I opted to make Inside Out BLTs. And yes, I can read your minds, this recipe works best in tomato season, with the juicy ones from your garden, but they are pretty damned good with plum
or roma tomatoes also. So, C'mon, put your right foot in and lets hokey. Preheat your oven to 400. In a large skillet, cook your bacon over medium heat

until crisp, then drain on paper towels, and chop it up. Get some gorgeous Romaine lettuce,

chop that up and set aside. Take some of your favorite BLT sandwich bread, my favorite for this dish is Rye, but I only had white on hand, and I didn't feel like getting my lazy ass back in the car to go back to the supermarket. Anyway tear up your bread,

throw it in your processor, and make fine bread crumbs.

Grate some Parmesan cheese. Here you go.

Now put it all these ingredients in a mixing bowl, along with some olive oil, and set aside.
Prepare your tomatoes. Here is your tomato.
When I hold one it reminds me of a testicle. Kidding. Now, Halve your tomatoes lengthwise.

Scoop out the insides, leaving a 1/4 -1/2 inch shell.
Sprinkle the inside of each shell with black pepper.

Brush them with some Mayo..

I use Hellmanns exclusively. MOUND bacon mixture into your tomato halves.

MOUND brings other images into my mind, I am refraining from telling you about it , though. Transfer these beauties to a baking pan. Sing the theme song to The Brady Bunch. Just seeing if you're listening. Roast these guys uncovered for 10-12 minutes, or until the tomatoes start to wilt.

Aren't they lovely?

Aren't they adorable?

Try them, your guests will love them.

