Pork rillettes is a delicious make-ahead French potted meat spread for hors d’oeuvres and appetizers. Makes a great holiday food gift too.

Salt Beef or Corned Beef sandwiches are the best! Here’s my Anglo Indian recipe to cure and preserve a cut of beef brisket to perfection.

Fried egg with buristo, a typical and rustic product of the Tuscan charcuterie.

My first Bastirma! Try this Egyptian and Middle Eastern homemade cured meat, no special preservative ingredients required.