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 […]
Who doesn’t love a noodle bowl? We added pan-seared bavette steak to this rapini noodle bowl from A House in the Hills for a super tasty weeknight meal. You’ll find lots of beautiful rapini at the market right now. Beef and Rapini Noodle Bowl serves 3 1/2 lb. flank or bavette steak 2 bunches of […]
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 […]
It’s turkey time again! We love this holiday so much and while it is fun to change up the side dishes each year, we always have turkey. The methods for cooking a turkey well do not change and thus, we are re-posting our blog post from last year on how to cook a turkey. […]
Autumn is officially here and cool mornings are giving way to warm afternoons. By evening, sweaters go back on and I crave a warm dinner. Produce at the farmer’s market straddles Summer and Fall with tomatoes and eggplant still plentiful, and winter squashes and hardy greens also on display. Aaron and I recently helped with […]
It’s been awhile since I posted about what we’ve been eating at home. Don’t fret – we haven’t been starving. We’ve been eating quite well actually. I just haven’t had the forethought or the energy to take photos of our dinner before the dinner becomes dirty dishes… With that being said, I have been cooking […]
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 […]