So our beach trips with my husband's friends are notorious for being on the pricey side. Not because of travel costs or too many side trips taken, too many souvenirs bought or an expensive rental house. Nope. When it comes down to it, our trip cost is only inflated by one thing....food.
Overbuying tends to be a problem on the trip, although there is one person who takes overbuying to an entirely new level.
Four years ago, we sent him to the store to buy some frozen ravioli for dinner. Four bags would have been sufficient...he came back with 8...or maybe it was more. My mind has tried to block out the whole incident....we ate ravioli for way too many meals.
This year we were spared from ravioli....but not from the overbuying. This year's product of choice: bacon. An absurd amount of bacon. I think in one trip alone, a minimum of 5 lbs of bacon was purchased. Seriously?!
I mean, don't get me wrong...bacon is great, especially when it is baked to extra crispy so it melts in your mouth when you eat it. But after eating bacon three mornings in a row and knowing there were still unopened packages of bacon in the refrigerator, well, I'm sure you get the picture.
While browsing around on Pinterest one evening, I happened to peruse my "Sweet Eats" board and there, in all it's glory, was my pin for Pecan, Bourbon and Bacon Brownies from Bluebonnets and Brownies. YES! A way to use up some of the vast amounts of bacon still left in the fridge while creating something chocolaty good.
I didn't make these exact brownies because I didn't have everything needed to make them. (Although I WILL make these exact ones someday...I mean bourbon and pecans and brownies?! What could be better than that?!) But I figured I could come up with something similar using a simple box mix from the store and doctoring it up a bit.
Most people in the house were skeptical...I mean not many people think of throwing bacon in brownie mix. But convince them I did, and 30 minutes later the most ooey, gooey, chocolaty brownies came out of the oven with just the tiniest hint of saltiness from the added bacon. Not much else to say but yummo!
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