Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurants are not only comforting you with cheese and bacon, but also with hours of comfy thoughts in your online world. Now you can become a fan of "The Comfort Place" or download an actual application that will put "24 Hours of Comforting Awesomeness" on your Facebook wall. Now you can become a fan of "The Comfort Place" or download an actual application that will put "24 Hours of Comforting Awesomeness" on your Facebook wall.

The application was created to tie in with the popular Grilled Cheese Bacon Burgers, launched on January 27:

To extend the comforting goodness of the Grilled Cheese Bacon Burgers, both Hardee's and Carl's Jr. are embarking on a digital campaign to provide even more solace to their customers, especially their core fans of "Young, Hungry guys."¹

As awesome as that all sounds, I think they had us with just the burgers.

Become a fan or download the application at:
facebook.com/carlsjr.


1 Carl's Jr. Press Release, February 22, 2010

Gee, that Bill sure is a lucky boy! His mom lets him have TWO wieners and wraps them all with bacon to boot!

MMMMMMM... BACON!

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1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Pepper
4 Clove Garlic peeled
1 Tablespoon Worcetershire Sauce
1 Cup Vegetable Oil
1 Teaspoon Basil Leaves
1 Beef Chuck Roast
1 Cup Wine Vinegar
2 Cups applewood chips

Directions:

Insert the tip of a knife in meat and push garlic into meat. Combine oil, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, basil and pepper.

Place meat in a plastic bag; add marinade. Refrigerate overnight. Soak chips in water for 30 minutes; drain.

Prepare fire - when coals have grayed over, arrange around drip pan and add chips to coals.

Drain meat, reserving marinade. Place roast on grill over drip pan. Grill 25 minutes, covered.

Brush occasionally with marinade. Turn roast, grill an additional 20 minutes for medium. Remove garlic before serving.

The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson opened last night with this "promo" for a new show entitled "Eddie & The Barbeque Guy." Eddie Izzard has always been one of our favorite comedians so we really shouldn't pick on him, but being a vegan he's also a moving target.*


Watch this hilarious clip here.

*Eddie Izzard isn't really a vegan... it's just a joke. Watch the damn video already and you'll figure it out.

• 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 7 tbsp chili powder
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp hot pepper sauce
• 2 15 to 16oz cans of red kidney beans (drained)
• 1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes
• 1 15 oz. can tomato sauce
• 6 oz. beer (1/2 can)
• 3 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Cook ground beef in olive oil with onion, garlic, salt and pepper until browned well in a large pot. Break up meat with spatula as you cook. Drain off fat. Add bell peppers, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder and hot pepper sauce. Continue to cook on low heat for 3 minutes while stirring. After 3 minutes, add the remaining ingredients and gently bring to a boil. Allow to simmer for 15 minutes then turn off heat and allow to cool. Refrigerate overnight. Chili is ALWAYS better the next day!

Serve with grated cheese and chopped onions.