Posts for January 3rd 2009

weekly recap

What's Yummy This Week — YumSugar Weekly Recap

Begin 2009 on a sweet note with sticky honey buns.

recipes

Billionaire's Bacon Is Porky Heaven on a Plate

We recently declared bacon to be our editor's pick for top trendy ingredient of 2008.

We recently declared bacon to be our editor's pick for top trendy ingredient of 2008. To honor the new titleholder, I thought I'd pay homage to my favorite ingredient by making a dish that highlights its pure essence.

When Sugar staffer MandyWH first sent me this recipe, I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. It reminded me of the bacon at my favorite brunch spot in the world! The bacon is chewy, crispy, caramelized, and lick-your-fingers delicious. It would be a delightful appetizer at a football-watching party. To make your own priceless billionaire's bacon, read more

Guess Who

Name That Drink!

Welcome to the Winter drink edition of Name That Dish.
Welcome to the Winter drink edition of Name That Dish. Below is an alcoholic concoction that will warm you up. Do you know what it's called?

Name That Drink!

Wine

Iron Chef Wines: Love It or Hate It?

Iron Chef has produced so much worldwide success that I'm not surprised it's spun off into Iron Chef America and a Nintendo Wii video game.

Iron Chef has produced so much worldwide success that I'm not surprised it's spun off into Iron Chef America and a Nintendo Wii video game. But wines? Explains the wines' website: "It takes a special culinary expert to achieve the title of Iron Chef. Such is true with Iron Chef wine."

My only regret is that the bottle labels don't include a picture of the show's venerable chairman biting into a red bell pepper. Would you pay to take one of these wines — they come in four varieties: Pinot Grigio, Chianti, Chardonnay, and Merlot — home with you to drink while watching the TV show?

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