Spicy Mexican Braised Pig Snouts

NOSE to taili suppose you are only here if you are TRULY into nose to tail eating...OR if this purely fascinates or disgusts you.maybe just a LOOKY-LOO ?BUT think of it this way...THAT WHOLE PIG GAVE UP IT'S LIFE FOR YOUR SLICE OF BACON.we need to think...

Country Pate with Gluten and Dairy Free Panade

PATE de CAMPAGNECOUNTRY PATEaka ULTRA FANCY MEATLOAFone of the most satisfying foods i love/hate to make.  every time i make it, i curse at myself for the time and detail i go into and how i can make this one even better than the last one, BUT when...

Spicy Sweet Savory Pickled Cherries

PICKLED CHERRIES YOU ASK...???WELL...PUCKER UP !!!THESE BABIES PACK AN AMAZINGLY POWERFUL FLAVOR PUNCH.THEY ARE ADDICTING.i don't know how i got this idea that i HAD to make pickled cherries. i just wanted a way to enjoy all these beautiful cherries...

Easy Hock Terrine

what to do with big beautiful UGLY ham hock...?break it down, tear it apart, smash it in to a loaf tin...call it charcuterie !...hi peoples...sorry, "writers block"...ha...how apropos.  a block for a block.maybe that's why i have 23 drafts with...

Kalamata Fig and Shallot BACON Jam

BACON JAM...i know you've seen it.  you say, "so what?!"i'll tell you what...IT'S DELICIOUS.  that's what!i love it so much that it has become a staple in our house...a guaranteed little jar of sweet bacony goo will be in the fridge at all...

Queso de Puerco...Pig's Head Cheese

QUESO de PUERCO...or...QUESOS de CABEZAsounds a lot better than the translation...HEAD CHEESEbut wait...don't go...come back...all this talk about nose to tail eating, waste not want not, being green and everything...you can't tell me you're gonna shy...

Trotter Terrrine with Roasted Chicken

not your basic head cheese, but visually something very similar.  maybe it's just the fact that it's meat held together by gelatinous broth..or maybe it's just that i used pig parts that are out of the norm,  but this was far more palatable...

BACON JAM with a little kick

BACON JAM...are you kidding me?was someone keeping this a secret?how did i not know about this WONDER SPREAD?!move over candied bacon...there's a new kid in towngood morning...good afternoon and good night !i could eat this with every meal...and i think...

Asian Style Pig Ear and Pork Terrine

PIG EARS ?!yes, they're in there...that pretty  little unassuming stripe is EAR. introduce yourself slowly...bit by bit... to the "Nose to Tail" concept.  take the easier softer route and disguise your pig parts in a fancy...