Note: Read my breakdown of the burger's components to see how I came up with this recipe. - makes 4 burgers - Ingredients 8 ounces pork butt, trimmed of gristle, and cut into 1-inch cubes 8 ounces good-quality slab bacon,...
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"Drummond says she's caught her guests stuffing these little guys into their purses." [Flickr: nonelvis] Jalapeño poppers have no redeeming nutritional value, no cult following (at least not one I am aware of), and aren't exactly the classiest of foods....
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Note: Read about making animal-fat mayonnaise for a full recap on the science behind these recipes. The jarred mayonnaise added to the food processor at the start makes it easier to create a more stable emulsion. If you are an...
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[Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] Bacon, Pear, and Cheese Sandwich: You know, because sometimes a grilled cheese is just not enough. You deem that what that classic could really use is a bunch of bacon. I mean, when has that ever...
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[Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] If you've ever wondered how to make vegetables taste as good as they possibly can, please pick up Barbara Kafka's Vegetable Love. It's a massive book, and luckily has nothing to with healthy living. It's basically...
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Growing up in a bacon dynasty, Tanya Nueske of the famed Nueske's Meats in Wittenberg, Wisconsin, naturally eats a lot of bacon. While most of us grew up eating a simple hot dog on a bun, the Nueske's dogs wouldn't...
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[Flickr: Robyn Lee] I consider Spaghetti alla Carbonara one of my culinary secret weapons. No matter how sad the state of my refrigerator, chances are that I have all of the ingredients on hand to produce a steaming and...
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The following recipe is from the September 16 edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here! I have a problem with salad. This problem has nothing to do with a leftover childhood...
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I set out to make Lex's Roast Chicken with Bacon and Spicy Coffee Rub from Ari Weinzweig's Zingerman's Guide to Better Bacon a few days after Labor Day weekend. The weather had cooled down to the point where I was...
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When you decide that you are going to write an entire book devoted to bacon, it's pretty much a given that the recipes are going to be good. Ari Weinzweig has filled Zingerman's Guide to Better Bacon with some truly...
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