From Charcutepalooza: The Last Supper An all-meat meal, including dessert – bacon chocolate with home cured spicy pancetta.

Charcutepalooza Cassoulet: Duck, Sausage and White Bean Stew

Wilted Spinach Salad with Warm Balsamic Dressing, Toasted Pine Nuts and Cured Pork

Michael Ruhlman’s chicken roulade. Easier than you’d think.

Pork Rillettes with Calvados and Apple Prune Chutney

Homemade chicken liver terrine: so much easier than you think. So much better than store bought!

Kale Wrapped Salmon and Scallop Mousseline with Tomato Coulis

Homemade Bratwurst and a Beer Mustard

Charcutepalooza July: The Chicago Hot Dog- homemade hot dogs bring back memories of my grandparents.

A super simple way to enjoy sausages courtesy of Jamie Oliver. Bake them with wine, lemon and other goodness for a great weeknight meal.

Homemade merguez (spicy lamb sausage) is terrific paired with a grilled peach salad and harissa sauce…

Homemade Italian Sausage and Broccolini Pasta

Making Italian sausage at home is satisfying and delicious (and not all that hard!).

Home-ground merguez sausage is the star of this twist on the classic Greek moussaka.

A great way to use up leftover chorizo courtesy of Rick Bayless.

{Recipe} Home-ground pork meatballs in a slow cooked tomato sauce. So easy. So tasty.

Homemade meatballs, from scratch, ground meat and all. Easier than you’d think. So tasty. For Charcutepalooza’s grinding challenge.

Homemade chorizo combines with spring greens on a cormeal pancake.

Charcutepalooza Chorizo Breakfast Sausages: Spicy and smoky, sweet and tangy

Homemade Merguez Sausage Patties

Hot smoked salmon for Charcutepalooza challenge #4.

Spicy Bourbon Smoked Pork over Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes, smoky, spicy and sweet, with a kick of bourbon.