Could this be better than pie?

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Oh my goodness, y'all.

My friend Jen, who has been my friend since we had lockers next to each other, sent me a package today, and while I rarely talk here about things people send me, you MUST know about this.  (And speaking of gifts -- holy cow but Zack is a popular little dude and is always amazed at the things you guys send him.  He says an exuberant THANK YOU!)

But back to the Public Service Announcement, for which I hope you'll be thankful in the long run.


There's actually something I love as much as pie.


Bacon.


Ohhhhh crispy bacon.   And I haven't had it in a long, long, long time, either.  But I can put away some bacon if it's right there in front of me.


Jen, who writes a hilarious blog Jen on the Edge, used to have a long-running series of posts about chocolate.  To keep us from the calories, she graciously tried this one and that one and wrote up her thoughts on that one and this one.  And one that had me fascinated ---


Chocolate. Covered.  Bacon.


Let that sink in for a moment.

Is the next thing chocolate covered scrambled eggs?  

No, because that would be gross.  And packaging could prove problematic.

But BACON.  That I can wrap my brain teeth around.

Thanks to migraine-tummy, I'll be trying these out tomorrow, but I'm already savoring them in my mind.  

And my mind thanks you, Jen.

Lori Anderson creates jewelry for her web site, Lori Anderson Designs, and wrote the blog An Artist's Year Off.  She is the creator of the Bead Soup Blog Party.