Jon In Albany

I had plans for Super Bowl Sunday. They just didn't quite work out. I like to go out to eat at a nicer than our usual restaurant for din...

The pork belly was a bit smaller than I was expecting. Instead of being closer to 13 pounds (which I thought was a bit big) this one was a l...

Utica Inspired Greens Tomorrow night, Charcutepalooza comes to and end. I've had some ups and some downs, but overall I have enjoyed t...

Projects 11 & 12 and Thanksgiving Wrap-up Project 11 was a dry cure and I went with a Tuscan Salami recipe. After the salami had lost...

Super Sunday- Not a typical Super Sunday here. Last night water started coming into the basement. Typically, we don't get water coming...

Makin' Bacon. It's still fun to say. Making 2 kinds of bacon. I eventually found a pork belly. Not quite 10 pounds. The more squar...

Those starter cultures I ordered came and and I had to get moving if the salami was going to be cured for Thanksgiving. I pretty much follow...