International Bacon Day Recipe Celebration

Thanks to all the August participants on the Merry Monday Link Parties, I have a bunch of recipes to share on this International Bacon Day Recipe Celebration 2014!

Now, nobody knows who started this International Bacon Day and it’s not even a real International holiday, but do we really need a designated day to celebrate bacon? Of course not! But before we get to the bacon recipes, let’s look at some fun facts about bacon…

Bacon Fun Facts

• Supposedly, bacon is one of the oldest cured meats around. In fact, the Chinese were preserving and salting pork bellies as early as 1500 B.C.
• The word “bacon” has its roots in a combination of French and Germanic dialects.
• The unofficial International Bacon Day is celebrated on the Saturday before Labor Day.
• Americans eat about 18 lbs. of bacon a year!
• The phrase “bring home the bacon” can be traced back to 12th century England. In a town called, Dunmow, the English church promised to give any man a side of bacon if could swear before the congregation that had not quarreled with his wife for a year and a day. Hmm…if that was the only way to get bacon in the present world, I bet there would be many baconless homes.
• Holy smokes! 1 tsp. of bacon grease contains 38 calories and is around 40% saturated fat, so please eat bacon in moderation 🙂

Now that you’re armed with some bacon knowledge, are you ready for some bacon overload? Let’s get to it!

International Bacon Day Recipe Roundup

1. Potato Pizza @With A Blast
2. Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Dates @So Much To Make
3. BBQ Baked Beans @Balm to my Soul (site no longer running)
4. Grilled Sweet Peppers Wrapped in Bacon @Home Is Where the Heart Is

1. Mango Pecan Salad with Orange Vinaigrette @So Much To Make
2. Quick Simple Pasta Salad – BLT Pasta Salad @The Coupon Challenge

1. Gifts from the Kitchen, Bacon Jam @The Painted Apron
2. Sun-Dried Tomato and Bacon Spread @Anderson + Grant
3. Bacon and Ranch Cheese Ball @Anderson + Grant
4. Creamy Corn Dip with Bacon, Tomato and Green Chiles @The Painted Apron

Made #5 and my kids LOVED it with crackers. I used a can of diced tomatoes w/green chiles in it. Will be making this again.

1. Time Saving Tuesday Baked Bacon @O Taste and See
2. Bacon Chive Cornbread Waffles @Sustaining the Powers
3. Bacon Wrapped French Toast @Joybee, What’s For Dinner

1. Chicken Bacon and Green Chile Pizza @Ms. enPlace
2. Garlic Ranch Pizza with Bacon @Somebody’s Dinner
3. Bacon Swiss Quiche @O Taste and See

1. Parmesan Crusted Chicken with Bacon @O Taste and See
2. Tony’s He-man Chili @Ms. enPlace
3. Avocado Tomato Chicken @This and That
4. Sheperd’s Pie with Bacon @Happy House and Home
5. Brown Sugar Bacon Wrapped Chicken @O Taste and See
6. Bacon Chili @Organized Island 
7. Bacon Cheese BBQ Chicken @O Taste and See
8. Shrimp in Bacon Blankets @Ms. enPlace

Tried #6 & #8, the trick to these is to not overcook your chicken and use a lot of BBQ sauce.

1. Perfect Cream Scones @That Recipe
2. Bacon Pecan Maple Sticky Buns @Joybee, What’s for Dinner

All these recipes look so wonderful. What recipe(s) do you want to try from  the International Bacon Day Recipe Celebration 2014 roundup?

If you have a recipe you’d like to share, link it up to this bacon recipe link-up. I will leave it open until the end of September!