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Baco

April 5, 2011

            According to Wikipedia, a Baco can be a lunar impact crater, Celtic god of the boar, or an English monk.  But here at Porktastic a Baco is neither hole, god, or man, but in fact our formula is:             Bacon + Taco = Baco.              This may be the most creative use of [...]

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March Madness Food!

March 10, 2011

 March Madness 2011 is about to begin.  It means we get to see who becomes the sweet sixteen, elite eight, final four, and of course the big kahouna themselves, the champions of the NCAA. This is a time intense joy, deep disappointment, and hot debate.  More brackets will be filled out this month than ever [...]

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Taste of Elegance

March 1, 2011

A few weeks ago I went to help the Ohio Pork Producers at the Taste of Elegance.  The Taste of Elegance is a food competition like the Iron Chef America but in downtown Columbus!     The secret ingredient for this cuisine showdown was pork of course!  There were some absolutely gorgeous and delicious dishes [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2011

It seems as though Valentine’s Day seems to be focused more and more on candy, flowers, and hearts.  I think it’s important to get back to what is really important and that is expressing your love for whomever and whatever it may be.   Well, I obviously love pork!  So I decided to give my five [...]

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Guest Post: Quick Pork Fajitas

October 19, 2010

Hello Porktastic! We are happy to have this opportunity to be guest bloggers for the day! We are Ann, Carrie, Kyra and Tracy, and we hail from the Columbus State dietetics program. We had the chance to hang out with Jennifer for the day, and get a real insight on the amazing other white meat. [...]

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Eldora Speedway

October 4, 2010

What would you do if you were charged to increase the demand for pork in Ohio? Like the t-shirts? That’s one of my missions while on the clock.  I plan and attend promotions expecting to feed people pork.  I’ve learned to expect a surprised look once the pork is actually consumed and tastes great.  Sometimes [...]

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Sausage and Rice Bake

September 23, 2010

You ever have one of those days where you were counting the seconds and you just want to relax such a long day.  Well, I had one of those days yesterday so I was looking for some comfort food. I was looking at recipes The Other White Meat and I had almost all the ingredients for the [...]

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Why is Our Pork Pink?

August 24, 2010

Some people ask us at the fair how we make our pork loin taste so absolutely delectable!  Trust me when I say we do nothing special with it.  We do use one of these: They are our smokers.  They give the pork a slight pinkish tint, which is good.  Most people want their steaks with [...]

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“Calling All Grillers with Groupies” Giveaway

August 17, 2010

I decided to take a little break from the State Fair talk and give you some information you just might be interested in. You can enter the National Pork Board’s “Calling All Grillers with Groupies” photo contest and win a trip to NYC! Through August 31, visit TheOtherWhiteMeat.com to submit a photo of you and [...]

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The Ohio State Fair!

August 11, 2010

I’m back from the 2010 Ohio State Fair! It was a crazy twelve days of selling, promoting, and celebrating pork production in Ohio.  I spent most of the time in the Taste of Ohio in the Pork Stand selling BBQ pulled pork, pig wings, and the best pork loin sandwich your taste buds will ever [...]

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