pinspired recipe: bacon cheeseburger dip is delicious

It's kinda a skewed concept: You're poor, so you invite people over to watch football, and make food. While I may be sparing myself about 20 calories, I probably spend just as much.

That doesn't matter when it's worth it, though! The other day I made this delicious looking bacon double cheeseburger dip!

Well, that's what the original picture looked like, anyway. Take a less experienced cook and food photographer, and this is what you get:

Pre-lettuce....

Post-lettuce [and grubbing, obviously.]

It may not look as delectable and presentable as the original, but lemme tell you- It was delicious! Here's how to do it: 

Needed [to make enough to keep at least 8 people happy]: 

• 1 lb ground beef
• 12 strips of bacon
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 8 ounces of fat-free cream cheese [trying to save myself SOME of the calories!]
• 1 cup of fat free plain greek yogurt [or sour cream, if you're not cutting calories]
• 1/2 cup of mayonnaise
• 1 1/2-2 cups of cheese, your choice. We used cheddar and pepper jack.
• 1/4 cup of ketchup
• Whatever spice you like to add when making burgers
• Lettuce, tomatoes, and any other toppings you include on your burgers.
• Tortilla chips or baguette slices

To do: 

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook the ground beef in a pan with added spices and drain.
3. Cook the bacon until crispy, set aside, but keep about a tablespoon of grease.
4. Add the onion to the grease and saute until tender. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant. 
5. Mix the ground beef, bacon, onions and garlic, cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, cheese, and ketchup and pour it into a baking dish. [I used an 9x9 dish] 
6. Bake until the cheese is golden brown and the sides are bubbling.
7. Let cool for a couple minutes, then add chopped up lettuce and diced tomatoes. 
8. Let everyone swoon!

I feel like everyone's been on the buffalo chicken dip bandwagon lately, which is delicious, but if you bring a little somethin' different, you'll earn points! And this is simple and enjoyable for everyone! [You could even make it with ground turkey for turkey burger dip, hayyy!]

If you try it, let me know!

love,
elizabethany

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gift guide: for the bacon lovers

I've talked about a lot of random bacon inspired items the past couple years [the most recent being bacon shaving cream, of course], and I'm still amazed with what I found today. Maybe it's because I'm #TeamSausage, but I don't totally get all of it. Still, I think they're hilarious and if someone you know loves bacon, here ya go!

Why have normal flavored frosting when it can taste like delicious bacon?! I can see this being delicious on cornbread muffins or different cakes, I won't lie. [$3.50!]

No need for a big ol' thing of Jelly Belly's when you can have an entire tin of bacon flavored goodness! [$6]

This also sounds delicious even to a non-bacon freak. Bacon flavored popcorn?! Wholesome breakfast. [$4]

This is also brilliant. Turn everything into bacon flavor! [$4.50]

THESE diddies are kinda neat, but even neater: You can get them in Fireball and hot sauce flavors too! [4 for $10]

This seems like a bad idea, but to each their own. If your lover loves bacon, it might be a genius idea. They'll wanna li-li-lick you all day long! Okay fine. It's genius. [$6]

I mean, sure... why NOT bacon toothpicks?! [$3]

While you're at it, might as well get some bacon floss. [$6]

And I figured while we were talking about ridiculous food items, I'd give you these options: 

Bachelorette party, sex toy party, random night where you feel like eating.. err, my mom's reading this. You get it. [$12.50]

And if you're really weird, these could be delicious. [$6.50]

Look at that! 10 things for under $10!! You're welcome my friends. And friends of my friends.

love,
elizabethany

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this is a problem, america

Before I get into this, I need to make a disclaimer: I am a huge lover of all things buffalo chicken flavored. I've made the mac and cheese, the pizza, the dip... and I plan on making all of these buffalo chicken recipes.

That being said, when this flavor of SODA is being made, our country has taken their love for chicken wings entirely too far.

That's effing disgusting. Why would anyone want to send a bubbly mess of hot sauce down their throat?! EW.

Which brings me to something else: BACON. Maybe it's because I'm not a huge fan of bacon, but I do think the fad of it is kinda funny... until fast food places start serving bacon flavored milkshakes.

