Bacon bread is the stuff that awesome days are made of. Soft, doughy bread loaded with bites of salty, smokey bacon is the blend of all of my favorite things. It’s absolutely irresistible. But when you add the fact that this loaf of bread is so easy to make — it gets even better. So you could make this every single day and live happily ever after (though, for your health, you probably shouldn’t do that).
As far as serving suggestions I leave that to your imagination. For me, I like to eat it warm with a bit of butter. I’m sure it makes great sandwiches too — a totally out-of-this-world BLT comes to mind…but I’ve never had it around long enough to try.
Ingredients for Bacon Bread
12 bacon strips, diced
1 loaf (1 pound) frozen bread dough, thawed
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 envelope (1 ounce) ranch salad dressing mix
Directions for Bacon Bread
In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat for 5 minutes or until partially cooked; drain on paper towels.
Roll out dough to 1/2-in. thickness; brush with 1 tablespoon of oil. Cut into 1-in. pieces; place in a large bowl.
Add the bacon, cheese, dressing mix and remaining oil; toss to coat.
Arrange pieces in a 9-in. x 5-in. oval on a greased baking sheet, layering as needed.
Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes or until doubled.
Bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
Cover with foil; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until golden brown.
Call it what you will (road rage, negligence, whatever…) but karma is going get you, especially if you’re a big jerk.
A Camaro driver was trying to pass on the right hand side, a dangerous move but one that is more and more common these days. He nearly sideswipes a pickup — and the pickup driver reacts by boxing him in against a big rig. Clearly both of these drivers are antagonizing each other now.
The Camaro driver wasn’t going to stand for this. Instead, he attempts a high-speed pass on a grassy median. Predictably, the buffoon loses control of the car, hits the pickup, and sends them both into the path of the tractor-trailer. All three end up going off the highway. Fortunately it doesn’t look as if anyone was seriously injured.
For the record, I’m not sure the semi-truck was acting totally uninvolved here. Could he have let off the gas to let both drivers go by?
What are your thoughts, who do you think catches the blame here?
Need an idea for dinner tonight? This looks super yummy and will be super easy to make! All you will need is some bacon, Pillsbury flaky dough and cheese! It’s cheese and bacon what is there not to love? A lot of people come out with quick and easy bacon recipes but we all know they do not always live up to the hype. This one however? You will be so happy you tried it, not even just because of the quick and easy factor, but because it is oh so delicious!
Mary A. Mullaney was an 85-year-old Wisconsin woman who passed away leaving behind 6 children and 17 grandchildren. “Pink” as she was affectionately known, was so adored by her family that they wrote the most amazing obituary for her, filled with her very own advice to the rest of the world.
Reading this story makes me want to be a better person, a more holistic person, someone who will forever more be more than a corporate prop, worrying if I have *enough* for tomorrow! Her life makes me want to remove my own plastic wrapping, the wall I’ve built around me many decades ago, and touch the world, and be touched by it.
Read her obituary below…
Mary Pink Mullaney
If you’re about to throw away an old pair of pantyhose, stop. Consider: Mary Agnes Mullaney (you probably knew her as “Pink”) who entered eternal life on Sunday, September 1, 2013. Her spirit is carried on by her six children, 17 grandchildren, three surviving siblings in New “Joisey”, and an extended family of relations and friends from every walk of life. We were blessed to learn many valuable lessons from Pink during her 85 years, among them: Never throw away old pantyhose. Use the old ones to tie gutters, child-proof cabinets, tie toilet flappers, or hang Christmas ornaments.
Also: If a possum takes up residence in your shed, grab a barbecue brush to coax him out. If he doesn’t leave, brush him for twenty minutes and let him stay.
Let a dog (or two or three) share your bed. Say the rosary while you walk them.
Go to church with a chicken sandwich in your purse. Cry at the consecration, every time. Give the chicken sandwich to your homeless friend after mass.
Go to a nursing home and kiss everyone.
When you learn someone’s name, share their patron saint’s story, and their feast day, so they can celebrate.
Mary Pink Mullaney with her family
Invite new friends to Thanksgiving dinner. If they are from another country and you have trouble understanding them, learn to “listen with an accent.”
Never say mean things about anybody; they are “poor souls to pray for.”
Put picky-eating children in the box at the bottom of the laundry chute, tell them they are hungry lions in a cage, and feed them veggies through the slats.
Correspond with the imprisoned and have lunch with the cognitively challenged.
Do the Jumble every morning.
Keep the car keys under the front seat so they don’t get lost.
Make the car dance by lightly tapping the brakes to the beat of songs on the radio.
Offer rides to people carrying a big load or caught in the rain or summer heat.
Believe the hitchhiker you pick up who says he is a landscaper and his name is “Peat Moss.”
Help anyone struggling to get their kids into a car or shopping cart or across a parking lot.
Give to every charity that asks. Choose to believe the best about what they do with your money, no matter what your children say they discovered online.
Allow the homeless to keep warm in your car while you are at Mass.
Take magazines you’ve already read to your doctors’ office for others to enjoy. Do not tear off the mailing label, “Because if someone wants to contact me, that would be nice.”
In her lifetime, Pink made contact time after time. Those who’ve taken her lessons to heart will continue to ensure that a cold drink will be left for the overheated garbage collector and mail carrier, every baby will be kissed, every nursing home resident will be visited, the hungry will have a sandwich, the guest will have a warm bed and soft nightlight, and the encroaching possum will know the soothing sensation of a barbecue brush upon its back.
