From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Seduced by Bacon
Seduced by Bacon
Seduced by Bacon of bacon, listing curing techniques, tips on buying and
storing bacon and the best ways to cook it.[3][4]
Seduced by Bacon includes bacon-related writings
from notables such as Mark Twain and Fran Lebowitz.[5]
It also contains photographs and bacon-related poems:
For us the pig’s the means, while bacon is the end
Providing gustatory heights to which we can
ascend[6]
The book claims that 71 percent of bacon is still con-
Book cover sumed at breakfast or brunch.[7] It includes 10 recipes for
the early in the day meals and then covers appetizers,
Author(s) Joanna Pruess with Bob Lape
sandwiches, entrees and a few desserts, such as a savory
Illustrator Liesa Cole bread pudding with Canadian bacon, multigrain bread,
feta cheese, tarragon and wild mushrooms "for a sophis-
Cover artist Liesa Cole
ticated combination that would be welcome at any
Country USA meal."[7] In the section on how to cook bacon, Pruess
Language English
wrote that she prefers to oven-fry large batches in jelly-
roll pan, in a 400-degree oven for 11 to 16 minutes.[7]
Subject(s) Cook book for bacon
Publisher The Lyons Press Reception
Publication date 1 October 2006 First printed on October 1, 2006, Seduced by Bacon was
Pages 192 pp reprinted 3 times by March 9, 2007.[8] It was featured on
a Saturday edition of CBS’s The Early Show in a segment
ISBN 1592288510 called "Chef on a Shoestring", where a three-course meal
OCLC Number 61758638 consisting of recipes from the book was created for four
people for $40.[9] The menu featured a warm baby
Dewey Decimal 641.6/64 22
spinach salad with oranges, red onion and bacon as a
LC Classification TX749.5.P67 P78 2006 starter; Chinese glazed salmon for the main course and
pecan, brown sugar and bacon ice cream for dessert.[9]
Seduced by Bacon: Recipes & Lore about America’s Favorite In- One reviewer described the book as capturing a big
dulgence is a cookbook about bacon written by Joanna food trend: the use of bacon to flavor everything from
Pruess with her husband Bob Lape. It was first published pasta dishes to sweets.[4] The book has also been men-
by The Lyons Press in 2006 and contains 90 recipes using tioned[10] in more recent newspaper stories reporting on
bacon for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and even bacon’s popularity in the United States, a phenomenon
desserts.[1] sometimes referred to as bacon mania.
Pruess is a food writer and consultant to the food in-
dustry, and her husband is a food critic who has written
articles for Crain’s business.
See also
• Heather Lauer
Description
Seduced by Bacon contains recipes covering a wide range
of bacon-related snacks and meals. It also includes facts,
References
ideas, and instructions for preparing the meat, as well [1] "Seduced by Bacon - publishers page".
as a brief history of bacon, a discussion of the folklore http://www.globepequot.com/
surrounding the meat, and a glossary of bacon-related individual_book_page.php?isbn13=9781592288519.
items.[2][3] The book also provides information on the use Retrieved 2009-05-13.
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[2] Giuca, Linda (2006-11-30). "A Sizzling Story of http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/food/
Seduction". Hartford Courant. 2007/02/21/
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/ 2007-02-21_bring_home_the_bacon_.html.
Retrieved 2009-05-13.
1170580271.html?dids=1170580271:1170580271&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Nov+30%2C+2006&author=LINDA+GIUCA%3B+C
Retrieved 2009-05-13. [9] ^ "Bacon Makes It All Better". CBS News.
[3] ^ Fabricant, Florence (2006-11-22). "Selections 2006-11-04. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/
Bound to Entice the Cook or the Historian". New 2006/11/04/earlyshow/saturday/chef/
York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/ main2153242.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
22/dining/22book.html?ref=dining. Retrieved [10] Casey, Laura (2009-04-15). "Bacon bourbon, bacon
2009-05-13. scarves, Bacon Camp!". Contra Costa Times.
[4] ^ Shatzkin, Kate (2007-01-18). "Slow down! http://www.buffalonews.com/life/taste/
Mornings are a time for savoring". Philadelphia article149751.ece. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
Daily Sun. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/
columnists/bernard_fernandez/
20070118_inq_food_FD1MORN.html. Retrieved
Further reading
2009-05-13. • Jordan, Anna Michele (2003). The BLT Cookbook: Our
[5] Sweets, Ellen (2006-12-27). "Bring home the bacon Favorite Sandwich. William Morrow Cookbooks.
— and savor it". Arizona Daily Star. ISBN 0060087730.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/ • Lauer, Heather (2009). Bacon: A Love Story, A Salty
fromcomments_byauthor/161926.php. Retrieved Survey of Everybody’s Favorite Meat. William Morrow.
2009-05-13. ISBN 0061704288.
[6] Casey, Laura (2009-03-31). "Piggin’ out on bacon at • Perry, Sara (2002). Everything Tastes Better with Bacon:
S.F.’s BaconCamp". San Jose Mercury News. 70 Fabulous Recipes for Every Meal of the Day. Chronicle
http://www.mercurynews.com/foodheadlines/ Books. ISBN 0811832392.
ci_12036951. Retrieved 2009-05-13. • Villas, James (2007). The Bacon Cookbook: More than 150
[7] ^ Shatzkin, Kate (2007-01-10). "A Look at Delicious Recipes from Around the World for Everyone’s Favorite
Ways to Start the Day". Kitsap Sun. Food. Wiley. ISBN 0470042826.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2007/jan/10/a-
look-at-delicious-ways-to-start-the-day/. Retrieved
2010-10-15.
External links
[8] Wharton, Rachel (2007-03-09). "Bring Home the • Video of CBS show
Bacon...". NY Daily News.
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