This is a true homestead comfort dish. Shoulder chops are an inexpensive cut of lamb, and they’re full of flavor. But they’re also bony and pretty fatty, and folks often have a hard time figuring out how to cook them. I used to sear them in a pan, but the fat would shrink around the meat, making the whole piece distorted and difficult to eat. Braising it, however, takes this cut to a whole new level. With the toppings I suggest here, this is like ...Read More
Easy Weeknight Instant Pot Stew
One of my absolute favorite kitchen gadgets is my Instant Pot. Do you have one yet? It has changed my life! You can get home from work, decide you want stew, and then actually eat it for dinner! You can also make a TON of food that you can use for lunches or dinner the next night. I'm not great at planning out menus and starting a crockpot early in the morning, so my Instant Pot has really saved my life. I make homemade stock in no time, veggie ...Read More
Six Great 2019 Holiday Gift Ideas
Snow has hit the northeast super early this year and I think many are already in full "Holiday Mode." I've been busy working on the film and a few other exciting projects! In the meantime, I'm getting ready to do some serious cooking and excited to NOT travel for the next little while, so I can hang out with my kids and just be home on the farm, my favorite place to be! Shameless plug for my film project: Looking for an end-of-year gift? My ...Read More
I’m a Dietitian and Here’re 11 Reasons Why I’m Team Meat
Without animals, our entire ecosystem and our health will fall apart. On October 1, 2019 a "controversial" study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine titled “Effect of Lower versus Higher Read Meat Intake on Cardiometabolic and Cancer Outcomes: A Systemic Review of Randomized Trials”. The review evaluated the data of 12 randomized studies on red meat and health outcomes. Reviewers found there was little to no connection between red ...Read More
Meat is Magnificent: Water, Carbon, Methane & Nutrition
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir There was a recent article in The Washington Post entitled "Meat is Horrible", once again vilifying meat, that was full of inaccurate statements about the harm cattle impose on the land, how bad it is for our health, and how it should be taxed. Stories like this are all too common and we’ve absolutely got to change our thinking on ...Read More
