Archives by Tag 'Bacon'
Comfort food, coming right up. This cheesy, melty sandwich is the stuff of chilly-day dreams; a sandwich to be eaten during time spent with a cozy gathering of friends or while curled up with a book… food made for winter holidays. Big, thick sourdough bread is toasted to a golden crunch and topped with rich, […]
This is the ideal New Year’s party appetizer: spicy, sweet, and smoky bites with big flavor, served on crispy-crunchy toasts. Each bite-sized app has a megaton of flavor, so a few plates of these being passed around at your next gathering go a long way towards making some terrific food memories for all. We created […]
November in Wisconsin is the commencement of the chilly season, here in Wisconsin. The leaves have made their final departure and winter coats, warm alpaca socks, wood piles, snow shovels, and our favorite comfort foods make their appearance. As the temperature continues to drop, warm and savory dishes find their way to the dinner table. […]
Once the temperatures start dropping in The Northwoods, the garden tomato season comes to halt. Mornings are chilly and fall colors start appearing in the hardwoods. Summer is short lived in Wisconsin, but we do everything we can to prolong the season and to savor every last bit of summer. BLTs are especially satisfying this […]
Nueske’s Mexican “Corn” Dog recipe… it has everything that represents summer in Wisconsin… Big Dogs, fresh corn, cheese, and a touch of Serrano pepper heat, if you desire!
BLT season is almost upon us. The farmer’s markets up here in Wisconsin are starting to open and soon the market tables will be full of produce in addition to the pre-garden season tables laden with jars of local honey, last season’s salsa or pickles, and pure, golden maple syrup. Soon there will be more […]
Another Baconfest Chicago has come and gone and let us tell you: BFC 2014 – the sixth annual – was the biggest and best Baconfest we’ve ever seen – and we’ve seen our fair share of pork parties. Three sessions comprised of over 170 of Chicago’s best restaurants competing for the coveted Golden Rasher award […]
These are one of our favorite appetizers right now because they taste like summer, especially if you can get your hands on some really good little grape tomatoes. We’ve been getting lucky and have been able to get tomatoes that don’t taste like they were grown in the deep freeze. The sweet-tart tomato, creamy-milky mozzarella, smoky […]
A few weeks back, on Twitter, Grub Report shared what seemed to us to be a pretty good idea: They took a recent gift of Pimento Cheese, made a sandwich out of it, and fried that sandwich in Nueske’s bacon fat. People come to us with terrific ideas for our bacon – and its leavings – on a […]
Yeah, you heard us right. Camp Bacon. It’s this weekend and we’re getting ready to head out and join up with all of the Bacon Campers over at Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you didn’t get tickets, don’t fret. There’s a Bacon Street Fair in Ann Arbor, on Sunday, June 3rd, 2012, with admission […]