I took a little break from Charcutepalooza over the past two months. August’s challenge involved making a terrine, headcheese, trotters or mouselline, none of which I found particularly appealing. September was all about making various types of pâtés, some en crôute. These options were a bit more exciting to me […]
Ever since I bought Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn’s and started flipping through it I knew that some point I would have to make my own hot dogs. So imagine how pumped I was when this month’s Charcutepalooza was announced and it was all about blending meats […]
Alas! The Charcutepalooza challenge I’ve been waiting for: Sausage-making.
When I first set out to do Charcutepalooza one of the things I was most looking forward to doing was making sausage. Making sausage just seemed so… hardcore. I mean you need a grinder, a sausage stuffer, all kinds of meat […]
Oh how I love Charcutepalooza! While I didn’t have to challenge myself with last month’s theme (as posted here) this month’s challenge definitely made me bring it. This month was all about brining. The Apprentice Challenge (which I skipped) involved brining a whole chicken or pork chop. I decided […]
Many of you are probably wondering what the heck Charcutepalooza is. I’ll start at the beginning.
When I put together my 2011 food goals, one of my goals was to experiment with charcuterie (sausages, ham, pâtés, and other cooked or processed meat foods). Not necessarily just eating them but making […]
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