Head into your local butcher and ask around if they have pig cheek, though they will likely know what you mean by guanciale as well. You can order it online, as well, if you're serious about curing your own meat frequently. This recipe is for 1 lb of pork cheeks/jowls. It will be about an inch and half thick when you are finished. If you are buying directly from the butcher, you can usually ask that they clean and prepare it for you. 2 curing salt and a seasoning mixture. The curing salt can be bought at big grocery stores but is also available online. The seasoning mixture can be tweaked to your preferences and style, but a good base recipe includes: 2 tablespoons Kosher Salt + 1 Teaspoon No. 1 or No. 2 curing salt 1 tablespoon rosemary, chopped 1 teaspoon black pepper, garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander. Make sure the entire jowl is covered by your spices. Note, again, that the mixture above is for 1 lb or jowls -- you'll need to add more if you want a bigger batch. This allows the salt to get to work curing and saving your meat, removing moisture quickly to speed up the process. Every morning when you wake up, flip the bag so that a different side is soaking on the bottom. They're now ready to hang, but make sure you get off as much moisture as possible. This, after all, is the point of curing it! This is often the tricky part for a home chef, but it doesn't have to be. You can make a simple hook with a cleaned metal coat hanger, hanging them in the basement, garage, or attack -- somewhere without a lot of traffic or light. If possible, hang it in front of a wood stove or fireplace -- this can speed up the process considerably if it is usually on. Remember that this meat still needs to be cooked before it is eaten. This will lead to a slightly different flavor and texture, but not so different that you can't use it to shortcut the curing process. The raised heat will speed up the drying out of the cheeks, giving you delicious guanciale in an afternoon instead of two weeks.

Summary: Order or procure raw pig cheeks from a local butcher. Cut away any visible fat or glands, leaving a clean, flat slab of meat. Create your curing mixture using No.1 or No. Rinse and dry the pig cheeks, the rub completely with spice mixture. Zip the cheeks in a plastic bag and refrigerate for three days, flipping occasionally. After three days, rinse the cheeks off and pat them dry. Hang the cheeks in a dry place for two weeks. Alternatively, roast the cheeks for 3 hours at 275F to speed up the process.

You can also shred the crab meat if you prefer that texture. Just make sure that you don't leave the crab meat sitting for more than a few minutes, or it might begin to spoil. Refrigerate the crab meat if you need time to prepare your other ingredients. Use a strong fork or hand mixer to mix the ingredients together. Refrigerate the mixture if you will not be using it right away. Make sure that all of the crab meat is coated with the cream cheese mixture. If you plan to add in any extras, now is a good time to do that. Cold crab dip tastes best when it is very cold, so you will need to keep your crab dip in the refrigerator for at least an hour. To have your crab dip ready when you are, make it the night before and refrigerate it overnight. To ensure that your crab dip is well combined and has a nice consistency, give it a quick stir before serving. Serve your crab dip with bread, tortilla chips, crackers, or sliced veggies.

Summary: Chop the crab meat into small, diced pieces and set aside. Combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, milk, salt, and garlic power in a large bowl. Add the crab meat to the cream cheese mixture and combine well. Refrigerate the crab dip for about one hour. Mix the ingredients again and serve.

This system works well if you are still building your collection and most of your cards are collected into decks. Simply place your cards into an empty deck box and place the box somewhere convenient, like on a shelf or in your closet. Since you've likely started to change your decks to be stronger when playing, you may want to name or label your decks so you know exactly what each box contains. For example, you might put a piece of tape on a box and write on the tape, "Psychic Pokemon Deck." There are many card collecting games similar to the Pokemon TCG (trading card game). These have frequently made use of binders, and this method of organization might be right for you. This format will allow a clear view of your cards and easy access. It will also protect your cards from damage, like bending and mold. These trading card binders are often filled with plastic inserts which have pockets for your cards. You can buy inserts like this from your local board game/hobby store. You might also make use of tabs to help you easily navigate your binder. Binder tabs can be bought at most office supply stores. You can make your own simple tab by fastening a piece of tape to the front and back of your plastic insert, allowing some extra tape to stick out from your binder. Then write the heading on your tab, for example, you might write, "Type: Grass." This method is best for serious collectors who have thousands of cards to keep track of. A card catalog is usually a large, wooden piece of furniture filled with narrow drawers into which you can put cards. You can find card catalogs at flea markets, garage sales, eBay, CraigsList, and antique stores, though antique catalogs may be expensive. If you purchase your card catalog secondhand, you should inspect it carefully. Many of these are old, and you might have to spend some time or money restoring it to hold your cards safely and securely. You can buy narrow box-sleeves that are designed to hold your cards at your local game/hobby store, office supply store, or online. There are also larger boxes intended specifically for storing trading cards that you could easily use for your Pokemon cards. After you organize your cards you can store your collection in these boxes, you can label each box according to your system of organization. For example, you might label one box, "Fighting Type," and another "High HP Pokemon."
Summary: Organize by deck boxes. Use a binder. File cards away into a card catalog. Separate cards into storage boxes.