We’re excited to launch our new Butcher Basket Program here at The Local Butcher Shop! Inspired by traditional CSAs, or Community Supported Agriculture programs, in which members support farms by agreeing to a share of whatever product is available throughout the season, we’ve developed the Butcher Basket Program for our shop. When members sign up […]
Will you be serving a Glazed Ham or Leg of Lamb from The Local Butcher Shop this Easter Sunday? Here are our tips and tricks for cooking your holiday roast. Glazed Ham Take the ham out of the refrigerator 2-3 hours before you plan to warm it. Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees. Put the ham […]
Anticipating the approach of Passover, we’ve been collecting bones and fat from our pastured chickens to fill our icebox with poultry stock and schmaltz. Matzoh Ball Soup is a simple and comforting dish in which these ingredients will really shine. Pick up some matzoh meal and come on by, we’ve got pastured eggs for you […]
This is a simple yet elegant preparation that makes the most of the beautiful whole squab we get from Paine Farm. Adding the reserved bones to the pot as the beans cook creates a rich, golden broth. You’ll need to plan ahead, but the hands-on cooking time is minimal and you can improvise with which […]
This week in the meat case you’ll find a sausage that celebrates the arrival of two things we’re pretty excited about here at The Local Butcher Shop; the first of the season’s green garlic and pork from Lone Willow Ranch. We had the opportunity to visit Lone Willow with many of the staff last spring […]
I made this for dinner last week and boy, oh boy, it was sure dang tasty! Now is the time – summer is here, the corn is on point, but the Bay Area fog and chill can sneak in right around dinner time and make you wish you had a warm bowl of soup. This […]
As the sun begins to beat winter away, all I want to do when I get home is take the dog out for an evening stroll. The flowers in the neighborhood smell so sweet and it’s wonderful to be out of the chill of the butcher shop and into the warmth of spring. But once I […]
Last night I made Chicken, Fennel and Artichoke Fricassee for dinner from Martha Stewart’s Living Magazine. It was quite tasty and worth sharing. I halved the recipe as it was dinner for two. Make sure to ask your Local Butcher to cut the chicken up for you. Enjoy! Chicken, Fennel, and Artichoke Fricassee from […]
You bought a holiday ham from The Local Butcher Shop. Now what? 1. Take Ham out of the refrigerator 2-3 hours before you plan to warm it 2. Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees 3. Put the ham on a roasting rack in a pan 4. Brush with The Local Butcher Shop’s “special ham glaze” To make […]
When Aaron and I got married, my Maid of Honor asked all of our friends and family to submit family recipes that they would like to share with Aaron and me to be compiled into a recipe book. Here was the gist of the email she sent out: “Dear friends and family of Monica and Aaron, I […]