• While in Japan, try purchasing some heart-shaped watermelons.  — Serious Eats

• Do you know where is the Vietnamese Beef Jerky? — Grub Street

• Do you like your pizza with chicken or sans?  — The Epi-Log

• Ever see meat shaped like the United States, if not then check out photographer Dominic Episcipo.  — Eat Me Daily

• Yummy… Lobster rolls without the guilt, is there such a thing? — Slashfood

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For a new version of a BLT replace bacon with pancetta and arugula for lettuce.  Add juicy in season tomatoes and a creamy Italian cheese, called burrata.  Look for this creamy sensation in supermarkets, specialty food stores, Italian markets, or cheese shops.

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What is it about bacon that makes a grown man just fall on to their knees.  It’s as if the smoky smell lifts them straight out of their soft warm bed and brings them to their hands and knees in crawling positions straight into the kitchen where they hope for the chance to snag pieces of Juicy Strips of Succulent Crispy Cooked BACON off the stove.  

Oh Sorry! I was getting ahead of myself, let me wipe the drool off my laptop as we speak.

But for real guys… Is it that serious?!

HELL YEAH it is! 🙂

Now let me ask you this do you find Pancetta and Prosciutto to have that same affect…

Why not?  Doesn’t it all come from the same sweet tasting pork belly part of the pig?

Dang I did it again, I started dreaming of bacon!

Although these three look alike, taste similar and are used in replace for one another, they are in deed very different.  If your not sure why or how then.

Ssshhhhhhhh, step closer….

a little closer……..

(Ok! a little too close)…..

Let me tell you!

Lets start off with my favorite, I uhhhh mean your favorite, Bacon. 😉
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Labor Day has arrived!

This holiday truly marks the end of summer by giving all of those a day off of work, which to the majority of us is a blessing.

It’s a day where friends and family join together in BBQ madness, parades, and celebrations.

It’s a day where moms and dads cruise around shopping Labor Day sales.

But really though, what is Labor Day? and why do we celebrate it?

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the first Labor Day was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City as the idea of a labor movement. In 1884, the first Monday in September was chosen as the official date to celebrate this “workingmen’s holiday.”

So if your at home firing up the grill, deciding on whether you should make those succulent cuts of steak, burgers, or chicken kabobs, make sure to remember something sweet to satisfy that sweet tooth.

One last thing is to never forget something cool and refreshing to top off your day!

So although Labor Day marks the end of summer, it means that stores are getting ready to unleash their inner gobblins…

Let’s get ready for trick-or-treating and lots of candy !

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• That’sSoYummy was interviewed on The Chatterbox Show, so if you missed it check it out here!

• Garlic has a tendency to linger on your hands when cooking, find out how to remove the smell.

• Massive Cabbage topped Alaska State Fair and also wins the Guinness World Record for largest cabbage in the world.

• Can you believe that living inside Julia Child’s Cambridge home resides a vegetarian animal-rights activist, which means NO BEEF!

• New Video: Come in and take a peak into The White House Garden.

Each week we round up our most yummy posts and recipes from our friends at the Kitchn.

This week, the kitchn teaches how to make a super quick summer dessert… Peach and Biscuit Crostata.

Also in the kitchn, homemade falafel and whether they can be freezed, chip clips from Capco, microwaved lime cheesecake, secret garden treat in a jar.

• Can I Freeze Homemade Falafel?: Is it best to freeze cooked or uncooked, is the question?

• Improving On The Chip Clip: Bag Caps From Capco: Can these pricey gadgets really keep our bags closed tightly.

• Recipe Review: 2 Minute (Microwaved) Lime Cheesecake: Can it really be that simple… Possibly!

• Guess What Garden Treat Is In The Jar!: Can you guess what’s inside the jar?

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Every year the Alaska State Fair holds a giant cabbage weigh in contest where people are always vying for the prize of best growing vegetable of the year.  This year, the winner of the all time 14th Annual Giant Cabbage Weigh-Off was Wasilla resident Steve Hubacek who won for his enormous 125.9 pound green leaf cabbage, whose head measured about 21 inches across, and its leaves spanned about 5 feet.  Hubacek broke the last record which was set in Wales, United Kingdom, in 1989, was 124 pounds.

That’s almost as tall as me… but I’m 5 feet 2 inches so I guess thats not saying much but still WOWZERS!!!!!!!!!

That’s a mighty BIG cabbage.

(Image: Dean Phillips)
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In celebration of its second annual Chick-fil-A Kickoff Football Game, which takes place Sept. 5, fast food chain Chick-fil-A is giving out free Original Chicken Sandwiches to any customer wearing sports-related apparel on Labor Day, Sept. 7, at the Georgia Dome, from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

For those that might not have any sports clothing or article containing a sports team logo do not fret you still have a chance to win as well.  

Go to this spinoff website and sign up to receive a coupon for a free sandwich.

If you’re one of the first 250,000, you’ll also land a coupon for a free Coke Zero.

Does this sound like a plan?????

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Picture this…

The oh so infamous Julia Child walking into her widely used French inspired Cambridge home coming to find that it is occupied now by a vegetarian animal-rights activist.  

That is kinda funny, come to think of it!

Ever since the release of “Julie and Julia,” the house and homeowners, Lisa Landsverk, have been besieged by tourists and snapping photos of the Cambridge home and leaving their love of butter (Julia’s favorite ingredient) on the fences in honor of Julia.

“It’s a bit ironic,’’ Landsverk said, in an understatement… especially since she does not find herself to be a foodie of any sort.
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As I was browsing Serious Eats I cam across a post where they had “25 Ugly Food Tatoos,” and I was intrigued to see what people really put on their bodies.

I understand the whole “needing to express oneself” mumbo jumbo and I can apreciate tattoos that are done well… but these next 25 definitely DO NOT make the list.

You can see more for yourself on Food Network Humor‘s site….

“What Were They Thinking?!”

(Images: Food Network Humor)
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