One of Our Firsts

For this Throwback Thursday, I thought I'd share the very first photo of the Baconator and me from just over SEVEN years ago.  We were out celebrating my best friend's 21st birthday (thus the weird flower/vase situation), and it was a pretty big moment. This is the first time that he was meeting her and as my best friend, her approval was incredibly important. So without further ado, here's the photo:

Clearly we all hit it off, since here we are again, 3 months later, happy as clams!

And of course... Lainey was maid of honor at our wedding!

Happy Throwback Thursday, folks!

Love and Bacon,
Kelsey

It's True at 28, Too!

Guys, I LOVE Taylor Swift's song "22." Like, if I could start every morning of my life with this song, my life would be so much better. In fact, it's scientifically proven based on the last week of wonderfulness.

But you know what I've come to love almost as much? The parody that Fuse came out with this week - it's the BOMB. 

I know, I know. You can't stop playing them both over and over... like a magical round. No? That's just me? Moving on...

OMG - My day started this way, too! "It feels like one of days... when I'll just go to work. It feels like one of those days... I'll start a diet - maybe Weight Watchers. I've heard. Good things." 

And this was us tonight - Beef Broccoli and Chinese Lo Mein included... "I'm not going out, I've got this Chinese food! Then I'll just go to bed because it's 8 o'clock and I am 32!"

Do you more than relate to any of these new lyrics?

Love and Bacon,

Kelsey

Easter Candy = Kryptonite

Folks, I don't really have anything to write about tonight, so I thought I'd just admit for the world that I've been totally derailed by Easter candy. This is what happens when I am given some unsupervised time in CVS while waiting for a bus and all the Easter stuff is 50% off. Eggs are Paleo; Dark Chocolate is Paleo(ish); Dark Chocolate Marshmallow Peeps are not Paleo.

Good news is that the weekend is coming and BACON is totally Paleo friendly!

Love and Bacon,
Kelsey

PS. I totally warned you that there were boring bits ahead.

Building My Bucket List

We were watching Parks and Rec tonight (shocking) and the crew mentioned bucket lists.  Andy had some awesome things on his list like going to the Grand Canyon and being an action star and making the best grilled cheese in the world. Watching all that, I realized that I have never really written down my bucket list items.

Here's what I've gotten so far

Visit Antarctica
Run a Marathon
Swim with Whales
Drink French Wine in France
Spoon a Baby Tiger
Go to Lollapalooza
Cliff Jump (May or may not get vetoed by the Baconator)
Swim Under a Waterfall
Become Fluent in Two Languages
Ride a Motorcycle Solo
Take a Private Jet Ride
Spend a Summer Getting Really Tan
Throw a Dart at a Map and Travel Wherever it Lands
Make a Perfect Souffle
Climb Machu Picchu
Go Fishing in Alaska
Have a beautiful and happy family

What's on your bucket list?

Love and Bacon,
Kelsey

Happy Easter!

Firstly, Happy Easter!! We didn't do church or anything, but we did have friends over and do a ham and the whole thing. We've been trying to do paleo for the last couple weeks, so we made sure that everything we were eating today fit the bill.  Since we needed sides, I clearly went directly to Pinterest to figure it out and found pastel deviled eggs - perfect for Easter!

Source

The recipe is pretty straight forward, and to be honest, I didn't follow the filling at all as I've been making my mom's version since college.

So firstly, I boiled eggs. Once they had cooled, I halved them and put the yolks in a gallon bag.

After spending more time than I'd like to admit deciding which colors I wanted, I put the halves in a cup of cold water with a few drops of food coloring and a capful of white vinegar and let them sit for 45 minutes. 

While these bad boys marinated in the dye, I set out making the filling.  It's pretty easy actually, especially now that I've been using the zip top bag method. Take all the yolks and put them in the bag, add about 1/2 cup mayo (we used homemade paleo mayo), add 1/4 cup finely chopped onion, add 1/8 cup finely chopped pickles (about 1-2 pickle spears), 2-3 tablespoons yellow mustard, and salt and pepper to taste. Then seal the bag and mash the heck out of it!! Once the filling is sufficiently mashed and you've seasoned to your liking, snip off the corner and BOOM - instant pastry bag perfect for filling the little yolks! (Thank you Pinterest for that tip! No pun intended...)

Once they got to the color I wanted, I set them out on some paper towels to dry off a bit 

Ta Da! Easter Deviled Eggs!

What did you do for Easter? Any Pinspirational Projects?

Love and Bacon,

Kelsey

I Love Amy Poehler

I don't like The Office. I love Amy Poehler.

It was a toss up on whether or not we'd like Parks and Rec, so we just assumed we wouldn't.  What a terrible idea!!  We started watching it last week and legit cannot turn it off. We are almost done with the third season - yes, THIRD season! If you've never seen it, you absolutely need to go to Netflix right MEOW.  

Yes, it's a comedic mockumentary, but it's so funny!! It's a bit awkward, but you just want to cheer and cheer and cheer for Amy's character, Leslie. Rashida Jones is hilarious and uplifting; and I have a newfound appreciation for Aziz's special brand of humour. 

So really, go forth and watch this goodness. 

Love and Bacon,

Kelsey

Advances in Bacon Goodness

Guys, prepare to have your mind blown. You know me, I've got a membership to the bacon of the month club and I pretty much stand by the statement of "if there's no bacon, it's not breakfast." So what is this advancement?

Drum roll please...

Bacon Scope! Ok, it might be a joke, or some kind of a viral marketing stunt, but c'mon guys, BACON mouthwash?!? I'm not sure if I love it or hate it. Kinda like those bacon mints I got in my Christmas stocking... Verdict is still out in those.

So what do you think - if it is a real product, would you try it? Or better yet, if you could take one everyday item and make it into bacon, what would it be? I'll share my answer tonight :)

Love and Bacon,
Kelsey