Perfect Chestnut Stuffing
Perfect Chestnut Stuffing Trust Me When I Say This is Likely the Most Important Recipe You’ll Ever Read An honest view of the world is one of ambiguity, contradiction, and a keen awareness of our own limits. Most of us naturally cast a skeptical eye on others, but we should cultivate an equal measure of...
Slow Roasted Short Ribs with Red Wine
Slow Roast Short Ribs with Red Wine A Rich, Flavorful, Satisfying Dinner Grass fed beef short ribs are among the most flavorful cuts of beef. They contain quite a bit of bone and collagen, which means getting the most out of them requires long, slow cooking. This preparation intensifies flavors. In the course of cooking...
The Belcampo Meat Debacle in Four Questions
The Belcampo Meat Debacle in Four Questions What was Belcampo? If you’re hanging out on the website of a farm as obscure as mine, there’s a good chance you are already familiar with Belcampo. But in case you’re not as deep in the alternative ag weeds as some of us, here are the basics: founded...
Hair Sheep
Hair Sheep Hair vs. Wool Although most of us naturally associate sheep with wool, it is actually something of an anomaly. Wild sheep, including the mouflon, ancestor to all domestic sheep, do not have a fleece that needs to be sheared. Instead, they shed their hair each year. Wild sheep do have a sort of...
Super Easy Baby Back Ribs
Super Easy Oven Baked Baby Back Ribs Recipes Don’t Get Much Simpler There are two basic types of easy recipes. There are some, like hamburger rice or a simple pork shoulder steak, that come together fast but require more or less continuous attention during cooking. Then there are others that cook long and slow. These...
Cairncrest Kids Chronicle
Cairncrest Kids Chronicle Hard Hitting News, Fresh From the Farm In these days of consolidated, partisan, sensationalist news, it can be hard to know where to go for high quality, unbiased reporting. This is why I’m thrilled to announce the launch of a new media organization, committed to covering all the most important stories, at...
Pastured Chicken Thighs with Smoked Paprika Cream Sauce
Pastured Chicken Thighs with Smoked Paprika Cream Sauce A Bold, Smooth Sauce is a Perfect Match for Flavorful Chicken Chicken thighs are one of my favorite cuts. They have a more intense flavor than chicken breast, and they are less prone to drying out. Because pastured chickens spend time pecking around in the grass, pastured...
Stir Fry with Pork Meatballs and Chili Oil
Stir Fry with Pork Meatballs, Ramen Noodles, and Chili Oil Smoky, Savory, Spicy, and Complex First I must admit that this dish is my wife Alanna’s creation. I should also acknowledge that it’s a bit more complicated than most of the recipes I’ve been posting recently. But this is mostly because it has a longer...
Roast Butterflied Leg of Grass Fed Lamb
Roast Butterflied Leg of Grass Fed Lamb A Classic Preparation for a Smaller Leg of Lamb Though I have grass fed in the title, this recipe should work fine with any lamb. But grass fed lambs are generally smaller than their grain fed counterparts. This translates to smaller cuts, which can be difficult to adapt...
Mountains of Sugary Self-Interest
Mountains of Sugary Self-Interest A Strained Argument for the Necessity of Sugar “I think our sugar farmers are among some of the best in the world at what they do,” says Jack Roney, who recently retired from a position at the American Sugar Alliance. He goes on – American sugar farmers are efficient, environmentally conscious,...