When in Dallas do as Big Tex would do…. eat anything and everything fried or on a stick you can get your lips around.   I think a wise man once said ”There aren’t enough meats on sticks”?? 

Anyways, being mine and Drew’s first trip to the state fair we thought we’d make it a family affair and meet up with Eric, Kristen and their two kiddos Maddie, and Dylan to check out what kind of fried goodness we could get into….  I figured it would make for good story since where else do you find fried oreos, 4lb turkey legs, and a variety of other artery clogging collations.

First and foremost, attention must be paid to the Chicken Fried Bacon…

After visiting what I thought was more of an educational experience than a petting zoo, we ventured out to find the Chicken Fried Bacon stand we had heard so much about….  With the singing of angels, brights light shining, etc… there it was, lots and lots of fried bacon. Although it didn’t come with a nutrition label slapped on the back of it (thank god), I had to try it knowing I would make a certain skinny kid proud.  Surprisingly it wasn’t bad, it was actually kinda good, but I don’t know if I would go as far to stand in line again just to punish my arteries… just saying.

We moved on to corn on the cob that could put you into a butter-induced coma, ice cream, corn dogs, philly cheese steaks, and cotton candy- that one being a poor parenting choice, but that’s another story entirely.  So we ate, and ate, and ate some more while checking out all the rides, bands, car show (psst Santa I’ll take a new Forrester if you’re out of ideas), and of course Big Tex- Drew loved him. Overall, I think it was a successful first trip to the State Fair minus the cotton candy, and it’s always fun to hang with the older, wiser set of Badowskis…

noted below is a list of all fried foods offered…. yum!

1. Chicken Fried Bacon,

2. Fried Ice Cream

3. Fried Chocolate Cake

4. Fried Snickers

5. Fried Oreos

6. Deep Fried Latte- how they manage that one I have yet to figure out…

7. Fried Pickles

8. Fried Tomatoes

9. Fried Banana Pudding

10. Fried Sweet Potatoes

11. And about 10 different kinds of meats on sticks