The Bacon Cookbook More than 150 Recipes from Around the World for Everyone's Favorite Food

by Villas, James

• ISBN13: 9780470042823
• ISBN10: 0470042826
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-08
• Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN (A)

Summary

Bacon. It's crispy, salty, smoky, sweet . . . and totally irresistible. Ranging across America and around the globe, renowned food writer James Villas offers 168 intriguing ways to savor the flavor of everyone's favorite meat. You'll find familiar favorites like Spaghetti alla Carbonara and Cobb Salad as well as more exotic but equally delectable fare, such as California Hangtown Fry and Portuguese Egg and Bacon pudding. Illustrated with 40 beautiful color photographs and featuring sources for today's best artisanal and international bacon, The Bacon Cookbook is your guide to a world of bacon possibilities and pleasures.

Author Biography

James Villas was the food and wine editor of Town & Country magazine for twenty-seven years. His work has also appeared in Esquire, Food & Wine, Gourmet, Bon Appétit, Saveur, the New York Times, and the Atlantic Monthly, among other publications. Two of his cookbooks have been nominated for a James Beard Award, he has won two James Beard Awards for journalism, and he received Bon Appétit's Food Writer of the Year Award in 2004. Villas is the author of more than a dozen cookbooks and books on food, including My Mother's Southern Kitchen, Crazy for Casseroles, Between Bites, Stalking the Green Fairy, and, most recently, The Glory of Southern Cooking.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: the International World of Bacon

Canap+s and Appetizers

Breakfast and Brunch Dishes

Soups and Chowders

Salads and Sandwiches

Casseroles and Stews

Main Courses

Vegetables and Fruits

Pasta and Rice

Breads

Desserts

Acknowledgments

Index

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