I love it when July 4th falls on a Friday. It's the perfect 3-day weekend where you actually start the partying on day one and either rage on through, or have a full two days to recover. Believe me, I've…
I don't know what the weather's like where you are, but in Santa Barbara we're having an actual winter! Rain! Temperatures in the 50s! I know that sounds mild to lots of people, but I swear I've never been so…
Wow, that was one lovely, relaxing week, filled with much eating, bike riding, book reading, wine drinking and movie watching. Brutus had an indulgent week, too, and if you don't believe me, just check out his bacon hangover in this…
Also known as the Viscount St. Alban, Sir Francis Bacon is best known for his Baconian method, known to this day as the scientific method of inquiry. A widely-respected scientist, philosopher and statesman, Bacon was also believed by some to…
This is interesting...a cooking site with a section devoted to telling you not only what you're doing wrong, but also how to do it right. This instructional video from chow.com about how to cook bacon is right on the money,…
Wow, seems I was not the only one to hear about the Bacon & Eggs costume. And what's even better, people have been coming up with their own version of the bacon get-up for quite some time. If you go…