Making your own bacon at home is easier than you might think, and the results are far superior to anything you can buy at the store. With just a few simple ingredients, a bit of patience, and the ...

Times staff writer Jason Song’s piece last week about taking on the Food Stamp Challenge was a hit with readers -- it was one of the most viewed and e-mailed stories of the week -- and generated ...

HINESBURG, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vermont Smoke & Cure announces that its new Hickory Smoked Uncured Bacon Pork Mini Sticks are now available in retail and online stores. The Hickory Smoked Uncured ...

It's said that more than any other scent, the smell of frying bacon brings vegetarians back into the folds of the carnivorous. You can’t really blame them. When I was a teenager, only the smell of ...

Cured meats have been popular because of their taste and convenience, but late;y, they have earned a bad rep. So, is bacon a ...

Over the course of my 56 years, I have accumulated a little wisdom. One thing I know for sure is that there are some people who make other people feel good by being in their presence. There are also ...

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love bacon. (But I also don’t know that many people in general, and if someone I encounter doesn’t like bacon, I usually erase them from my memory with alcohol and ...

Have you ever looked through the bacon selection at the grocery store and noticed that while most of the packages are labeled "cured," there are some that are labeled "uncured?" This has always ...

“Hopefully our trendy restaurants that say they buy local stuff actually do,” Andres Barrientos says. Through their smokehouse, Miami Smokers, the Miami-born executive chef of Aaron’s Catering and ...

Instructions: Pat the pork belly down with paper towels, removing as much moisture as possible. Mix sugar, kosher salt and pink curing salt in a small bowl. Rub maple syrup on both sides of the pork ...