Promise. Pinky Promise. You want to know the best part of this recipe... it can be doubled, quadrupled, or oct-tupled, just follow the basic recipe on my key ingredient card and multiply correctly, for crissakes. I have dec-tupled it for a fourth of July party last year. It works. It's an "asked for." If you don't know what an "asked for" is , email me and skip to the lou, my darling.
Onto my comment part of the post. I LOVE comments. I do the happy dance when I get coments. I try and religiously answer each and every comment I receive by commenting back on YOUR blog. It's only polite and I do have some manners and some form of etiquette in my bones, believe it or not. I appreciate you reading my gibberish and I sooo ENJOY reading all of your stuff!! HOWEVER, I have to bring to fruition some of YOUR comments. Because some of you make me laugh, some of you piss me off, some of you are liars!Hahahahaha.. You know who you are, you are like the few, the proud, the marines. XXXOOO..
Just a word.. if you are new to me, you might not get what we're talking of here..these innuendos or comments.. you'll have to catch up if you so choose. And I hope you do.
Oh Boy Lord, where to begin.. How about with you,
Monica writes, Can I have some cOck with that cake please..
Monica, it would thrill me beyond belief if you had cOck with your cake..Frost it and go to town, honey! Just not my FFH's. Although he has plenty enough to go around, I ain't sharing.
Cassie says Tyler, that is MY GUY TY, can squeeze her lemons anyday,
you flewsy you, and she says she could say something pervy about her mouth watering..
bet I could say something pervier and I bet it would make your head spin. Try me. I am soo up to the challenge Cassie, My Guy Ty squeezing your freaking lemons, don't piss me off missy!
Natashya writes What Cute Pink Balls Your Husband Has,
my husbands balls are my business, lady , and I make certain they are never blue.
Proud Italian Cook informs me She loves my fantasy with Tyler
What in the world makes you think I am fantasizing?
PigPigsCorner, and Cathy from
Noble Pig, think Tyler is looking at THEM, and not ME!
Those are fighting words in my neighborhood. C'mon put up your dukes, let's get down to it! Hussies.
The
Food Librarian knows Tyler is looking at me, but THINKS Tyler is Cooking for her and George Clooney.
Care for another drink there sweetheart?
Something Sweet by Karen says I'll fight you for him.(meaning my guy Ty, his hotness.
You will regret it. Go on back to Mr.Rogers Neighborhood.
DoggyBloggy almost wants to talk dirty after my posts, and they somehow get him all worked up.
Um, I'm sorry, but is that a bad thing? He knows I need something, but he doesn't know what I need.
Then I have no use for you.
Elyse wants to give my Cause You've Had a Bad Day song theory a try and she is going to follow my lead and try christening rooms, airports, taxicabs and the like..
Your boyfriend can thank me via mastercard or visa.
Short(dis)order cook DOES feel a certain connection with vibration when her Kitchen Aid is a running, and Kiefer is on the brain... Oh,
Tamilyn got a vibe also.
Question is ladies, did you act upon that vibe? I hope you dance.
Chef E wants to sit on My Guy Ty's lap and have him feed her ribs, and then she wants to use him as a human plate.
Been there, done that. He's no virgin anymore. I broke the man. Why can't anyone handle me?
Sugamama wants to marry me.
And your annual income is? And one more question, do you have any hidden talents involving cherry stems?
Kendra doesn't like thongs but prefers to go Commando
With high heels ,a bun in your hair, waving a frying pan, and ruby red pouty lips on??
Kim tells me to Christen a laundry room in a model home.
With who, wearing what, door opened or closed? Positioning?
Sara wants me to incorporate the kielbasa in every post,
Sara.. just spend the damned $3.99 and buy one. Depending on your stamina it may last 2 maybe 3 romps.AND
Passionate eater wants me to enlarge the kielbasa.
Enlarge it yourself.. see my tips on sucking a rib to do so.You can do it, pretend your bobbing for apples.
Cathy knows it is normal to christen rooms, and thinks everyone has
, not everyone has our loose moral values, Cathy, and she tells me to go and play with a banana.
Why , you need a few new tricks there, Cathy?
Culinarywannabee can't get through a paragraph without blushing
Expect me to believe that one, don't think so, cutie pie.
Wandering Coyote and
Joie de Vivre will never look at Food Network the same again..
Good then, my mission, since you accepted it, is accomplished. Told you ALL it was my fervent hope that your mind wanders to the johnsons of the food network chefs every now and again. It's a good thing.
Amy calls ME a nut, HOWEVER she's the one who admits that she laughs and drools at the same time. Not only does that sound nutty Amy, that sounds rather maniacal.
Spryte and Katherine wonder how I get anything accomplished when all I do is christen rooms? Must I repeat myself ladies, I am Wonder Woman, I am multi-talented, I am double jointed in all the right places, and I drink large Dunkin Donuts coffees daily!
