At what point in making bacon do you smoke it ?
The book was highlighted in the " Holiday Cookbook Roundup : Gift Guide " column of " The Austin Chronicle " , where writer Mick Vann concluded , " This is one of the few cookbooks you 'll find where every single recipe makes you want to head straight for the stove , whether it 's a bacon , goat cheese , and sweet - onion pie ; Russian borscht ; beef - stuffed plantains ; or braised Japanese pork belly .