Continuing my buffalo kick with this easy, vegetable-filled meatloaf, made without grain-based fillers. Things like bread and oats have traditionally been added to meatloaf to stretch the meat, but they are not really needed as a binder. For this recipe I added finely chopped cremini mushrooms and carrot to the ground buffalo, and topped it [...]
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Cinnamon-Rubbed Sirloin Salad with Fresh Pear Vinaigrette
We have been working on incorporating more main-dish salads into our evening meals, as they are a healthy way to use whatever produce is in season. I made this salad over the weekend and we were in love from the first bite. I rubbed the sirloin with a blend of ground cinnamon, black pepper, and [...]
Beef and Pumpkin Chili
Full disclosure: this chili is actually made with Hubbard squash, not pumpkin. Did you know that Hubbards are often processed and sold as canned pumpkin? True. They are more densely-fleshed than pie pumpkins and make for a smooth puree. However, I felt that “Beef and Hubbard Squash Chili” was too verbally clunky. At any rate, [...]
Burgers with BBQ Sweet Onions and Smoked Gouda
We use our outdoor grill almost year round, and this weekend we have had beautiful grilling weather. I grilled up some 1/3 pound pastured, organic beef patties from Rocky Mountain Organic Beef and piled on some sweet Colorado Onions from our C.S.A. share with Grant Family Farms, which I caramelized and seasoned with a Korean-style [...]
Grilled Flat Iron Tacos with Sweet Pickled Onions
Those of you have have been reading along for a while know that I rarely post recipes for beef. The reason for this is simple: we only eat meat if we feel confident about the way the animals have been raised, and that rules out the vast majority of meat produced in this country. That’s [...]
Braised Beef Short Ribs with Blackberry-Pinot Noir Jus
On the occasions when we do eat meat, we get local, pastured meat and do something with it to make it memorable. Recently I ordered some beef short ribs from Grant Family Farms and did a long, slow braise with a blackberry and flipflop wines Pinot Noir base. For tender, unctuous short ribs you want [...]
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