keep the bacon from curling, place a few strips of bacon
on a large plate, with a few sheets of paper towels.
Place them in the microwave and cook them in 40 second
intervals, being careful to flip them ; so the edges dont curl
inward.
Youre looking for fully cooked, CRISPY bacon slices.
otherwise,
imagine biting into a squishy fatty piece of bacon covered
in chocolate... ew .
Cut the bacon into 1.5 - 2 inch pieces.
*Tip : be sure to press on paper towels to
soak up excess oils
Melt a small bowl of Chocolate Candy melts in the
microwave.
(Careful to not burn the chocolate, i found that it helps to
let it melt in the microwave in 30 second sessions & to stir
and repeat until completely melted.)
 Add 1 tsp of vegetable oil & stir until its completely
incorporated into the chocolate.
Have fun dipping !
( i dipped my bacon pieces about 1/3 of the way,
i think showing a little peek of the bacon underneath
gave it a bit more character)
Lay them out on a cookie sheet to harden.
*Tip ; to prevent them from drying on stuck, cover your
cookie sheet with some plastic wrap & then place the
bacon pieces on top to dry, it'll be much easier to peel
them off 
& Theyre done already !
i used a bit of the extra chocolate i had to dip a
few strawberries as well, yummmm.
SO.. my last message,
My sleepy doggy; Coco & i will miss all of you.
who knows! once in awhile i might just pop in & check out
some of your lovely recipes & ill be sure to leave you guys
encouraging and awe-struck comments.
Dont forget about me! (:
love you all!

42 comments:

  1. Awwww Stephanie hope you are doing all right.. have been missing your posts. Come back soon will lots of zing and wonderful recipes...no goodbye only good beginnings.

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  2. I am so sorry you feel this way Stephanie. It is always fun to visit your blog! Thank you for your kind words regarding my father in law. I am so sorry about your friend too. He was so young and this makes it even worse. Young people should have the time to fulfill their dreams and to make a full life cycle. Unfortunately, life has other plans for us sometimes. I know this isn't a fairwell and I am sure you will come back with new ideas to the blogging community. Take good care of yourself and whenever you fell like it send a few words to let us know what you are doing!

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  3. Hey Steph! I'm so disappointed to hear that you're leaving :( It's really great fun always see your blog because you're so expressive and creative in every way! I'm going to miss you and all your gorgeous pictures! Are you absolutely sure! Please come back as soon as you can k ;) All the best in everything you do, may all your dreams come true :)

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  4. Hi Stephanie. I'm so sorry for your feelings. I liked very much your blog and your kindness.
    Thank you for your nice comments and visits to my blog as for the award. I'll miss your post and your great photos and I hope to see you here with a new post very very soon.
    Take care of yourself and send us a few words to let us know what you are doing. -:))

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  5. Hi Stephanie, I hope you'll be back soon and that you'll have your personal life back on track again...All the best and see you (hopefully) soon!

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  6. AW STEPHANIE! COME BACK SOON! =(
    i love reading your blog

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  7. Hi Stephanie,I really am so sorry to hear you'll stop posting..I had a great time reading your recipes and thank you for all the nice comments you've always made..I hope and pray that whatever the obstacles are right now, you won't have to face them for long..Do come back and do drop us a line from time to time..Wish you all the best!!!

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  8. I'll miss your posts but hope you are doing well!

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  10. I'll miss you SO much...if you ever want to talk just shoot me an e-mail okay.

    I wish you the best and hopefully we'll get to see more of you soon, you are an amazing person :-)

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  11. honestly, you guys are such fantastic individuals. (:
    thank you all for your concern, wishes of well being, the "ill miss yous", and even the personal emails that were sent.
    really brought a smile to my face.

    thank you all for everything

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  12. Hi Stephanie, I wish you all the best in life and hope you'll be back soon with another amazing recipe.

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  13. Aww... I hope you will be back soon EA - miss seeing your wonderful comments on my blog :( Will stop by to check if you are out of hiatus! ciao for now, sweet friend xoxo priya

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  14. Oh no...I sure hope you aren't leaving for good!! You are so sweet and I love your blog...just know, that you will be on my mind and missed very much. Life can be so overwhelming sometimes that we all do what we have to do for our own good. Come back and post when you WANT to because you are loved by all of us in the blog-o-sphere!!
    Oh and I like chocolate covered potato chips so why not bacon!!
    Take care of yourself....your fans will always be here =)

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  15. no im not leaving for good, ill miss writing, cooking, and esp my blogger friends too much.

    ill still be dropping by from time to time to see your recipes & ill be sure to leave you guys a hello & comments.

    & chocolate covered potato chips sound amazing, it will for sure be added to my "to-do" list ~

    thank you all

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  16. Hi Stephanie,
    It's not long that we meet and now you are taking a leave, I hope everything in your life goes very well and you come back with your delicious recipes soon. We will miss you a lot!
    This sign off recipe of chocolate cover bacon is just rocking!
    God bless.
    Be happy stay healthy and always keep smiling.
    Sutapa

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  17. I hear ya...I know it's hard to keep up the routine and still live life! I have sadly cut back on visiting blogs every single day...just don't have the time w/the kids and all!

    Well I hope you don't stay gone for long...even posting every now and then would be good b/c your post are always great! XOXO

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  18. Dear Stephanie
    Very interesting and unique.
    Have a nice day

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  19. dear stephanie,
    ur blog is amazing....first time here...impressed very much
    I'm happy follower of ur blog now.thnX for posting do visit my blog when time permits
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  20. wow, interesting... its like something epic meal time will come out with.

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  21. The recipe looks GOOD! I love chocolate, and I am pretty sure this combination tastes delicious. Coco is a very cute dog, you should blog more pictures of it whenever you can. I will be missing you....take care and enjoy life :)

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  22. What a interesting and unique post. i love this artcle and this blog is truly amazing.

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  23. Hi dear...hope you are doing great there. Wish to see you back again :)

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  29. I'm so sorry for your feelings. I liked very much your blog and your kindness.
    Thank you for your nice comments and visits to my blog as for the award. I'll miss your post and your great photos and I hope to see you here with a new post very very soon.

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