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Archive for February, 2007

Maya Adler – Pineapple Candied Bacon Macaroons with Coconut Cream Chocolate Ganache. I caramelize pineapple with bacon fat and sugar. I add that to a coconut almond flour mixture and candied bacon. I serve it with a dark chocolate ganache that instead of using heavy cream I use coconut cream.  [Read More]

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Cecily Albertelli – bacon-apple cider cupcakes Dish Description:  Was your favorite meal growing up the classic midwestern treat pork chops and apple sauce? Well if it was, imagine it for dessert!!  I present to you bacon-apple cider cupcakes!  This delicious treat begins with an apple cider cake studded with brown-sugar  [Read More]

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Rebecca Beach – Grandma’s Bacon Breasts It’s my Grandma’s recipe (so you know it’s good), my mom and I decided to call it Grandma’s Bacon Breasts! These breasts, stuffed with dried beef and wrapped in bacon bake for 4 hours in a heavenly sauce until the flavors meld. Topped with slivered  [Read More]

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Jennifer Berman – Spicy Bacon and Tomato Soup This is a recipe for something so simple but SOOOOOO good. And wonderful Nueske’s bacon will absolutely send this dish into orbit. Spicy Bacon and Tomato Soup (8 servings): Two 28oz cans of San Marzano tomatoes – 
6 slices of wonderful –  [Read More]

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Anjali Bidani – Bacon Peanut Brittle The recipe is derived from one I used to make a salted pistachio and almond  brittle that filled my holiday gift tins this past winter.  It was addictingly delicious, but I knew it could be better…with bacon (as many things are).   Peanuts seemed  [Read More]

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Nick Chipman – Bacon mac and cheese pie Description of the dish: A macaroni and cheese pie with a crust made ENTIRELY out of Nueske’s bacon along with a bacon lattice top to finish things off. Ingredients: 1 3/4 pounds bacon 8 ounces uncooked cellentani (corkscrew-shaped) macaroni 1/4 cup butter  [Read More]

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Bridget Fallen – Spanacon Bacognocchi, (Bacon Gnocchi with Spanish Romesco Sauce) Ingredient List: Bacon Gnocchi: -Bacon -Potatoes -Egg Yolks -Flour -Split Peas Spanish Romesco Sauce: -Bacon Fat -Olive Oil -Roasted tomatoes -Roasted bell peppers -Thyme and paprika -Ridiculous quantities of garlic -Almonds -Bread crumbs I’ll update on Sunday with a  [Read More]

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Ashlee Gabrysch – The Bacon Breakfast Taco Narrative of The Bacon Breakfast Taco: As a native San Antonian, I begin to crave breakfast tacos as soon as I cross the state line.  I moved to Chicago in 2002 and in order to keep myself in this great city and my  [Read More]

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Nilay Gandhi – Bacon Almond Ganache Terrine Explosion For the cookie layer: 1 c unbleached all-purpose flour 1/2 c almond flour 1/4 pound European butter 2T lard 1/4 c crumbled nueske’s bacon 1/2 c brown sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla extract salt Combine. Roll into 1/4 inch thick. Reserve  [Read More]

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Lauren Hairrell
 – Badass Double Bacon Burger Black Bean Chili with Bacon Buttermilk Corn Bread Dish description: Look out! This chili is not for the faint of heart or diet-conscious! Lauren’s Badass Double Bacon Burger Black Bean Chili is a no-nonsense, no holds barred mix of meaty deliciousness. Concocted as a result of  [Read More]

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