Category : Bacon

Tocino – Filipino Bacon

When I was growing up, one of my favourite Filipino foods was Tocino.  Tocino is like a type of Filipino bacon, made of thin sliced pork...

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Grilled Filipino Pork Belly Adobo Skewers

This one is for a special request by Dave from Fatty Mac BBQ.  He asked for a recipe for Filipino adobo that was adapted to the grill.  Being...

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Inspired by Ron Swanson: The Swanson: a bacon wrapped turkey drumstick.

Ron Swanson with "The Swanson" - pic via Zap2It One of my favourite TV characters is Ron Swanson from the show Parks and Recreation.  Ron rocks...

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Homemade Peameal Bacon

After making my own peameal bacon for the first time I decided that I wouldn't be buying peameal bacon from the store ever again.  The homemade...

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Pig Shots: Slice of sausage, wrapped with bacon, stuffed with cheese!

Last week I was going to a housewarming party and was asked to bring some kind of appetizer, so I decided to try something that I've seen on a...

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Macaroni & Cheese – 3 ways: Bacon-crust pie, smoked, and omelette

Last week we went to a friends place for a pie-themed dinner, and I had decided to make a macaroni and cheese pie, and of course, decided to add...

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Atomic Buffalo Turds

Ever since I started BBQing, my favourite BBQ'd appetizer has definitely been Atomic Buffalo Turds (ABTs for short).  They're cored...

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Homemade Bacon Experiments – Part 2 – Smoking

This is the end result we're after This is the second part of my post on homemade bacon experiments.  In part 1, I described the prep and curing...

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Homemade Bacon Experiments – Part 1 – Curing

I've been making my own bacon for over a year now, and have made probably over 50 pounds of it in total.  I started with a basic cure from the...

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