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Posts from ‘November, 2008’

More bacon-related non-food items

Meat, Bacon and Sushi-related products
As usual, found through the Epi-log.

Bacon Manifesto Draft 1, Part 1

Why bacon?
The most obvious answer is “why not”, which should satisfy every thinking person.
It should be said that bacon does deserve greater elaboration. It is a very sensual food, the smell of cooking bacon evokes pleasure in the furthest corners of the soul. Cooking in bacon grease makes even the blandest of the bland palatable.
And [...]

Christmas Cake – Stage 1

I looked at the calendar and got a shock today – only 6 weeks ’til Christmas and I haven’t started making Christmas cakes yet!
So, the first step: Boozing up the fruit.
I make a double mix up, so 2kg dried mixed fruit is needed. I usually get 1kg of premixed dried fruit and then make up [...]

Anthony Bourdain on bad food

“Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by chefs who are indifferent, or who are trying to be everything to everybody, who are trying to please everyone … Bad food is fake food … food that shows fear and lack of confidence in [...]

Carbonara

This carbonara is adapted from Jamie Oliver’s Farfalle with Carbonara and Spring Peas in his Jamie’s Dinners book. It’s getting a bit warm for carbonara, but this is a gorgeously rich comfort meal that really should be eaten as often as possible!
Ingredients:

1 packet San Remo gluten free Penne pasta (250g)
1/3 packet frozen baby peas (about [...]

let’s fry

hola baconneers!
Just putting up a general discussion thread. What would you like to see on this blog? I’ve got ideas, I’m sure other admin folks have their ideas too, but I’d like to hear what ideas you have.

Mmm… bacon icecream?

How much bacon is too much bacon?
From the Epi-Blog, Epicurious’s yummy editors’ blog:
Never enough!

welcome baconeers!

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