Pigging Out @ Cheesesteak Shop

Time for another bacon foodie adventure. It happens randomly, and when my boss says, "lunch is on the company today" I jump for joy and am out-voted for my food choices because I am the only girl in the office. Not a big deal, The Cheese Steak Shop sounds good. I've had only one philly cheesesteak before in my life before and that was IN Philadelphia. I was on the rowing team and we made it to the rowing mecca of the world for the best race of my life. After we ran up the Rocky stairs we went to where he ate to be real Rocky champs. Please pause while I take a trip down memory lane....

Ahh that felt good. Anyways The Cheese Steak Shop in Walnut Creek had NO idea I would judge their Bacon & Cheese Steak Sandwich. (I just noticed I always capitalize Bacon and any Food I'm talking about, very respectful) Anyways, hold the onions and peppers, I don't need 'em. Just Bacon, Cheese and Steak. Om nom nom. I got the 10 incher.
Oh and leave room for some curly and steak fries. Gotta try it all! Like I said earlier.. Om nom nom, it was delicious and heavy and the bacon was up to par. Steak was delish and if ever we get lunch paid for again, I wouldn't mind the Cheese Steak Shop. Delish.
Grade: A-

Pigging Out @ Jack in the Box

So we all know that Jack in the Box has brought the "Marry Bacon" craze ever since the Super Bowl. Which has seemed to blow up Bacon Mania in the US. Besides the bacon shake (which I still haven't tried), the BIG deal is the BLT Cheeseburger. This burger ties together two of my favorite meals, BLT and Cheese. It couldn't get better, welllll we will have to see about that. The first shot is of me taking it out of the wrapper... Pretty unassuming fast food burger.

Oh THERE is where all the ingredients are hiding.

Let's take a few bites...Ok first I need to point out the pickles... PICKLES?!? I don't hear a P in BLT. I was very offended that there were pickles in this BLT cheeseburger. I didn't even know I had to ask for none, strike one. Now is when I feel like a dummy, Jack in the Box got "creative" when in fact they threw another name on a Bacon Cheeseburger to get Bacon fanatics like me to try the food. What is different about this Burger than any other Bacon Burger? No Ketchup/ Mustard. YUP!! That's the ONLY difference. BLT Cheeseburger my butt... I could have gotten a much better quality bacon cheeseburger with the same ingredients and Chilis/Applebees. Plus a margarita which would make it SOO much better.

I would say C- for effort and C+ for taste. (Get the pickles OUT OF THERE!)

Around the word and back again

Forever and Ever. That's how much I love my mom. My mother is definitely the top 3 most important people in my life, and today marks a very special day for my family. 8 years ago on Friday, February 13, my mother received the call we had been waiting months for. There was a heart on it's way to UCLA Medical Center just for her. A new heart for Valentines Day!

This was 4 years after the transplant (my mother was always behind the camera, and we still don't hear the end of it) So I wasn't able to locate a picture before the transplant. But look at how beautiful she is, and none of this would be possible if the donor's family hadn't decided to donate his organs. We got the call at 3:33am and I remember my dad telling me as they were leaving, having a heart transplant at UCLA is like going to the dentist, you're going to come out alive. That's what kept me comfort, and still to this day I never have not worried that anything could go wrong, because everyone leaves the dentist office alive. The power of prayer and the love of family and friends got my family through. Life went along as normal, I didn't miss any dance classes or school, my brother got to all his soccer practices, and this amazing miracle happened to the most deserving woman. My love goes around the world and back again, forever and ever.

Happy Heart Day Mommy!!

The Wall

Facebook is a website. Social website. It's how I keep in touch with (and creep on) friends. My friends know I love bacon. I would like to share what is currently trending on my wall. (Not in order of posting)

First, and thanks to Jack in the Box and the Super Bowl ad, Bacon has re-exploded. My dear friend Andy posted the link to the new website. Visit it! A lot of bacon stuff to do! I also recommend the tumbler account from Neal in the commercial. It has a lot of good material.

My little Libby and bestie David both posted the bacon shake. My sister also called me to let me know that I should try it. I tried the Denny's bacon shake during Bacon-alia, it's something you need to try once, I told myself I never needed to again.. Well apparently there is a difference between these two shakes, Jack is only bacon flavored and not actual bacon pieces like Dennys. (For good reason because Jack doesn't use "real" bacon.) Maybe I will have to try another bacon shake.
My sorority sister Austin posted this about bacon roses. If a guy showed up to my door with bacon roses I will drop to one knee and propose to him then and there. (Not literally). My ex- boss has sent me this picture before in an email.. My bacon loving ways sure get around!

David was on a roll with Bacon postings and showed me the bacon tux available at marrybacon.com. Soo tempted to buy it because currently it's 50% off AND i've always wanted a tuxedo shirt. "Because it shows I want to be formal, but I'm here to party"
A new church friend and fellow Jr High Leader Justin posted about a yahoo article about 5 new uses for bacon. Pretty interesting and I may take a few pointers! Lastly also on the marry bacon website is where you can make a bacon baby!! Here is bacon Molly!! Isn't she adorable?! I could eat her right up!