Seduced by Bacon or Secrets of Jesuit Breadmaking

Seduced by Bacon: Recipes & Lore about America's Favorite Indulgence

Author: Joanna Pruess

Our love affair with bacon is passionate and enduring. We simply adore its smell, which carries us back to comforting times, and its taste like no other. Caramel and wood fires come to mind. Oh, those delectably succulent, salty, crunchy morsels!

Very few foods don't take a shine to bacon. Not only does it flatter savories, but bacon is an admirable complement to sweets as well. Seduced by Bacon offers sensuous dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and anything in between. Some of the unique recipes include in this book are:

* Savory Bread Pudding with Canadian Bacon, Wild Mushrooms and Feta
* Candied Bacon Bites
* Seared Scallops on Leeks with Reduced Balsamic Vinegar
* Sweet Potato-Hazelnut Rösti with Apricots, Bacon, and Watercress
* Open-Faced Cheddar and Turkey Bacon Sandwich with Beer-Glazed Onions
* Jamaican Jerked Shrimp, Mushrooms, and Tomatoes
* Sesame-Crusted Tuna Salad Niçoise
* Beef and Vegetable Pot Pie in Pepper-Bacon Crust
* Pecan-Brown Sugar and Bacon Ice Cream
* French Apple Tart with Cheddar Cheese Crust and Sweet Brittle Topping

There are many different types and cuts of bacon to tempt you to add style and flavor to your cooking. Seduced by Bacon covers them all, and includes advice on selecting, buying, storing, and handling bacon, as well as a list of some of the finest bacon suppliers. Every cook and connoisseur--in fact, anyone who eats--will savor the delectable recipes, tantalizing photographs, and fascinating bits of baconry in this fresh and innovative cookbook.

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Secrets of Jesuit Breadmaking

Author: Rick Curry

In the tradition of The Tassajara Bread Book, Brother Curry combines 80 mouth-watering recipes for bread--gathered from Jesuit brothers around the world--with his spiritual insights on meditation through bread-baking.

Library Journal

Curry, a Jesuit brother and founder of the National Theater Workshop of the Handicapped, has also gained a reputation as a bread baker. His unusual, often absorbing book presents 80 recipes of all sorts along with anecdotes about the Jesuit community, the history of the order, and prayers and blessings. Some of the recipes are Curry's own, several are the daily breads he made as a novice, and many come from other Jesuit brothers and priests from Italy, Ireland, Mexico, and other countries. The recipes are good, and Curry writes well and engagingly; most baking collections will want this.