In the February 2008 issue of Bon Appetit Magazine… King of Pork Bruce Aidells recommends a recipe for Coffee Marinated Bison Short Ribs braised with bacon. Fresh, locally grown winter vegetables are sometimes hard to find, but turnips are usually good this time of year and one way of preparing […]
Dispatches from the Bacon Nation
Chex Mix, Bacon Unwrapped Style
A few weeks ago, The Pioneer Woman Cooks posted a recipe for homemade Chex Mix. Reading it brought back fond memories of my youth when my mom would make this stuff in truckloads. She would then store the Chex Mix in large tupperware bowls and used Schwan’s ice cream […]
Interview with Dave Lefkow, Co-Founder of Bacon Salt
It has been almost a year since two Bacontrepreneurs named Justin and Dave first introduced Bacon Salt to the world. I recently caught up with Dave to see how things are going and to find out what baconlicious plans the Bacon Salt team has in store for 2008. Following is […]
Bacon Nation Unwrapped: The House of Bacon, Resolutions
Recent news from the Bacon Nation… Meat House is the new Gingerbread House. Bacon makes a nice roof for this Potato, Bacon, and Cheese Casserole. Screw diets…take the Bacon Challenge in 2008. Another New Year’s resolution idea – use Bacon Salt to create a new cocktail every month. Time for […]
Bacon Pumpkin Pie
To celebrate my 400th entry on Bacon Unwrapped, I decided to bake a pie. Yes, you read that correctly. I have now written about bacon 400 times in the last 2.5 years of my life. And while not every entry has involved me eating bacon, I’m guessing at least […]
Hormel Black Label Maple Bacon
Between the Bacon of the Month Club, bacon I enjoy from various butchers and farmer’s markets (here and here and here), and the random bacon I pick up here and there as I’m out and about, it’s pretty rare that I purchase pre-packaged bacon from supermarkets. I realize not everyone […]
Bacon Wrapped Corn Dogs
Last night I broke in my deep fryer with some bacon wrapped corn dogs. The pre-packaged bacon wrapped hot dogs I used for this project were purchased at Phoenix Ranch Market. This particular brand was perfect for the job because the hot dogs were nice and thick, and […]
Bacon in Gourmet Magazine (1/08)
When I picked up the latest copy of Gourmet Magazine and saw that the theme of the month was Southern cooking, I just knew – before I even pulled back the cover – that bacon would be bursting out the seams of this issue. And boy was I right. I […]
Bacon in Bon Appetit Magazine (1/08)
The January issue of Bon Appetit Magazine is really lacking on the bacon front. Shame shame shame. Following are the only two items in this month’s issue: Radicchio is highlighted as “the green of the year” and the article includes a recipe for Penne with Radicchio, Spinach, and Bacon. Michael […]
A vote for Jim Gaffigan is a vote for bacon
I lied. The previous entry was not my last entry of the year, because something very important was just brought to my attention. Comedy Central is hosting a Stand-Up Showdown to determine “the funniest stand up comedian alive.” And Jim Gaffigan has vowed to eat a piece of bacon for […]