Bacon/3 recipes

California chicken salad with grilled chicken, sweet corn, asparagus, plum tomatoes, turkey bacon, and toasted pine nuts in honey-Dijon dressing. A bright West Coast main-course salad.

Competition-style Texas chili with brisket and pork shoulder simmered in beer, tequila, and six jalapenos. No beans, massive flavor, thickened with masa harina.

Traditional German sauerbraten with bottom round beef marinated 3-4 days in vinegar, then braised with red wine, beef stock, and tomato puree. A tangy, fork-tender roast with rich gravy.

Hearty Texas-style chili with beef and pork, slow-simmered with cumin, oregano and cayenne. No beans, just meat and bold spices.

These wonderful Ruffled Crepes are named for Isabel Holden, the original owner of the circa 1902 Victorian Bed & Breakfast. Served on a plate and garnished with sour cream and baked in muffin tins the lovely ruffled sides are truly an elegant presentation.

Cajun chicken sauce piquant with a dark roux, Chablis wine, tomato sauce, stuffed olives, and hot pepper sauce, slow-cooked for hours and served over spaghetti. Big-batch Cajun cooking.

This scrumptious chili is made with succulent pork sausage, pinto beans and a nightmare of spices!

Old Munich sauerbraten: beef marinated for days in a spiced vinegar bath, then clay-pot braised until fork-tender in a sweet-sour gravy thickened with gingersnaps. Authentic Bavarian pot roast for potato pancakes.

Slow cooker beef and pork chili with secret Southern twists: bacon drippings, coffee, cocoa, and a touch of sugar for deep complexity. Simmer for hours until thick and rich.

Pacific Northwest smoked salmon chowder with red potatoes, fish stock, dill, tarragon, and a finish of half-and-half. Smoky, herby, and built on bacon fat for layered depth.

Wild boar saddle slow-roasted over Cuban-style black beans with dark rum, smoked ham, and salt pork. Hunter's chili with deep, layered flavors and traditional egg-and-scallion garnish.

Red chili nightmare: a wild Mexican-style red chili with beef, sausage, pinto beans, almonds, sesame, chocolate, and a dozen green chiles. Mole-inspired, fiery, and not for the timid.

Texas-style chili made with coarse-ground brisket, no beans, and a full bottle of beer. A deep, meaty bowl of red simmered low and slow with cumin, oregano, and a fistful of dried chiles.

A savory Finnish classic featuring a yeast bread-like crust filled with caramelized Vidalia onions, ham or bacon, and a creamy egg and sour cream mixture, flavored with (optional) caraway seeds.

Quiche cups are about the easiest, quickest, most portable paleo dish out there. And I can’t get enough. These bacon, apple, and kale cups are scrumdiddlyumptious, and the pear and ginger ones are pretty good too. I suppose it depends on your palette. Ginger is not my flavor of choice. Lesson learned. These zucchini cups have, oh…3 ingredients. Plus salt and pepper. Plus they’re Portable, Paleo and Parent-approved. It’s a trifecta of Pleasant Perfection (or healthy Progress).

Louisiana chicken gumbo with ham, okra, fresh oysters, and file powder, slow-simmered for two hours and served over rice. An authentic Cajun one-pot meal.