Welcome to the Farm (Lyons Press, 2017) by Shaye Elliott, is a fully illustrated and detailed guide to growing your own amazing food right in your own backyard. She offers a wide range of recipes, ...

There are few better ways to wake up in the morning than with some crispy bacon. We may not agree with Michael Scott's method of setting up a George Foreman grill next to your bed, but we can at least ...

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 ...

Michigan chef Brian Polcyn, a professional chef since 1980, said that it took approximately 150 trial runs working with pork belly before his maple smoked bacon recipe was perfected. The recipe was a ...

Bacon doesn’t have to be smoked, says Hank Shaw, author of four cookbooks and the award-winning blog Hunter Angler Gardener Cook. “Pancetta is the most obvious example,” he says. “There are a lot of ...

Mix sugar, kosher salt and pink curing salt in a small bowl. Rub maple syrup on both sides of the pork belly, and apply seasoning mixture evenly to both sides of the belly, including the sides of the ...