Joie de Vivre claims that reading my blog is her naughty pleasure.Glad to be of assistance. She , along with MommyGourmet, will never listen to the song Cause youve had a bad day the same way again. It's all about the thrust, ladies, it is the thrusting song, glad you see it my way.
Karen loves all the crack pictures. Karen, you love the crack pictures.. hey, whatever floats your boat is fine with me;)
Debby says I am a sex kitten. MEOW!
5starfoodie LOVES all the cracks..
I guess like they say he's a leg-man, you're a crack woman. I am a johnson woman myself.
Jesse says I am a sick sick woman and she loves me.
Umm, Jesse, I am the sick woman? Your blog is titled We All Go Poopie.I love you right back.
Ingrid, sweet Ingrid, enjoys the fact that I like to be punished by Tyler, she calls me a bad, bad girl, and says I am a bad influence.. her mind goes where it shouldn't.
Thats where you are wrong Ingrid, that is where your mind belongs, in the gutter.
Ingrid also admits she does naughty things with the wooden spoon I lent her.
Pot calling kettle black regarding punishment, lady!
Jan enjoys the visual of me in a tiger print thong.
Kinda insulting you don't enjoy the vision of me as little Bo Peep.
Megan needs a cold shower, she says, after reading my posts.
My advice Megan, screw the cold shower, just find your guy, and get down to business.
Now
Queen of Comments, Cheryl has plenty to say, hold on to your horses people..She comments Oh My Fing God, I am so excited, I would do anything for Tyler, he makes my heart throb if you catch my drift,
Nah, Cheryl , we're all idiots, we don't get it, explain! My posts want to make her rent a porno.
Why rent when you already own so many? She rates her husbands farts between 1-10. They make an Olympic sport of farting. Those are her words.
Guess youre not rear entry people? She says she COMES to read my blog for her daily turn on.
Glad to oblige. She calls herself perv#2.
Who, then, Cheryl, is Perv #1?
I thank you for the comments, I thank you for playing back and for not taking me too seriously.
Okay, back to the BLT's - although did enjoy the critques - I am a playwright - I get a lot of critques ....so blow past them and do my work.... yes, Hellmann's. No Miracle Whip. It may be King of the Midwest but it does not work!
ReplyDeleteroflmao....kudos my dear! Gave you a shout out (very discretely) on my blog regarding well hung horses :p. Tomatoes look great....I like anything that is stuffed ;)
ReplyDeleteI'll bet you feel better getting that off your chest. Happy 50th and I like the idea of an outside-inside BLT.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to your blog everyday! This looks like a great recipe. Thanks for keeping it light!
ReplyDeleteOk, I get the hint, I'll buy my own kielbasa! Nice tomatoes too, would have never equated tomatoes with testicles - you sure are a creative one!
ReplyDeleteHey, wasn't I talking about the cake? LOL
ReplyDeleteThe inside out BLT is a great idea!
You know I was so worried about the comment stuff I just realized you have made a 'Molecular Gastronome' blog and 5 Star brought it to my attention, we call it 'deconstruction of a BLT'...now I am hungry for one!
ReplyDeleteI emailed you, privately. Suffice it to say that you made me laugh, and I am home recovering from girlie surgery. Ouch.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Loved the recipe, too.
BTW, what I really said is that I don't know how you manage to be a mom, stepmom, wife and a sex kitten. Girl, I can't think of being a sex kitten if I've had a busy day. I guess I'm getting old...
I'd love to pop a few of those babies in my mouth, they look amazingly yummy!! Hahahhahahahahahahhahaaaaaaaahaaaa, I think I'm going to be laughing in my sleep tonight...
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness....you're hysterical! I don't know what to say. I know you'll just one up me. LOL!
ReplyDeleteI sure wish I liked tomatoes. Guess I'll just eat a bowl of the filling.
~ingrid
Tomatoes=testicles...never thought of it that way. The inside out BLT looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteYou are right about Emeril, seems squishy, short and squishy. And you are going to hate me, but Ty doesn't do it for me. I know, what's wrong with me?
You are seriously the funniest blogger I know. Thank you for the comic relief!
Your blog is always so fun! The tomatoes, oh, what a great idea, delicious!
ReplyDeleteROFLMAO....oh my god this post made me laugh not to mention drool at the sight of your Inside Out BLT's. These are definately on my "to cook" list.
ReplyDeleteI always get a laugh reading your blog. You definitely spice it up. :)
ReplyDeleteyou are so hilarious! I was chuckling, esp. about that testicle part..LOL... those tomatoes look good! Yum! And yeah, I'd add a bit of red pepper flakes for some zing...
ReplyDeleteI wonder if these would be good with peanut butter....
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Donna!
Ah! You're so funny. That keilbasa comment made me laugh out loud. I can't wait to see what you come up with for your 100th post or your 1 year blog anniversary!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to it :-)
Hey, you looking through my windows? LOL You know me so well already. BTW, its a CAST IRON pan I'm holding.