Which, b-t-dubs, THEY ARE. If you have a Jack-n-the-Box around, go holler at it if you want bacon mushed into your ice cream.

Seriously, America... WE HAVE ISSUES.

love,
elizabethany

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nifty: bacon lube

It's almost time for me to start doing my holiday gift ideas, but this one couldn't wait. NOTHING with bacon can afford to be put on hold on the Internet.

Shoot... nothing with sex should wait either, so I've got a double whammy for you!

Bacon. Flavored. Lube.

The company has created a whole long line of bacon products, and they've made the lube before as an April Fool's joke, but apparently they got so many emails about it, they're bringing it back permanently! Praise the bacon gods!

Clearly this stuff makes you really hott....


There's a video of the creators giving it a try, and even though their faces are mostly showing a bit of disgust, I assume it's because they're eating lube, not because it tastes bad.



Will you get it for your honey? Or for you? I mean... it's dinner, AND breakfast, in bed. What could be better?! Plus- it's only $11.99.

love,
elizabethany

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poll: would you like a bacon martini?

It's still very hard for me to comprehend this bacon fascination that has been going on for far too long.

Now restaurants EVERYWHERE are starting to offer bacon martinis, and they're being ordered table after table after table.

There's also a million different kinds of bacon cocktails! [Okay, not millions... but dozens, for sure!]


Here are the recipes for those of you who are intrigued:

Bacon Martini

• 1/3 oz Vermouth
• 3 oz Bacon infused Vodka

The Mexican Bacontini

• 1/4 tsp Original Bacon Salt
• 4 oz Hornitos Anejo tequila
• 4 oz orange juice, fresh squeezed if possible
• 1 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
• 1 oz sweet and sour or Limeade

The Bacon Chocolatini

• 2 oz vodka infused with candied bacon
• 2 oz Godiva Chocolate Liquor
• Splash of cream

None of that sounds any sort of appetizing to me, but I gotta know something:



If you ever get a chance to try one, please tell me if you enjoy it!

love,
elizabethany

funny soaps we should all try

I'm definitely one of those people who switches soaps/products/whatever all the time just so I can try new stuff, and this list of soaps gives me even more to try and I'm pumped about it.

They're a little bizarre, but bizarre= amazing. And yes... They're all totally real.

Turn into a cougar in no time flat?! Shooottt. Sounds like a bargain!



Apparently it's stainless steel that chefs can rub on their hands so that no matter what nasty smells they had on their hands, they'll be gone!




Looks like poop, smells like strawberries! I want it now.




This is one I'll definitely pass on. I think pickles have one of the worst smells in the world. I love them, but boy do they stink.



I'm sure all of you are thinking "This is perfect for ebeth!" False. Cat food is not one of my favorite smells. I love my Slutty Cat, but no thanks to the food smell.



If this can promise to get me the Absinthe high, which it says it can, I'm buying some right now.



Can someone please explain to be the bacon fascination right now?! All of these bacon flavored, scented, etc things- I just don't understand it!

This makes me want to take a shower... Or maybe it's the stench coming off of me. Either way... Sugar Daddy where you at?! I'm trying to try new things!

love,
elizabethany

nifty?: bakon vodka

If you didn't know, I'm a huge vodka fan. I'll drink it straight out of the bottle, especially if it's Burnett's. [Yeah, I said it. The cheap stuff. 8$ for a bottle. The Woodbridge girl's official drink of choice.]

I normally reach straight for the cherry flavored stuff, but I'm still looking to try pink lemonade, and really anything fruity. Chocolate vodka scares me because I don't want to hate chocolate, and coffee/tea vodka sounds like the worst thing ever.

... Well... Until now.

They've officially started making meat flavored liquor, my friends. First up: Bacon-flavored Bakon Vodka. I S you not.

Gross. I can't even imagine. It must be like taking your bacon and cooking it in vodka.

Wait... Maybe.... hmmm...


Well, they have some recipes for everyone to try out with this "premium" new vodka. I'm going to say I'm not a bacon fan and wait for you all to tell me what you think after you taste it, ok? Kgreat.

love,
elizabethany