05-27-2009
Bacon Fougasse
You try to read books in a New York research library. Frederick the Great's relationships with his Kapelle musicians have never been so thrilling. And clumps of old men with moustaches (what's with the moustache, I ask?) and an optional hunch keep chatting loudly right next to you. Inwardly, the teacher in you fulminates - but you can't, oh you can't shush them (pas moyen de leur rabattre le caquet). You know they get their daily buzz from coming to the library to clump and chat. You understand, it's nicer than the bingo club because you know what, it's SO QUIET IN HERE. And obviously, since they are going deaf, it's also nice to finally be able to turn off the "background noise" setting on their hearing aids. Saves them little batteries too.
Well, why not take it on this bacon fougasse when you come back home. If kneading isn't sufficient to vent all this repressed (and yes, let's face it, ageist) frustration, save some of the fat from the bacon and stuff it in your ears next time you try to understand why Frederick the Great was called the Great when he really wasn't such a dazzling flutist.
The following recipe is adapted from Stéphane Reynaud's gorgeous book Pork and Sons
I'm also glad of three things (maybe more, but I can't count beyond three). One of them is that my good friend Mallory from The Salty Cod won my La Cense giveaway, and that grilling season is on its way. In between showers that is. Second, a completely bizarre coincidence: after Julie from Oeufs Mayo passed on a blog award to this little silly blog (cheerio!), we discovered we had actually worked on several projects in NYC together. Small world. Finally, thanks to Marc's adorable sister and boyfriend, I'm going to be able to stay a week in San Francisco starting on Monday! If you know of fun bloggers in the San Fran area, who'd be keen to schmooze and have a bite, spread the word.
And for the time being, toodle-oo my friends. And remember, like Paul McCartney said, you'll be older too.
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Love!
You will absolutely adore San Francisco-- have you been before (read my recent post on it!)? I see you are still on a mission to meet every single food blogger on the planet :) I'll have to think about who would be there-- Allen's moved away already :(
Miam!
Si j'en fais l'essai ce WE, j'ai bien peur qu'elle ne fasse pas long feu!
Bonnes vacances au Far Ouest.
I can't get over the image of you with bacon fat hanginf from your ears! I think you shouls actually go like that to San Francisco! Have fun there, it's a great city! But come back and bake more fougasses!
Pork & Sons
Yay! You made something already from Pork & Sons!
It looks like Henry would eat it all in one sitting!
Enjoy your trip!
Because bacon is good!
And we support this to the max.
Old men having conversations in a library? The nerve of them! Then again, I guess when you get to a certain age, you feel you have the right to do whatever you please, wherever you please. You can just blame senility for your behavior.
Your bread shaping skills are impressive. I have a Julia Child fougasse recipe and the beautiful photo of leaf-shaped bread kind of scares me. I suppose bacon (fat in ears optional) can make up for lack of beauty should I ever attempted it.
Have fun in San Fran. May you have better weather there than we've been having in NY. Grilling between the raindrops indeed!
dirty
I thought fougasse was a bad word?
ola chicita
so you've given up on the shitty montages eh? hehehe. i like zeees photos. hey where's my prize damn it!?
tu es en new york encore? ou est-ce que tu est deja rentree???? pas seattle cette annee?
Oh, my - bacon in anything is good, but this sounds amazing!
MMMMM...your bacon fougasse looks decadent & so delicious! fab pictures too!
Perfect
I love this - and with bacon - yum!
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