ReplyDeleteThe tomatoes look amazing!
What great comments! So glad I was able to make the list up there. I know this comment is going to be a total letdown after reading all the funny, witty ones above, but I must get off my chest how good these tomatoes look. Definitely good enought to take centerstage in a food fantasy!
ReplyDeleteOkay, did I say the Kitchen Aid did it for me or the washer? I'm screwed if it was the washer because now that the new one is stacked, there isn't enough room from the top of dryer to the ceiling to sit :(
ReplyDeleteI make something similar with cherry tomatoes that are raw with the blt filling inside. I should try larger tomatoes as it would be easier to fill and not take 18 hours to make enough for the party!
You go girl-I can count on laughing every day I stop by :)
I love this inside-out BLT app Donna! Very original and scrumptious! But I am pretty disappointed in this post. Where is the kielbasa picture or the picture of a shirtless George Clooney, Tyler Florence, or even FFH?!? I need my daily man-protein, and I count on you to deliver.
ReplyDeleteI love your twist on BLT!! mmmmmm....They look so yummie:)!!!
ReplyDeleteWoman...you crack me up! I'm fairly new to your blog, but believe me, I haven't failed to notice all the innuendo (impossible)...always brings a smile to my face. This recipe looks great, too :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great spin on a BLT, I will definitely try this when my tomatoes come up.... seems like so long from now.
ReplyDeleteI loved your comment responses!
This is exactly the kind of laugh I needed to get my day started! Seriously, can we expect to see the stand-up version anytime soon?? I almost forgot about the tomatoes, but I can't really forget anything with bacon. Nicely done on the win as well!!
ReplyDeleteThe inside out BLT's look great. Happy 50th post!! I loved reading the comments and your responses. Once again, I love your blog, Donna, and look forward to checking out your new posts!!! Your blog is so much fun...nothing boring about it!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing. Has anyone told you that lately?
ReplyDeleteSo, regarding farting on an airplane. While the engine sound will not smother the odor, it's very easy to not worry about fellow passengers thinking the smell is wafting from you. With so many people in such tight corners, it's easy to blame it on the strange looking fellow in seat 9C! Or, the screaming baby two rows behind you. Try it! I guarantee your digestive track will thank you.
Donna, congratulations on your 50th post! You have a fantastic blog and I look forward to visiting every morning. You're such a talented cook with a very wicked sense of humor. Don't change.
ReplyDeleteOh, I forgot the inside out BLT's llok fantastic! This would be a side my husband would love!
ReplyDeleteCalm down girl...LOL...
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I look forward to your post everyday, makes me laugh..hahahha. Congrats on your 50th post! Those inside out BLTs look amazing.
Ok, here you go. Remember that old board game Clue? With my husband, standing up while wearing a mini skirt AND who said the laundry room had a door? we laugh about that everytime we go to an open house : )
ReplyDeleteYour response to reader comments made my morning...I quite enjoy your sense of humor! By the way...the recipe looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the recipe but the reply to comments was funny as hell! YOU rock my world woman!
ReplyDeleteAhhhh hahahahahaha!! That was so much fun! (And those tomatoes look fantastic, too!) Yay for your 50th posts. Keep doin' what you're doin' (and I know where your mind is going) because your blog and your sense of humor are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYou are so funny. I love your blog! Thanks so much for visiting mine, it pales in comparison to your "descriptive" posts.
ReplyDeleteVery creative idea!! I love the inside out version!
ReplyDeleteThat was a hilarious post! I was laughing out loud for at least a minute before I typed my response. I wont get into the 'ownership of Tyler' debate here. But as far as the appetizer goes, I am a vegetarian but the pics sure looked tempting :) I'll probably substitute the bacon with something else but its a nice idea to start off a meal :)
ReplyDeleteI can always count on either blushing or laughing when I read your posts (or both). The BLT tomatoes look to die for - you are so clever.
ReplyDeleteThe tomatoes look amazing and you totally crack me up :) Anything he chooses to tell me with that sexy accent works, I really love it when he yells :) and as few clothes as possible please ;) He is one sexy sexy man :)
ReplyDeleteThese tomatoes look amazingly good -- I can't wait to try them. And thanks for another super fun post; you are certainly one of a kind in the food blogosphere!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments on my blog, too. I also do the yippee skippee dance when I get comments!
ReplyDeleteYour tomato appetizer looks totally wicked. I might have to try that sometime!
