A celebration of bacon, filled with gorgeous photographs and seductive new recipes both savory and sweet.

I have always considered pork to be an extremely versatile meat, but Joanna Pruess' brilliant book has inspired a myriad of ideas! She has explored and exposed the wonders of bacon, and her approach to cuisine is nothing short of imaginative and entertaining!-Charlie Trotter, chef and restaurateurWhat a misguided few might still regard as a guilty pleasure Joanna Pruess has ennobled with a panache usually reserved for foie gras, caviar, and truffles, to which we can now joyously add, BACON!-John Mariani, food and travel columnist, Esquire MagazineWake up and smell the bacon! Joanna Pruess has done it again with an irresistible compendium of innovative and delicious bacon recipes. Pigs of the world, be proud!-Faith Middleton, The Food Schmooze, WNPR If one is to be compromised, one of the better ways is to be Seduced by Bacon.-Publishers Weekly

JOANNA PRUESS, author of Eat Tea, Soup for Every Body, and Supermarket Confidential, has written for the food column of The New York Times Magazine, Food & Wine, Food Arts, Saveur, and The Washington Post, and is a regular contributor to the AP syndicate. She writes a column for Specialty Food magazine and develops recipes for specialty food manufacturers in the U.S. and France. She lives in the Bronx with her husband, Bob Lape, WCBS and Crain's New York food Critic.

PREFACE ... ixACKNOWLEDGMENTS ... xiODE TO BACON ... xiiiINTRODUCTION ... xvHOW TO BUY AND STORE BACON ... 00HOW TO COOK BACON ... 00BACONOLOGY ... 00USEFUL COOKING EQUIPMENT ... 00RECIPES1. BREAKFAST & BAKED GOODS ... 002. APPETIZERS & SNACKS ... 003. SALADS & SOUPS... 004. SANDWICHES ... 005. FISH ... 006. POULTRY & MEAT ... 007. PASTA, BEANS & GRAINS ... 008. VEGETABLE SIDE DISHES ... 009. DESSERTS ... 00SUPPLIERS OF FINE SPECIALTY BACONS ... 00INDEX ... 00