trading treats tuesday and the winner???

Dear Reader:

It's Trading Treats Tuesday once again. And, THANK YOU SO MUCH for last week's treats!!! I loved your comments. They were happy little bloggy surprises in my inbox. But now, on to this week's treat:

Bacon.

There is nothing quite like crispy (not flabby) crunchy greasy bacon.

Nothing.

And there is nothing like the total inconvenience of actually cooking bacon.

Too bad you can't have bacon without bacon grease.

But wait! You can, my friends! You can! This Trading Treats Tuesday, let's celebrate pre-cooked bacon and all that it brings to the classic BLT.

Nuke it for just a few seconds and you've got hot, crunchy bacon, ready to top off summer's ultimate sandwich. Because nothing (except Wapiti) says summer than BLTs -- especially if they're made with fresh-from-the-garden, homegrown, sun-ripened tomatoes.

It's extra-super nice when your kind and generous neighbors (who actually heed the prophet's counsel and PLANT A GARDEN) take pity on your with your miserably hard, dull orange store bought tomatoes, and share their bounteous harvest with you:

And even better 'cause you didn't have to stink up your house with the smell of cooked bacon. And even more better 'cause you didn't have to coat your kitchen with a layer of bacon grease. And even more better-ER 'cause you didn't have find a way to dispose of that pesky congealing bacon grease. True, the pre-cooked stuff is not quite as tasty, but the conveniences far outweigh that minor failing.

And then, to top it all off, how great is it when your mom brings you a lovely loaf of homemade bread to use in the making of your fabulous BLT??????

So there you go, THREE treats: pre-cooked bacon, and my generous neighbor's homegrown tomatoes, and homemade bread from dear ol' Mom.

And now, as this Trading Treat Tuesday is, in fact, my 100th post, it is time to announce the winner of the Sack Lunch Conspiracy 100th Post Contest! But first,

THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!!!!!

to all of you who played! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE your comments. And I have to say that, with the exception of Kninsa's Lucille Ball-like antics in a vat of pomegranate seeds, I love the same things you do. (Thank you for reminding me of all that is good in life.)

And so,

without further ado,

the

winner,

totally and completely non-biasedly picked in a highly technical procedure by our friends at Random.org,

is:

Ubermom's BFF, Kristen!

Kristen, I am (unfortunately) still working on your prize pack. But, if you, or Ubermom, will drop me a little note (thelunchlady.slc@gmail.com) with your address, I will get it to you as soon as it's done.

Thanks for playing along, dear readers. I really do love you all!

Even though I don't have a prize to bribe you with today, I would love to exchange treats with you! What are you loving this week? Leave a comment!

tomato picture originally downloaded by hatschiputh