Oh yes Donna! Yesterday, I read your shout-out to me and Sara, and loved it! Sorry for my ambiguous comment, but I meant to say that though I learned greatly from your detailed instructions for enlarging kielbasa to become an erect sausage, I am still a visual person, and hoped for some step-by-step photos to assist me. Thank you for your lessons, Master Donna. However, I still need me my Clooney, Florence, and pork sausage pix! ;)
ReplyDeleteOh yum. I love these way more than the BLT salad I made a few months ago. This is a bit naughtier in terms of ingredients and upping the bacon quotient. I'm afraid that's as lewd as I get today.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your 50th post. I didn't think a BLT sandwich could get any better until I saw these goodies. Great appetizers and men would love them.
ReplyDeleteSam
I just love your web site. Its not only full of great recipes that I want to try (like your brownie bites) but it is full of humor, which is always appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI had to come back for another peep show! I am so making these tonight for our dinner!!! and hubby hates bacon, but shhhhhhh...I will say it is Procuito :)
ReplyDeleteI was laughing so hard at this delicious post and all of your visitor comments that I just forgot what I wanted to say. You are certainly a colorful person and it shows in your food!
ReplyDeleteI like the tomatoes! And I'm glad I didn't wind up on your list. :)
ReplyDeleteThose tomatoes look delicious! Perfect appetizers without tons of bread.
ReplyDelete50 is a milestone! Nice job. And nice tomaters!
ReplyDeleteLove the appy! This is by far the funniest post I have read today .. I don't think I will ever look at kitchen tools the same again :)
ReplyDeleteThe tomatoes look great... nice little appetizer!
ReplyDeleteOMG I am laughing so hard now.
ReplyDeleteholy cowabunga! i've seen a stuffed tomato before, but that sounds amazing! i'm drooling!
ReplyDeleteI think I may make the blt's for a party I'm having next week. Thanks for posting. And you crack me up!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of inside-BLTs! They look SO delicious! And pretty, too! It's lucky you can get such beautiful tomatoes at this time of year. I totally agree with you on the Hellmann's. It's the only kind I will ever use!
ReplyDeleteAnd what's wrong with a little crack? I made your ice cream cake roll today-- so there was a little crack, so what?? :P
these look yummy, will be trying them when the tomatoes are ripe in the garden!
ReplyDeleteOh MY! I just came by to say thanks for stoppin' by my blog. Boy, did I come by on a good day or what? LOL You're funny! I'll definitely be back. Oh and I love your recipe. Can't wait to try them little 'mator things. :)
ReplyDeletenothing for me no come backs oh he did come back
ReplyDeletethose look so good!
ReplyDeletemy boyfriend would loveeee these
you have no use for me?
ReplyDeleteOh Donna: I have to wipe my brow. I am laughing to hard best of luck to you. Great recipe keep having fun.
ReplyDeleteNeat food! I haven't been visiting long enough to offend you, but sooner or later I will! I've seen me do it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! And, I love the idea of your appetizer party--I did something similar, The FIrst Unconfidential Cooks' Dinner Party, and it was so much fun!
ReplyDeleteAs any one can tell you I am not a veggie fan, however I think I could actually just maybe eat this. The pics make it look good, no really.LOL..I would love to enter the chili cook off, e-mail me the details..mdaniels1986@yahoo.com Thanks
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I love tomatoes...and ever since my husband made the mistake of telling me how much he hates the sound of squishing tomatoes, I make sure to sneak up behind him and bite into tomatoes right next to his ear. Mwahahaha....
ReplyDeletelol! great post! love the inside-out idea!
ReplyDeletehappy 50th postiversary to you! This might be my first time commmenting on your blog ... but I'll be back ... I can't resist the craziness .. or the food!
ReplyDeleteLove the tomato recipe. I'll give it a try when I quit rollong on the floor and I can find some good tomatos. Your hilarious!!!
ReplyDeleteLove this recipe. I will try them soon.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! They look really tasty!
ReplyDeleteOh I swear girl, i have gotten so behind recently and it is GOOD to catch up! I almost pee'd myself with this post. I had a bad day.....
ReplyDeleteI have a proposition (okay that sounded inappropratie), IDEA about doing some cross linking or cross blogging. Interested? I will be throwing some love back at your for this post!
Woman, these look great. I was looking up apps for my dinner next Saturday and these caught my eye. I am so going to make these. Thanks for the recipe and the laughs! I will let you know how these babies turn out.
ReplyDeleteI'm making these pronto! What a great way to get rid of the bread (my idea) when you are slashing calories. I love a BLT and can easily do without the bread.
ReplyDeleteUhm, wonder what they'd taste like with just a tad of mozzerella cheese sprinked on the top or maybe parmesan?
It's raining and cold this morning so its easy to exite me☺