Bacon

Charcuterie and the art of canadian bacon. I put a gourmet twist on a childhood favorite and came up with deliciousness. English muffin breakfast sandwhiches, they can be a great start to your morning or a fantastic kid friendly dinner. Your choice.

And you thought bacon was only a Western thing. Not so. The Chinese make all sorts of fantastic pork belly products, and this one, smoked with chile, cinnamon, star anise and Sichuan peppercorn, is one of the best.

The trio of Swiss chard, potatoes and bacon is a great mixture of foods available long after the peak growing season.

For this month's Charcutepalooza, we brined a chicken, a brisket for corned beef and a pork loin for peameal bacon.