Blog entries tagged bacon

Fresh Chile and Corn Chowder with Leek and Bacon

Dave DeWitt — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100

I went to the South Valley Farmer's Market looking for lettuce, since ours had peaked a month or so ago, and found some beautiful leeks. But what to do with them? But then I found a corn chowder recipe in the latest Saveur magazine and realized that I could adapt it and substitute the leeks for the onions, use fresh green chile and corn, which I also...

My Perfect Breakfast

Dave DeWitt — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:00:00 +0100

When I lived in Richmond (VA), April was the time of the shad run up the James River, and my friends and I would be on the banks casting weighted jigs into the rapids to catch them. It was amazing how long it took to land a large shad--three pounds or more--in the swirling current. Sometimes, 20 minutes! I had to be very careful because the shad have v...

Nduja: The Spicy, Spreadable Salami

Dave DeWitt — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:00:00 +0100

I am constantly amazed to discover spicy Italian foods I've never heard of before. Marco Budinis, one of my Italian chilehead friends, recently attended Natalidea, a Christmas trade show in Genoa, where he bought some nduja and sent me a pic of it, below. Nduja is a soft, spicy hot, spreadable salami considered to be one of the most famous, if not the most famous, of typical...

Maple Bacon Lollipops?!

Gwyneth Doland — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:00:00 +0100

Thanks to FFBBQ's favorite bacon fan, Trisha Sauthoff, for sending in a tip about the maple-bacon lollipops sold by a San Francisco candymaker called Lollyphile. They're made with real maple syrup and itty-bitty chunks of delicious smoked bacon. Mmm...bacon! The pops cost $10 for four, $24 for 12 or $52 for 36. Oh, and Lollyphile also makes absinthe flavored pops. What a combo!