Caffeine Cowboy Writes Again by J.B.Blocker
There is a good reason that I chose the moniker Caffeine Cowboy and not the Coffee Cowboy.
To some
extent, the oriental half of me also enjoys, appreciates, and respects Teas of all kinds.
I did not want to be eliminated from that culture.
I did not want to be eliminated from that culture.
And then of
course, there’s Chocolate!
Coffee: The Mediterranean half of me demands at least two cups of very strong coffee before I can talk or even see straight. Throughout the day, if I am in writer’s mode, I am constantly brewing another cup.
Like my hero
Beethoven, I prefer to make my coffee one cup at a time. No pots of coffee for
me. I turn to my home made cold water filtered syrup, my one cup pour over
steep and strain brewer, or my French Press.
I think
nothing of squeezing out an espresso at anytime day or night. In fact, it is
hard for me to pass an espresso machine without grabbing a grupo and creating
coffee essence art for the soul.
Last night
was a normal night for me. I was planning out my upcoming day and found myself
brewing a cuppa. I might have added a dash of whiskey.
Chocolate: The stars were aligned the day I made
friends with Clark about 20 years ago. That’s Clark Guittard of the Guittard Chocolate family! From then
on, I have been introduced to the wonderful world of chocolate beyond
Hershey’s. He took me on a tour of chocolates from different countries, how
they were prepared differently, and how many wonderful products they make with
chocolate.
When I crave
dessert, chocolate comes to mind. When I grocery shop. I consider whether I
have chocolate mint ice cream, cookies, and a few other odd chocolate nibbles
at home.
Chocolate
and Coffee are my friends.
Bacon:? It is my belief that bacon is good
with pretty much anything. BLT is my go to comfort food with tomato/basil soup.
If I-Hop and Denny’s didn’t have bacon, I probably would not eat there. More
bacon is way better than not enough.
I am a
connoisseur of bacon! It is a wrap for quail and dove, it is the skin around a
perfect meatloaf, and the perfect topping for any hamburger or salad. If it
could be in a dessert, I’d give it the benefit of the doubt.
Is there a way to combine the three!
I give you Chocolate sprinkled Bacon and a hot Cup for breakfast, a brunch
snack, or a lure for other bacon fiends.
Here’s how: Chocolate Chip Bacon
Start out with at least a dozen crispy strips of bacon.
Chop up your chocolate of choice
( I prefer semi-sweet, but
frozen 3 Musketeers, Snickers, and chopped Butterfingers also work )
Sprinkle the chips of chocolate over
the bacon and nuke for 20 seconds.
Grab a cup of coffee, and your gun to
guard your Bacon Chips from preditors!
You’re welcome!
The Caffeine Cowboy
- J.B. Blocker is a media consultant based in Collin County in North Texas. Advertise with J.B. by calling 469-334-9962. Email: jbnorthtexas@gmail.com
