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Christmas is over: two down, one to go.  Anyone working in retail will understand.  I was out on my feet, literally in a daze, for the final two hours of my shift on Christmas Eve.  This is not a “be … Continue reading →

Long time no write, the problem being that it’s hard for two persons to eat a quarter cow, grass-fed or not.  I did cook up a couple of dishes for friends two weeks ago.  I made short ribs based on … Continue reading →

I made Hungarian goulash following the recipe found at this link: http://homecooking.about.com/od/beefrecipes/r/blbeef166.htm.  At least I think it was authentic Hungarian goulash, although I’ve never made it before and have no idea how the idea occurred to me.  I used sirloin tip … Continue reading →

                Lots of beef lately – hamburgers, sirloin and porterhouse steak – all wonderful.  It’s a bit boring to write about eating beef, however, so I’m more focused right now on the local angle of this journey.  As important as … Continue reading →

We ate the first steaks a few days ago.  The steaks were labelled ‘rib steaks’ and appeared to be basic rib eye steaks with the bone still attached.  Quite honestly, I thought this entry would be a defense of grassfed … Continue reading →

TRUE STORY.  A customer at work asked me where he could find “the bacon that’s already cooked and you don’t need to refrigerate.”  Sadly, we had it available but the customer wasn’t happy because what we had was already refrigerated.  … Continue reading →

Julia Child probably never cooked in a crock pot but my guess is that Julia never spent 9.5 hours on her feet working retail and arrived home without one single ounce of energy, only the promise of an already-cooked meal … Continue reading →

First meal, stuffed peppers.  Nothing fancy.  Confirmed my belief that grass-fed ground beef tastes better than your average corn-fed hamburger/chuck purchased at the grocery store.  E-mail me if you want the recipe.  Of interest: browning 1 lb. of ground beef … Continue reading →

Since reading “The Omnivore’s Dilemna” by Michael Pollan I have become passionate about grass-fed beef. There are documented health benefits associated with eating grass-fed, as opposed to corn-fed, beef but more important is my desire to know where my food … Continue reading →