We love bacon as much as the next omnivore, and we love using it in our cooking even more. A slice or two of slowly-rendered bacon is a great way to start off a soup or a braise. Recently, we've started playing around with a new-to-us version of this beloved pork product: slab bacon. If you cook with a lot of bacon, definitely check this out! More

We love a good pairing, so this week's episode was right up our alley. The challenges featured both high- and low-end combinations, both good and bad.

Note: We reveal the winner and losers below ... More

In the words of Homer Simpson, the pig is a wonderful, magical animal. Anthony Bourdain agrees with this statement. I live in the Mission District of San Francisco, a working class neighborhood heavily populated by Latin Americans, and I can walk a few blocks down from my house and pick up a 6-inch long, 3-inch wide slab of hot, crispy, buttery, fatty, piggy crackgoodness known as chicharrón. If you like pork rinds, you'll love this. Are you salivating yet?

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Recipe: Pork Chops with Savory Blueberry Sauce How long does it take? 25 minutes Category: Omnivore Name: Helen Why is it a favorite meal? It's fast, bright-tasting, and uses just a few common ingredients. Since the oven is on, it's easy to throw in a pan of oven fries in addition to the pork chops and have a complete meal. It's also easy to make just the right number of portions! More

We have a serious soft spot for taquitos or rolled tacos. There's just something about their extra crunchy ends and tender meat filling with that little burst of spice and lime that gets us every time. They freeze well and are the perfect cure for late night munchies, hang overs, quick lunches and simple dinners. More

Over the weekend we had the pleasure of testing out a sauce we've walked by many times in the grocery store, without even knowing it was there. Although we make most of our sauces at home, there are some times you just want to grab a bottle from the fridge, in this case, it's a sauce that's tasty on just about everything! More

Those of us who live in the Bay Area have the (quite decadent) opportunity to nosh on 4505 Meats' amazing chicharrones at any time. We can also check out owner Ryan Farr's butchery demos or taste some of his amazing beer-soaked bratwurst at The Ferry on Thursday afternoons. But these lovely hand-pulled Hatch Print letterpress posters are available to everyone. Click through for more information. More

Porchetta, noun: A Southern Italian dish of roasted suckling pig stuffed with wild fennel and garlic

Friends of ours who have traveled in Italy come back singing praises about this iconic Italian dish - making us grind our teeth in envy. This is one culinary adventure we'd love to have! More

The Orion cooker has become a staple in our household. It uses convection, steam and smoke (if desired) to cook and flavor our favorite dishes. You might already have a grill or smoker (so do we), but the Orion has since become our right hand man outdoor cooking apparatus. It cooks bbq staples in record time and turns briskets into a a 60 minute process, instead of dedicating 8 hours of your weekend tending coals and temperatures. Your neighbors will be ridiculously jealous... More

We're heading to a friend's backyard tonight for our first grill-out of the year. And we're always happy with traditional burgers, but this pork cheeseburger is like an exciting, shiny new toy. Like a turkey burger, but way more interesting... More