Amy Hooper - Bacon: 45+ Mouthwatering Recipes for Appetizers, Main Dishes, and Desserts

Bacon

Hobby Farms Presents Volume 11K 2014

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Amy K. Hooper

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By Amy K. Hooper

the word adventurous struck a colleague as an odd choice when applied to bacon. Hes the perfect candidate to look through this issue because there is So Much More to cured and smoked pork than the typical breakfast serving or a BLT sandwich.

Count me among the aficionados who love to talk about meat candy. One of my first destinations at the county fair is the vendor with the deep-fried chocolate-covered bacon. Oh, my goodness. My fondness for this food isnt limited to the dressed-up version, though. I will try just about anything decorated with bacon.

Have you seen comedian Jim Gaffigans declarations about bacon as the most beautiful thing on Earth? When he calls bacon bits the fairy dust of the food community that improve everything and turn a salad intro an entree, I have to nod my head. Dont you?

We hope that youll nod your head often as in, Yes! THAT is going to happen while perusing these recipes. Weve got you covered from morning to night, including desserts and cocktails.

Youll also find detailed instructions for making your very own bacon. You read that right: home made bacon. Turns out just about anyone can create it. Turn to right now. What are you waiting for?

More than a recent trend, this meat transcends time and continents.

BY SAMANTHA JOHNSON

How much do you know about the common styles of this pork product?

BY JENNIFER MACKENZIE

Choosing the source of your bacon is just as important as choosing the cut or flavoring.

BY LISA MUNNIKSMA

Cover image by Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock

You have options beyond the frying pan.

BY CHERYL MORRISON

Heres what you need to know to make your own home-cured and smoked bacon.

BY RYAN AND WENDY WILSON

Workshops teach traditional butchery and curing methods.

BY AMY GRISAK

Recipes for cheery bacon breakfast pizza; crumbled bacon, egg and cheese casserole; and apple-maple-bacon muffins

BY SAMANTHA JOHNSON AND PAULETTE JOHNSON

Recipes for marmalade bacon loaf, chive & bacon cornbread, bacon-studded biscuit cinnamon rolls, and bacon & sweet pepper cheese muffins

BY JENNIFER MACKENZIE

Recipes for bacon mac and cheese; beef and bacon burgers or meatball subs; BLTs; Cheddar, bacon and apple panini; and chicken salad with bacon

BY PATRICIA LEHNHARDT

Recipes for mini bacon, olive and jalapeo cheese balls; bacon and mango spring rolls with peanut sauce; crustless quiches with bacon and sun-dried tomatoes; bacon and brie phyllo parcels; and candied bacon with cardamom

BY FIONA GREEN

Recipes for bacon and kale savory bread pudding, bacon-and-spinach-stuffed pork tenderloin, Bolognese with a hint of bacon, bacon-wrapped salmon pinwheels with parsley sauce, and bacon-wrapped turkey roast

BY PATRICIA LEHNHARDT

Recipes for beef, beer and bacon stew; cream of bacon soup; and bacon & black bean soup

BY SEPTEMBER MORN

Recipes for bacon and tomato pasta, chicken breasts with bacon and mushrooms, and bacon and veggie frittata

BY AMY GRISAK

Recipes for buttermilk cornbread with caramelized onions and bacon, Asian succotash, bacon-y braised Brussels sprouts, and bacon-fat seared cabbage with caraway and lemon

BY NICHOLAS YOUNGINER AND KEVIN FOGLE

Recipes for spinach salad with bacon, strawberries, feta and honeyed pecans; mixed green salad with bacon, walnuts, pears and blue cheese; bacon and grilled peach salad; and bacon and shrimp kale salad

BY FIONA GREEN

Recipes for spiced apple & candied maple bacon galette; bacon blondies; bacon, cranberry and pecan chocolate bark; and dried cherry and bacon bread pudding

BY ASHLEY ENGLISH

Recipes for bacon, bacon, bacon bloody Mary; bacon hot chocolate with bacon marshmallows; bacon caramel milkshake; and orange bacon bourbon cocktail

BY PATRICIA LEHNHARDT

Check out some surprising uses for bacon drippings!

BY JENNIFER DODD

More than a recent trend, this meat transcends time and continents.

BY SAMANTHA JOHNSON

once upon a time, bacon wasnt an integral part of international cuisine. During those barren days many centuries ago, the irresistible delight of bacon didnt exist as we know it today and that perfect pair bacon n eggs consisted of nothing but... eggs!