Archive for October, 2007

Lamb Braised in Milk

By cmf
October 4, 2007

Okay — this one I really went off the reservation. I had some lamb shoulder that I needed to use up, especially since this year’s lamb should be ready soon (I need to check with my dog groomer/lamb rancher when I take the dogs for shots on Tuesday). And as I’ve noted, I have...
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Out of Office ….

By cmf
October 3, 2007

Off to Billings today for some routine errands — so to keep you all entertained in the meantime, here are some links: Barbara Kingsolver on “Dirty Work” Tikkun tackles the spirituality of seed saving in Be Fruitful and Save Seeds Step-by-step directions for saving tomato seeds Michael Bauer blogs about chefs who grow their...
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Cheesemaking Kit

By cmf
October 2, 2007

I have another gallon of real milk coming today, and because a gallon of milk a week is really more than I can use, I ordered this nifty cheesemaking kit from the New England Cheesemaking Supply Company. Last week I made yogurt from the fabulous unpasteurized milk and I was shocked at how fabulous...
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Ruhlman Pancetta Challenge

By cmf
October 1, 2007
Ruhlman Pancetta Challenge

Here’s the beginning of the pancetta. I had to buy commercial pork, which is kind of a bummer, but our local organic pork people won’t have another pork belly until the next time they butcher (in about a month) and I wanted to get going. So, here it is, the five pound section of...
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