The lamb we raise on the pastures here at Spy Dog Farm is so flavorful I actually look forward to the packages of “stew meat” that come back from the butcher’s. Among the meals we make from these scraps is a hearty Irish stew I continue to perfect. There’s nothing particularly complicated about this classic […]
Listen up, Americans. This is why the rest of the world loves its chicken feet: It makes some of the best stock you’ll ever taste. We saved 27 pairs of feet from our most recent Freedom Ranger harvest. My wife scalded the feet in a pot of 160-degree water. Then we peeled them. That part’s […]
Raise enough chickens and you’re bound to get a few runts, or birds that get injured along the way. Underweight and bony, these birds aren’t suitable for sale or even roasting for dinner. What to do? I decided to poach them and harvest the meat. The result, a perfect broiler trifecta: we can turn the […]
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