It's salty, smoky, and sweet. It's experiencing a culinary
renaissance. It can make almost any dish better. It's bacon, and
it's the best meat ever. And now, here's the book that celebrates
that deliciously sinful strip of cured pork belly.
In Bacon: A Love Story, popular bacon blogger Heather Lauer
serves up a piping hot dish of fun and facts with this definitive
love letter to what she calls meat candy. Heather explores the ins
and outs of how bacon finds its way to your skillet and what to do
with it when it gets there.
"Bacon: A Love Story" features:
Makin' Bacon: a tour of country-style bacon outfits and their
time-honored methods and traditions. Hankering for some pepper,
cinnamon, honey, jalapeno, or vanilla bourbon-flavored bacon?
They've got it! There are also tips for making your own signature
cure.
""Bacon Nation"": profiles of bacon-loving chefs across the
country who incorporate the meat into their menus in increasingly
innovative ways.
There's Bacon in This?: Heather dishes out more than twenty
delicious recipes for tons of bacon goodies like Bacon-Wrapped
Tator Tots, BLT with caramelized bacon, Jalapeno-Bacon Pizza, and a
few surprises like Bacon Bloody Marys and Bacon Brownies.
Bacon 411: an extensive resource section on all things
bacon.
Written in a witty, engaging style and brimming with Lauer's
infectious passion for the Best Meat Ever, "Bacon: A Love Story" is
a must-read for anyone who loves bacon or is passionate about
food.