Oh man check it out! Minneapolis elbowed the East and West coasts in the stomach wicked hard without even looking- and then Minneapolis flipped both it’s fists up and totally punched both coasts in the face for a simultaneous insane knock out blast!!! East and West Coasts sank to the ground, defeated, and Minneapolis just looked straight ahead like no big deal and let out a spectacular primal scream, fists still in the air! It was so incredible! (Hmm. Can you even picture that? Like how Jackie Chan knocks out two bad guys that are behind him not even looking? Does that make any sense? It’s 2PM, I’m not usually up this early, so just bear with me, and try and watch more ninja movies.)
Home cooks of the Twin Cities. I thank you. 300lbs of Hormel Black Label Bacon was cooked in 21 different ways for the good people of Minnesota. “Epic” is an oft misused and abused word, but works nicely this time!!! We are all so pumped!
Hey you guys check the heck out all the recipes!!! And the winners!!!
People’s Choice Awards:
· 1st: Heather Manley: Bacon Bourbon 3-way
· 2nd: Chris Newberry and Ashley Newberry: Porky’s Bacon Apple Crisp
· 3rd: Andrew Schmitt: My Date Loves Bacon
Judges:
· Wendy Jacobson: Minneapolis Happening
· Cameron Borne, Saffron Restaurant & Lounge of Minneapolis
· Nicky Stein-Grohs
Judges’Choice Awards:
· 1st: Bryan Strickland and Alex Desnick: Bacon Sushi
· 2nd: Ethan Grossman and Luke Hall: Bourbon Bacon Bark
· 3rd: Jason Gauz and Jill Gaux: Pig on a Date
Full Contestant List & Recipes
· Jason and Jill Gauz: Pigs on a Date (goat & brie cheese, dill, lemon juice, bacon wrapped date)
· Kim Blesi: Bacon-licious Chocolate Chip Cookies
· Jim Blesi: Double Bacon Baked Beans
· Kristen Olson and Kimberly Sebesta: Vanilla Bourbon Shortbread Cookies with candied bacon (shaped like a pig or snout)
· Dana Nelson: Double Wrapped Bacon Chestnuts
· Heather Manley: Bacon Bourbon 3-Way
· Kate Watson: Bacon Rum Truffles (bacon, dark spice rum, sea-salt, semi-sweet chocolate, ganash)
· Diane Combites: “Too Good to be Bad”(Brownie, bacon pieces soaked in honey, whipped cream, beer, caramel sauce)
· Bryan Strickland and Alex Desnick: Bacon Sushi
· Chris Newberry and Ashley Newberry: Porky’s Bacon Apple Crisp (apples, cider, rolled oats, maple syrup, sugar, bacon)
· Jordan Jones and Whitney Jones: Ragu Bacognese (bacon, tomato sauce, noodles)
· Jordan Jones and Whitney Jones: Bacon Essence Popcorn (popcorn, bacon, salt)
· Ethan Grossman and Luke Hall: Bourbon Bacon Bark
· Nick Garcia: Bacon bowl stuffed with habanero mac & cheese
· TJ Turner: Bacon Pecan Pie with maple bourbon and bacon whipped cream
· Libby Holden: Bacon Pound Cake
v Margaret Martin: Candied Jalapeno Bacon topped with tequila, chocolate, fresh lime & pineapple
· Monique Garza and Joe Garza: Chef Boy’r Mojo (bacon wrapped bacon with secret mojo sauce)
· Jack Winkles: Spicy Spring BLT Rolls
· Nathan Yaffe: Ball Hogs (Bacon risotto croquette with bacon pesto)
· Andrew Schmitt: My Date Loves Bacon
Prizes sponsored by:
Portion of procedes benefit Women’s Education Project!
