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Autumn Dinners at the Rocchino’s

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 […]

What have we been eating?

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 […]

Guest Blog: Olivia Tincani

Olivia Tincani is our guest blogger this week.  She began her path to resistance in her father’s tomato garden in California and her uncle’s vineyard in Italy. Olivia was the managing partner of Farm 255, a unique “farm-AND-table” operation in Athens, Georgia, founded in 2005, that grew much of its produce on its own farm, Full […]

Guest Blog: Heather Thomason

This is the fifth guest blog in our series!  Heather came to us from New York as an intern determined to “be the best intern we’ve ever had” (she told us that in her interview).  She was indeed a great intern and she now works here part-time.  Below are her musings on being a butcher […]

Guest Blog: Lisa Poncia from Stemple Creek Ranch

Today we post our fourth guest blog!  Lisa Poncia from Stemple Creek Ranch has generously shared her thoughts and observances of summer on the ranch.  Stemple Creek Ranch is located in Tomales on the grassy hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean.  We get beef from Stemple Creek Ranch every other week.  Our relationship with Stemple Creek […]

Guest Blog by Grace Magruder of Magruder Ranch

We have begun to feature a guest on our blog and this is the third in our series. Grace Magruder is a sixth generation farmer in Potter Valley just north of the Mendocino County line. We get beef from Magruder Ranch every other week. The ranch is absolutely breathtaking and Grace and her parents, Mac […]

Guest Blog by Marissa Guggiana La Brecque

Today it is my honor to post a blog by guest blogger Marissa Guggiana La Brecque .  Marissa is a food activist, writer, and fourth generation meat purveyor, who traveled the country to discover many of our most gifted butchers and share their favorite dishes, personal stories, and cooking techniques in her book Primal Cuts; Cooking with […]

Pork Chops at the Rocchino’s

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 […]

Fricassee at The Rocchino’s

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 […]