TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Schmacon Beef Bacon

The producer calls Schmacon “beef’s answer to bacon.” It looks like bacon and smells bacon; it cooks like bacon–preferably in the oven for maximum crispness, although it can be cooked in a frying pan. The result, crisp strips of Schmacon, tastes of beef instead of pork, but with the smoky, sweet spirit of bacon. A…
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Chicken Pot Pie Baked Potato Recipe & Pot Pie History

September 23rd is National Great American Pot Pie Day, celebrating a favorite American comfort food. Pot pie (also spelled potpie) is a misappropriated name. Originally, “pot pie” referred to a crustless mixture of meat pie ingredients and noodles, stewed in a pot on the stovetop. Over time, the term became used to designate a meat…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cooking With Craft Beer

Cooking with beer is as old as civilization itself. The first-known written record, from the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia, is a 3900-year-old beer recipe and poem honoring Ninkasi, the patron goddess of brewing. Brewing is much older than the written record: Evidence of beer production in Mesopotamia dates back about 5,000 years. Fast forward to…
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