Everything's Better With Bacon. Especially Bacon.

Last night Boyfriend and I decided to make a full-on, sit-down, pig-out meal. The recipe below kind of formed out two other recipes I chopped up and combined: See Chunky Monkey and Rachel Ray if you want the originals. I can't guarantee everyone will like it (Vegetarians, I'm talking to you), but if you like cheese and meat, you'll probably eat the shit out of this.Bacon Wrapped Chicken Ingredients: -Chicken breasts (2) -Swiss cheese -Ricotta cheese -Italian seasoning -BaconDirections: Fillet chicken breast. Use a meat tenderizer to...

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Bloggers: I Don't Get Them.

I recently read an entry by The Tsaritsa about a recent run-in she had with another blogger. Now, I don't know anything about the blogger in question (I've actually never heard of her before), so I'm not trying to bash on anyone. But what I did find really interesting were the some of the points The Tsaritsa has noticed about bloggers in general:"- Egotists will say anything to make themselves sound better than they actually are.- Super self-absorbed people have a hard time taking a good look at their own reflection, oddly enough, and...

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St. Patrick: I Love Him.

In case you missed the updates plastered all over Facebook, Twitter, blogcity, the internet, children at your kid's school, coworkers in the next cubicle, or the world in general, today is St. Patrick's Day. You know what that means... Time for me to eat my weight's worth in corned beef and cabbage (and some potato skins for good measure) because clearly this is the only day all year long when I can eat these items. Did I mention I LOoOOoOoOVE this shit???But while we're on the subject of getting intoxicated off beef products, I'm going...

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Sprocket Ink - You Can Find Me Here.

Something great has taken place here, friends. And I'm not just talking about the return of McDonald's Filet-O-Fish (aka "Catholic Friday"). A blogger by the name of Jerrod (from The Yellow Factor) started up a new blogging site called Sprocket Ink and asked me to one be of the contibuting editors. When I first got the invite I was totally not surprised at all and patted myself on the back for climbing my way up the blogging ladder. But my self-admiration was quickly replaced by flattery and excitement over the idea that someone else...

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Tacos.

I'm going to share with you three ancient Mexican recipes handed down through generations of TILTE family members. Boyfriend and I tried out all three last night (one of them for the first time ever) and it was a SMASH-FUCKING-HIT. Tell your mouth to get ready to water.MEXICAN RICEIngredients:-1 cup white rice (I used CalRose)-3 tbsp cooking oil (I used canola)-1/4 of a yellow onion, diced-1/4 of a medium sized tomato, diced-2 cups chicken broth-salt to tasteDirections:Combine oil and rice in a medium sized skillet over heat. Mix until...

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Monkey Brains for Breakfast.

Have you ever tried Monkey Bread? It's the shit and I'm going to teach you how to make it.Ingredients:1/2 of a 34.5oz package of frozen cinnamon sweet roll dough (or the equivalent of 1.5 tubes of Pillsbury Cinnabon Roll Dough)1/3 cup chopped pecans (I used pecan chips and just eyeballed how much I wanted to put)1/4 melted butter or margarine (I suggest real butter because margarine's stupid)1/2 cup sugar1/4 cup caramel flavored ice cream topping1 tbsp maple flavored syrupDirections:Place frozen rolls an inch apart on a large greased...

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Wedding Planning Tips According to TILTE.

A fellow blogger, Stephanie C from Seriously??... Reeeally?... Seriously?, just did a great entry about being engaged and planning a wedding and how ridiculously expensive everything in the wedding industry is. I know it's a total detour from what I'm supposed to be writing about, but I was inspired. I don't know if you know this about me, but I was totally married before. Shock! Since weddings are definitely a costly event, I thought I'd share the knowledge I gathered while planning my own. Below are my tips for keeping your wedding...

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