We get nearly all our meats delivered from our dairy, South Mountain Creamery. In addition to its own beef herd, South Mountain sells pork, lamb and poultry products from other local farmers. But one thing we’ve learned is that just because it’s local doesn’t always mean its good. We’ve had bacon from the farmers market that […]
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Brother-in-law Tom has a genius method for making pizza. He rolls out his dough ahead and par-bakes it on a pizza pan. When you arrive at his house, he has a stack of pizza crusts on the kitchen counter ready to go as well as myriad sauces and toppings on the stove. He tops a […]
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Some braised meat dishes are so rich they take your breath away. I place oxtails in that category. Richness dictates smaller portion sizes, which fits oxtail perfectly since this is one piece of meat that is mostly bone. Oxtail belongs to that group of odd bits that butchers in a bygone era would practically give away. […]
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