Pig, pig, pig. 2006 should be remembered as the year of the "piggy confessional," says Slate. This week, The New York Times' Dining Section brings us another pig tale . . .
Fanfare for the City Ham, a Country Cousin: The ham loving Lee Bros. air their "dirty little secret." With recipes for Glazed Holiday Ham, Clementine Peppercorn Glaze, and Sour-Cherry Thyme Glaze. The article includes a list of places to buy ham, including Schaller and Webber.
For the Uninitiated, a Pancake Primer: The Minimalist doesn't like pancake mix. Not one bit. Watch the video to learn his Rule of Ones and you may never buy pancake mix again. Use real maple syrup on those pancakes.
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way to go brothers Lee, now all I can think about is ham... sigh.
Despite the great-sounding cooked, smoked hams in this article, I still want to do a fresh pork leg "ham" for Xmas. But over at epicurious.com I saw a comment warning that baking a nonsmoked ham is not worth it. (I was going to use Julia Child's recipe in The Way to Cook.) Anyone have luck with doing ham from scratch?