How We Raise Your Food – Pork!

Animals, Farming, Pigs

You are part of a cycle you can be proud of.   I dislike the thought that some animal has been made miserable to feed me. If I am going to eat meat, I want it to be from an animal that has lived a pleasant, uncrowded life outdoors, on bountiful pasture, with good...

How to Cook the Perfect Roast – Every time!

Beef Recipes, Cooking Tips, How to Cook

Everyone needs to know how to cook a roast to perfection – EVERY TIME – with their eyes closed.  Here’s a very basic recipe and I’ve included some of the steps people usually leave out and why it’s not a good idea to do so. If...

Beauty Interrupted

Animals, Musings, Sheep

Beauty, in all its manifestations,  has always been important to me but the older I get the more it has become a faith, a yearning, and a guiding principle for my life. My great fortune is that the farm puts all this in crystal clear perspective, day after day. This...

Rump Roast with Green Olives and Raisins

Beef Recipes

Shredded Rump Roast With Olives and Raisins This is not your ordinary pot roast recipe. Ever since my friend, Liz, made me this roast some thirty years ago, my mouth waters, Pavlovian-style, when I think of it. This makes the most amazing Argentinian empanadas and the...

Carnitas

Pork Recipes

  Carnitas What are carnitas?  Done right, carnitas are ultra-rich, soft pork meat with slightly crisp edges.  Pork butt is the perfect meat for this recipe but the picnic works great too.  This is a very simple recipe for an outstanding, authentic dish. 4 lb...