Bacon bacon bacon!

This is Awesome! Here's a link for you to buy these suckers!- unfortunately, and no surprise - they're out.

Why are they out? Look at that! It's awesome! And it's bacon day, so no doubt people stocked up beforehand. See that's what procrastination will get you.

Cap'n's recipe for Datesn'Bacon.

Get moist, plump dates with no cracks in the skin and pit them yourself by making a small slit with a paring knife. I'm fond of medjool dates, and they're widely available and usually a pretty decent size. As for bacon, just try to avoid anything sliced too thickly, as it will be more difficult to wrap around the dates.

For the version you see above, each date was wrapped in half a slice of bacon and baked in a foil lined sheet pan at 350º for about 15 minutes, or until the bacon rendered much of its fat and began to crisp up. By that time the dates will have softened into a sugary paste, perfectly suited to the salty crunch of the bacon.

Sometimes toothpicks are necessary to hold the bacon in place. They make serving these gems easier on a picnic, too. As for stuffing them, I didn't. But you can. Slivers of garlic work great, as do almonds, or Parmesan cheese.

And for Bacon's sake - Be sure to use bacon toothpicks!

....and now a motivational poster, with bacon....

I'd love to see how the dog handled that...