Cuban Picadillo

Cuban Picadillo

I make this recipe almost every week.  It takes less than 20 minutes to get it on the stove and everyone loves it!  I’ve doubled and tripled this recipe many times and my suggestion is to keep the ratio of ingredients the same no matter how many times you...
Cajun Red Beans and Rice with Andouille Sausage

Cajun Red Beans and Rice with Andouille Sausage

INGREDIENTS 1 cup basmati rice 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 package RCF Grass Fed Beef Andouille sausage, thinly sliced 1 medium sweet onion, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 2 tablespoons tomato paste 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 ½ teaspoons Cajun seasoning, salt-free 3...
Lamb Meatballs with Spiced Tomato Sauce

Lamb Meatballs with Spiced Tomato Sauce

I make this recipe with or without the sauce.  For Brayden and Christina’s wedding, I make a couple of hundred of these meatballs and served the with four different dipping sauces.  Yield:4 servings FOR THE MEATBALLS 1 medium onion, peeled and finely diced ¼ cup...
How We Raise Your Food – Pork!

How We Raise Your Food – Pork!

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...
Beauty Interrupted

Beauty Interrupted

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

Rump Roast with Green Olives and Raisins

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

Carnitas

  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...