Month: January 2006

And I’ll have bacon for dessert, too!

And I’ll have bacon for dessert, too!

Tonight I had the pleasure of dining at David Greggory, a Washington, DC restaurant that has taken bacon cuisine to the next level.   Every Wednesday night, David Greggory hosts an evening of “Pork and Pinot.” Chef Greggory Hill prepares a collection of small plates of pork prepared in a […]

BLT on a Stick

Today’s recipe on The Bacon Show is BLT on a Stick. At last year’s Iowa State Fair, I experienced a lot of things on a stick, but definitely no BLT. Someone needs to get on that! Attendance at the fair would almost certainly double in size!

A technical approach to cooking bacon

Cooking for Engineers did an experiment back in 2004/2005 that involved cooking bacon a variety of ways to determine which method produces the best bacon. It was a two part series – you can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Methods tested include broiling, frying, microwaving, microwaving with […]

Feast of St. Anthony the Abbot

In honor of the patron saint of swine, today I am feasting on bacon as part of every meal.   So far I’ve had a bacon, egg and cheese bagel from the cafe in my office building for breakfast, and for lunch I had spaghetti carbonara from Corner Bakery.   […]

There’s a new bacon blogger in town

Going Whole Hog is a new blog covering all things pork from the other side of the pond in Italy and France. Bloggers Kate and Diva are cooking their way through Fergus Henderson’s Nose to Tail cookbook.   More importantly, they have brought to my attention that tomorrow, January 17, […]

Bacon for vegetarians

The terms “vegetarian” and “bacon” seem like diametrical concepts, but apparently at some point along the way some formerly-bacon-loving vegetarians have found a way to bring these two worlds together.   A firm called Lightlife makes a product called Smart Bacon that is mostly made from soy.   And I […]

Bacon and bananas?

Sure, why not! Although all of the crushing and chopping seems a little unnecessary. And I’d probably leave the lettuce off myself. Banana and Bacon Sandwich 1 1/2 cup crushed bananas 1 apple 4 bacon slices Salt Lettuce Crush banana, chop crisped bacon and mince apple. Mix, add salt, spread […]

Bacon Corn Chowder

Since it’s cold outside, I’m thinking of warm things I can eat. This sounds good. Bacon Corn Chowder 6 bacon strips 3/4 c. diced celery 1 sm. diced onion 1 c. diced raw potato 1 thinly sliced carrot 1 c. water 1 can creamed corn 1 c. milk 1/2 tsp. […]

Free Range Bacon

It’s hard to imagine pigs as “free range” since the term invokes images of some animal roaming around a wide open field, and most pigs spend their days laying around in the mud. But I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that I randomly came across such a thing while searching […]