Bacon IS a trail snack.

I often wonder what happened to the man who MADE the Food Network what it is today?  In the late 1990's early 2000's you couldn't get away from "BAM!" or being told to "Kick It Up A Notch!"   He was everywhere and to that I say bravo to his marketing and branding team... they did an amazing job.   In 2007, the Food Network said good-bye to Emeril...dropped him like a hot potato actually. Sad I thought, since he nearly single handedly launched the little cable network and made it what it is today. I have to thank Emeril for re-igniting my interest in food... food as a celebration!  I watched his show religiously, writing down the recipes, trying them out and, I'm not embarrassed at all to tell you I was failing miserably.  That was until I started to read, and I mean REALLY READ cookbooks.  Of course I had all of Emeril's cookbooks;          I hig...