Note to Cinda, Elianna’s Mom:  Cinda – I think it’d be best if you looked away.  Remember that time we made your latkes? Maybe you should just read that again instead. This post… well, I wouldn’t feel comfortable with you seeing it. Down this road there lies a lot of pork, which is I know [...]

What to bring to a traif themed Chanukah dinner? (Besides latkes!) Why Bacon Candy, of course!      Here’s how to make it.

Yesterday morning, I arrived at my desk to find that the Bacon Fairy (who turns out to be Cory!  Thanks Cory!) had left a present on my desk.     These suspiciously foul smelling mints combined two of my favorite things: bacon, and things that should never be paired with bacon.  I immediately sent an email out to my [...]

    “Can you slice it any thinner?” I implored the deli counter at the market in Lake Villa, Illinois. She tried again, and produced a half pound of paper thin slices of prosciutto for my grilling adventure in the afternoon.  Armed with my paper thin prosciutto, a half dozen summer peaches, and my Dad’s new Brinkmann grill, [...]

This last Saturday, I got up bright and early, grabbed donuts for the car from Dynamo, and headed down to Monterrey with my friend Zak & Shmaltz Brewing to help pour beers for the Monterey Beer Festival. After icing the beer and setting up the table, I got a chance to grab some lunch before the event really got going. There [...]