I went to Avant Winery over the weekend. They have something called yuppie crack which is a goat cheese filled date wrapped in bacon. It's amazing.

We've made something similar but stuff with an almond. I think you also sprinkle a little brown sugar with cayenne pepper too. I'll have to try it with a different filling.

The W in Chicago stuffs them with chorizo. Best. Appetizer. Ever.

I was just talking about the Wave Bar the other day...

MMMMM, chorizo.

Nothing like ground up spit glands and lymph nodes! ;)

I can't cook the stuff because of that. I start looking at it too closely and then I can't eat it. Occasionally though, my husband will make it as breakfast burritos with eggs, potatoes and cheese and then? It's pretty darn good... as long as I don't look at it too closely and think about it too much. heh.

I hear ya! The stuff tastes great, but mostly because of the spices they add. So, I tried Soyrizo once. It's vegan, using soy in place of piggy face parts and using the same spices. The flavor was good, but the texture was a little wierd. But in a burrioto with eggs and cheese with black beans, you hardly noticed. I suppose I could get a chorizo recipe, and sub out the meat with something else slightly more palatable.

Wait... Chorizo is made out of pig faces ?

BACON EXPLOSION FOR THE WIN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7pz3mN9JEk