Category Archives: charcuterie

Year-old ham, dried bacon and Christmas marvels

By Remy Charest | Published: December 25, 2009
All sorts of wonderful treats are on the table at Christmas time. And I’m especially proud of some that we served last night for pre-dinner drinks. A dry-cured ham that had been hanging in my cellar for a little over a year and some delightful air-dried bacon from this fall’s Operation Half-Pig accompanied the just-finished [...]
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Going whole-hog with a half pig: how I got meat for the winter and decided to start a food blog

By admin | Published: December 15, 2009
To really get what food is all about, you have to make it. I don't mean you can't enjoy it if you don't get your hands in there, but to really get a sense of how a good meal comes together, to understand why a dish is successful or not, there's nothing quite like practical experience.
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