Chicken Cuts Guide
From whole chickens to boneless skinless chicken breast, we proudly offer a wide range of chicken cuts. Use this Chicken Cuts Guide to know how each cut is packaged, how many it feeds and get recipe inspiration.
Fresh Beef: Does Color Matter?
It’s said we humans eat first with our eyes. As shoppers we’ve been led to believe that fresh meat is cherry-red in color and brown meat is spoiled. Understand why grocery store beef is always bright-cherry red and the best way to tell if beef is spoiled.
Christmas Dinner Ideas
It's safe to say, we'll all gather around a table during the Christmas season to tuck into a special meal with those we love. Be it a boisterous family affair, a quiet dinner for two or something in between, here's a few ideas to kick start your meal planning
Behind the Scenes of Raising Meat Chickens
Growing chickens has been quite the adventure since the first group came to the farm in June of 2021. Broilers are fast growing "meat chickens" only intended for slaughter, completely different from the "egg layer" chickens. Join me for a behind-the-scenes look at how they're raised on our farm.
Easy Beans with Ham Hocks
Straight from my no-fuss kitchen, I'm bringing you a simple recipe using the affordable and under appreciated Smoked & Cured Ham Hocks. A low-input, budget-friendly recipe, you can tweak and customize it to make it your own. Perfect for a potluck, as a make-ahead-side dish or stash it in the freezer for later.
How Much Beef is in a Cow?
Often folks will ask if we butcher our own animals. "Nope, we drop off the live animal and pick up the frozen cuts," I tell them. Here's a quick look into how much ready-to-eat cuts a beef animal yields.
How to Make Homemade Beef Stock
From a steaming pot of soup to boosting the flavor of rice, there are so many ways to use beef stock in the kitchen. I don't have lots of time to spend watching over a simmering pot of beef stock, so I got creative & developed this process for making my own homemade stock using the convenience of my freezer and the hands-off cooking of my slow cooker.
How to Organize your Freezer
Make it easy to find what you need the moment you open the freezer! I'm sharing my secrets to keeping our full freezers organized.