http://pig.spacebarcowboy.com A blog about Pigs, Piggishness, and Ribs, for this, the Year of the Pig Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:58:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en \\\\nAlissa got me a bar of this bacon chocolate for Christmas. I have to say I was intrigued and interested. What a combination--everything is better with bacon right? Well, we busted it out at a party not too long ago, and although it was good with tiny crunchy ... http://pig.spacebarcowboy.com/2008/02/06/bacon-chocolate/ The following post is dedicated to loyal Y.O.T.P. reader Ben, who got a cast iron dutch oven for Christmas and didn't know what to do with it. Try this! All Year-of-the-Pig long, I have neglected one of the best cuts of pork around, the loin. Why would I ... http://pig.spacebarcowboy.com/2008/02/06/braised-pork-loin-and-peas/ The other day at the supermarket, I ended up picking some Schaller & Weber premium bacon, at $10.99/lb. I wanted to compare it to the homemade bacon I made a while back. I have to say that do like Schaller & Weber products in general (especially their Gold ... http://pig.spacebarcowboy.com/2008/02/06/schaller-weber-bacon/ This looks like a great simple pork shoulder recipe to try. Thanks to Squidocto for the link! http://pig.spacebarcowboy.com/2008/01/09/nytimes-let-the-oven-do-the-work/ This is gosh darned funny. http://pig.spacebarcowboy.com/2007/12/13/jimmy-dean-complaint/ Looking for some good gifts for your favorite bacon lover? Everyone loves bacon, especially Jim Gaffigan, click here! http://pig.spacebarcowboy.com/2007/11/19/holiday-gift-ideas-bacon/ Nuff Said. http://pig.spacebarcowboy.com/2007/11/18/patriotic-pork/ Hungry and out in Brooklyn with my friend Shaky Dave, I finally made it over to the Smoke Joint in Fort Greene, a place he has been encouraging me to visit for quite a while now. We parked illegally, and made our way to the restaurant located on Elliot ... http://pig.spacebarcowboy.com/2007/11/18/the-ribulator-entry-31-the-smoke-joint/ People just love bacon, and who can blame them. People always say that everything is better with bacon, but what about better bacon? After reading the bacon recipe in the Charcuterie book, I was really surprised how easy it looked to make this magical food. The only ... http://pig.spacebarcowboy.com/2007/11/12/making-better-bacon/ I have thought about making sausage before, but after reading the most informative sausage chapter in the excellent aforementioned book Charcuterie I had to try it. I went out and bought the meat grinder attachment for a kitchenaid stand mixer (~$40) which I borrowed from my upstairs neighbor. ... http://pig.spacebarcowboy.com/2007/11/05/johnnys-first-sausage/