“Violets are blue
Bacon is red.
We love you so much,
and we’re glad you’re our friend.”
Bacon is red.
We love you so much,
and we’re glad you’re our friend.”
For our beloved (and soon-to-be-famous) Danny Rivera’s last theater performance at Georgetown, Eclaire and I wanted to do something really special. We couldn’t do roses because Danny is much manlier than that, but were aiming for that sort of sentiment, at least.
This is where the internet came to our rescue. A dozen bacon roses. Perfect for the manly men in your life.
To put together this greasy token of undying love, you will need:
1 package bacon, the thicker the better
bamboo skewers
green food coloring
muffin tin
Caution: you will get greasy. REALLY greasy. Have lots of soap on standby.
Take a strip of bacon and start rolling it like.... well, like a fruit roll-up, only bacon. You have to roll it pretty tightly at first so you have a place to stick the stem later. When you’ve got the whole rosette assembled, you can arrange the outer petals artistically. I do apologize that you’ll never look at a rose the same way.
If you have a mini muffin tin, you can just pop that rose in there and move onto the next one. If you have a normal muffin tin, use tin foil to make a bacon support ring. That sounds weird, but here’s a picture, you’ll get it.
Put the tray into a 375 degree oven for about 15-20 minutes, until the bacon is cooked-pink but don’t let it burn! Cooking time will depend on your muffin tin situation, but you know what cooked bacon looks like.
While your bacon is baking, dye your bacon skewers. The best way is to put a drop of food coloring onto the skewer and rub it into the wood. Your fingers will get stained green, but this is why you’re doing it after the bacon. Because we don’t want green bacon.
So, let your skewers dry completely, and when your bacon is done you’re going to want it to sit on a paper towel and de-grease anyway. When everything is set, poke the skewer through the bottom of the bacon rose, and arrange the roses in a... vase? Cup? Idk, whatever you have on hand, really.
You might wanna use toothpicks to hold the whole thing together, especially if the roses are looking rickety. Deliver with utmost love, but avoid dogs on the way.
This is where the internet came to our rescue. A dozen bacon roses. Perfect for the manly men in your life.
To put together this greasy token of undying love, you will need:
1 package bacon, the thicker the better
bamboo skewers
green food coloring
muffin tin
Caution: you will get greasy. REALLY greasy. Have lots of soap on standby.
Take a strip of bacon and start rolling it like.... well, like a fruit roll-up, only bacon. You have to roll it pretty tightly at first so you have a place to stick the stem later. When you’ve got the whole rosette assembled, you can arrange the outer petals artistically. I do apologize that you’ll never look at a rose the same way.
If you have a mini muffin tin, you can just pop that rose in there and move onto the next one. If you have a normal muffin tin, use tin foil to make a bacon support ring. That sounds weird, but here’s a picture, you’ll get it.
Put the tray into a 375 degree oven for about 15-20 minutes, until the bacon is cooked-pink but don’t let it burn! Cooking time will depend on your muffin tin situation, but you know what cooked bacon looks like.
While your bacon is baking, dye your bacon skewers. The best way is to put a drop of food coloring onto the skewer and rub it into the wood. Your fingers will get stained green, but this is why you’re doing it after the bacon. Because we don’t want green bacon.
So, let your skewers dry completely, and when your bacon is done you’re going to want it to sit on a paper towel and de-grease anyway. When everything is set, poke the skewer through the bottom of the bacon rose, and arrange the roses in a... vase? Cup? Idk, whatever you have on hand, really.
You might wanna use toothpicks to hold the whole thing together, especially if the roses are looking rickety. Deliver with utmost love, but avoid dogs on the way.
