Bacon!

Bacon-flavored vodka seems to be all the rage right now, with a couple of expensive and hard-to-find versions out on the market. But making your own seems like a perfect fall weekend project. Plus you can make enough to give as hostess gifts or other gifts for the upcoming holidays. This recipe is courtesy of the blog Brownie Points:

First up -- RSmitty is totally in the spirit with this for lunch today with Bacon Alfredo Pizza from Lean Cuisine. Now, Bacon Alfredo does not exactly compute with Lean Cuisine, but one day we'll hook this Independent brotha up with an expense account lunch of filet wrapped in bacon:

We're getting plenty of suggestions for Bacon Blogging and this week's entries come from RSmitty a faithful reader and the foodie team of UI and Free Radical.

Just what the world needs -- a When to Eat Bacon decision tree. Click on the image for more detail. W

Just so everyone knows what is going on here:

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