Above all, Pink wrote — to everyone, about everything. You may read this and recall a letter from her that touched your heart, tickled your funny bone, or maybe made you say “huh?”
She is survived by her children and grandchildren whose photos she would share with prospective friends in the checkout line: Tim (wife Janice, children Timmy, Joey, T.J., Miki and Danny); Kevin (wife Kathy, children Kacey, Ryan, Jordan and Kevin); Jerry (wife Gita, children Nisha and Cathan); MaryAnne; Peter (wife Maria Jose, children Rodrigo and Paulo); and Meg (husband David Vartanian, children Peter, Lily, Jerry and Blase); siblings Anne, Helen, and Robert; and many in-laws, nieces, nephews, friends and family too numerous to list but not forgotten.
Pink is reunited with her husband and favorite dance and political debate partner, Dr. Gerald L. Mullaney, and is predeceased by six siblings.
Tereasa Surratt and David Hernandez aren’t your typical couple. Instead of dreaming about their perfect house in the suburbs, they dreamed about their perfect house in the trees…their own perfect Tree House.
They came up with the idea for their Wisconsin estate when they realized one of their favorite trees was dying. Tereasa’s father christened their new home by hanging a rope swing on a giant elm… but the tree had Dutch elm disease.
Tereasa and David decided that their tree house should finally be built…
Not only that, but they were going to build their grown-up-kid’s playground on their dying, favorite tree.
The pair got a group of carpenters and designers together to work on the tree.
It wasn’t long before things began to take shape.
It started out as an idea for a tree house like a little kid’s…
But it turned into something MUCH bigger.
They chose reclaimed wood and vintage hardware for the tree house (or “house that just so happens to be in a tree”).
It’s full of little nooks and crannies.
Complete with the remaining healthy limbs poking out here and there.
It’s truly an adult’s playhouse.
Not to mention a work of art.
Plus, Tereasa’s father’s rope swing still hangs from his favorite tree.
It takes some crazy carpentry skills and money to create a tree house like this one, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t embrace your OWN childish dreams!
These two guys are on a show called “Chef on the Water.” It features chefs competing with each other in a most interesting way. Before these chefs can cook, they have to catch what they want to cook first!
In the video from their show, these two men are holding their fresh-caught Mahi Mahi in front of the camera. They certainly look very proud and happy about their trophies. But what’s about to happen next is something they never expected.
Watch closely the fish on the right. It is about to disappear in a way that nobody saw coming. How? If you are thinking that the fish is just going to slip away from the man’s hands on its own, you are so wrong. We are not going to spoil the surprise but you are definitely going to get a good chuckle out of this.
Shania McDonagh is only 16 years old and was one of the thousands of competitors in the Texaco Children’s Art Competition in Ireland.
When you see what she entered, it’s no wonder that Shania won the first prize with her drawing of a fisherman, titled “Coleman.”
Shania McDonagh
This is what she drew…and no, this is not a photograph, it’s a drawing!
Shania McDonagh drawing of a fisherman, titled “Coleman.”
The detailing of her work is just mind-blowing…
The jury of the competition described her work as “one of the most talented artists of her generation, and one whose skill could see her become one of Ireland’s foremost portrait artists of the future.”
Share this amazing drawing with your friends on Facebook. Show Shania some support!
This baby is asked to pick up words off the ground that Dad tells him to pick up. The baby picks up the word and reads the word on the card out loud. May not be considered full reading, however recognizing a word and being able to speak it at this young age is an advanced great achievement.
Amazing yes… but it doesn’t just pop out of thin air…this is parents really giving time and play…teaching. Loved this adorable cute smart little fellow.
This Cheese Danish recipe is so easy to make, that yes, even my husband has made this one before!
This is a quick and easy recipe for cheese danish that my family simply adores. We love it best still warm from the oven, but it will keep well for a couple of days if it’s well covered and placed in the refrigerator.
It also reheats well in the microwave for a few seconds. Try this simple recipe for your own family and see if they don’t rave about it too!
Ingredients for Breakfast Cheese Danish
2 cans ready to use refrigerated crescent rolls
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 egg white
Glaze:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions for Breakfast Cheese Danish
Preheat oven to 350* degrees and grease a 13X9-inch baking pan.
Lay a pack of crescent rolls in the pan and pinch the openings together.
Beat the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg together until smooth.
Spread the mixture over the crescent rolls evenly and then lay the second pack of crescent rolls on top of the cheese mixture and brush with egg white.
Bake for 35-45 minutes until the top is golden brown.
This barber is fulfilling his civic duty by performing community service for the week. For our barber in this story, that means free haircuts! Having a nice haircut can help raise ones self esteem and sense of worth. So when these customers experience their haircuts for free, they each respond in kind…well almost. You’ll see what I mean in the story that follows.
One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut. After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, “I cannot accept money from you, I’m doing community service this week.”
The florist was pleased and left the shop. When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a ‘thank you’ card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.
Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, the barber again replied, “I cannot accept money from you, I’m doing community service this week.”
The cop was happy and left the shop.
The next morning when the barber went to open up, there was a ‘thank you’ card and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door.
Then a politician came in for a haircut, and when he went to pay his bill, the barber again replied, “I cannot accept money from you. I’m doing community service this week.”
The politician was very happy and left the shop. The next morning, when the barber went to open up, there were a dozen politicians lined up waiting for a free haircut.
And that, my friends, illustrates the fundamental difference between the citizens of our country and the politicians who run it.
REMEMBER: POLITICIANS AND DIAPERS SHOULD BE CHANGED OFTEN AND FOR THE SAME REASON.
