CORN GRATIN W/FACE BACON

 LEFT OVER CORN WAS PUT TO GOOD USE IN THIS GRATIN.

OF COURSE MY LAST FACE BACON WAS A GREAT ADDITION.

2-4 LEFT OVER EARS OF CORN

2-4 EGGS

2 TBL SPOONS OF FLOUR

1 CUP HALF AND HALF

BLITZ

ADD

SOME CHIVE

ONE FACE BACON 

S/P

TOP WITH PARMESAN

ALL IN

BUTTERED GRATIN DISH

350 DEGREES

30-40 MINUTES

RECOMMENDED:ALOBAR

LATE LUNCH IN QUEENS PROVED DELICIOUS. IT ALL TOOK PLACE AT ALOBAR ON VERNON BLVD IN LONG ISLAND CITY. I CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK FOR DINNER (OR ANOTHER BOOZEY LUNCH WITH BOWLS OF MAPLE AND BACON DRESSED POPCORN) (NOT PICTURED-IT ENDED QUICKLY)
CHECK THE MENU BELOW.

WE ATE (IN ADDITION TO POPCORN) AMISH PIG TAILS, CHARCUTERIE PLATE AND PICKLED CARROTS.

OH, AND BEER.

DUCK CONFIT SLOPPY JOE

THE BRAISE

BACK IN NYC, IT'S COLD (AND CONCHLESS). WITH A FREEZER FULL OF PIG I PULLED OUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE RECIPES FROM MARCELLA HAZAN. THE MILK AT THE END BECOMES THIS DELICIOUS CARMEL THAT YOU SPOON OVER THE FINISHED PORK. IT'S A SUPER SIMPLE RECIPE WITH MAJOR RESULTS.

I ADD A TOUCH OF NUTMEG.

 THIS STILL HAS A BIT MORE TO GO BUT YOU ARE BEGINNING TO SEE HOW GOOD THIS GETS.

BACON 2011

THE BRINE

 THE SMOKE

THE BELLY

 FACE BACONS

JOWELS

 FACE BACON TACO W/QUESO FRESCO

TETE A TETE

IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR TO COOK OFF THE HEADS AND OFFAL OF LAST YEARS PIGS AND MAKE LIVERWURST.

HEADS COME TO BOIL

LIVERS, HEARTS, KIDNEYS

KEEP IT SIMPLE: 

LIVERWURST ON WHITE TOAST 

WITH LOCAL SPRING ONION

AND MUSTARD

(HIGH LIFE IN THE BACKGROUND)

FALL HARVEST

IT WAS HARVEST DAY AT WM. BROWN FARM LAST WEEKEND. TWO PIGS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE FREEZER WITH THE HELP OF MY FRIEND HANS, WHO WALKED ME THROUGH ALL THE INCIDENTALS, FROM HEAD TO TAIL.

HANS

CONTENT HAPPY PIGS

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

SOON TO BE BLOOD SAUSAGE

THE SCALD

CHOPS, BELLY, HAMS & HANS

MORE BELLY