From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Why I Call It Grass-Only, Not Grass-Fed Beef

April 24, 2009

As part of this week’s Fight Back Friday carnival, I want to share one of my most popular posts, All Beef Is Grass-Fed. I hope you’ll read and enjoy it. As an addendum, I continue to be amazed by how confusing it is for a mere mortal to see beyond label claims, especially when it [...]

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Why I Wouldn’t Pay More For A Prime Burger

April 21, 2009

We’ve been trained to think that USDA Prime beef is better. So a Prime Chopped Steak or Prime Sirloin Burger – from Morton’s no less – sounds like it would be better, too, no? I am not so sure and here’s why. USDA Grade measures the % fat in a single muscle and that muscle [...]

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Congratulations, Tracy Smaciarz

April 18, 2009

A lot of us are coming to appreciate the artistry of talented livestock farmers and ranchers. Long part of the mythology of the American West and representative of quiet masculinity, the cowboy is by and large to be admired and emulated where possible. Anyone who knows me knows I have discovered there is a sub-section [...]

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Let’s Take Control Of Our Food

April 17, 2009

I’ve been enjoying a program inspired by Kristen aka Food Renegade called Fight Back Fridays. The purpose is to help those of us interested in eating real, clean, delicious food share our secrets and tips with each other. This week I decided to formally join by sharing a post of mine called It’s Not You, [...]

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How To Avoid Mixing Things Up On The Grill

April 17, 2009

Do you ever find yourself having to cook for people who have different preferences? You like your steak rare but Uncle Bob won’t eat it if it’s a shade pinker than medium. Little Johnny likes his chicken spicy but Susie can’t take the heat? Well this clever lady, Leslie Haywood, was tired of mixing things [...]

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Food Blogger Playdate 2 – Artisan Steak Tasting

April 16, 2009

Wondering just what happens at one of my Artisan Beef Institute (TM) “Provenance of Beef (TM)” steak tastings? Well, now, thanks to Mark Tafoya and Jennifer Iannolo of The Culinary Media Network, you can take a sneak peek at a live tasting in this fabulous video. (It’s actually fun to watch some of the world’s [...]

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McWilliams Responds to Pork Fooforaw

April 15, 2009

If you enjoy thought provoking discussions about food – the good, bad, and the ugly – but haven’t been reading The Atlantic’s Food section of late, take a gander. I was impressed in particular with their inviting James McWilliams to respond to those who have criticized his recent New York Times Op-Ed, in which he [...]

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Don’t Eat That Pork: Trichy Words From The Prof

April 11, 2009

The New York Times featured an Op-Ed entitled “Free-Range Trichinosis” from a history professor in Austin, Texas, James E. McWilliams. I initially found this article hard to respond to because I felt the author said a lot without saying anything at all. The more I considered it, the more I understood his real message and [...]

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