Local Harvest is a great resource for cooks and anyone interested in sourcing locally grown foods in their communities. According to their website you can find farmer’s markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies. When you get to […]
Spring Lamb with Fresh Herb Rub
Spring is here, and nothing symbolizes this more than lamb. You either love it or hate it, and I am a lover. Sometimes I find it hard to reconcile the fact that I am eating that cute, furry animal, but then my taste buds take over, and I go into denial. I haven’t eaten veal […]
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Braised Oxtails – A Poor Man’s Meat That is Rich
Oxtails? That is often how people react when I mention cooking oxtails. What are they exactly? An oxtail is actually the tail of a steer, which means they are beef. An oxtail has a large bone, and is very gelatinous,which makes them perfect for stewing or braising. They are also often used for making stock. […]
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Chicken drumstick or nature at its best
While casually walking through my toddlers play yard at her school, I glanced down at the ground. Were my eyes deceiving me, or did I see a chicken leg on the ground? A chicken leg on the ground at the preschool yard? Huh? Upon closer inspection I realized it was a pine cone that had […]
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Sweet and Savory Avocado Ice Cream
Avocado ice cream? Really? An avocado is a fruit, so why not. There is no written rule that says ice cream has to be sweet all the time, so why not try a more savory ice cream? This idea came to me while tweeting with a fellow food writer, Erika Kerekes http://inerikaskitchen.blogspot.com/ about the overabundance […]
