Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
For the home cheesemaker, aging cheese is an important part of the process that is often glossed over in recipes. These are three things I wish I had known about aging cheese when I first started making my own.
So bacon. It's totally hipster right now. You can get bacon anything-I've even seen bacon bandaids. But you know what the best kind of bacon is? The kind you can eat. And here are two recipes for real homemade delicious bacon: pepper and maple bacon.
I’ve gone sausage crazy! To date, I’ve made and stuffed the following all in the name of Charcutepalooza Mexican Chorizo, Breakfast Sausage with Ginger and Sage, Sweet Italian, Kielbasa Smoked, and Fresh Garlic Sausage.