1. A Sharp Chef’s Knife A sharp knife is an absolute necessity. The most versatile type of blade is a chef’s knife or a Japanese santoku knife. A blade that has significant length and width will be the best for chopping, dicing, cubing, mincing, shredding, slicing, and scooping/transferring. Chopping is accomplished by leaving the tip…
A lot of people ask me how to find and verify that they are buying the right eggs, so I’ve created this list of questions you can ask your egg supplier. It’s really simple. :) 1.) Are your hens on pasture? 2.) How much pasture do they have access to? For how long each day?…
I’m so thankful for the time we’ve been able to spend with the Elliott’s here in beautiful Wenatchee, WA. It’s been a welcome reprieve to the craziness that has been our life since we moved and re-moved in the Bay Area. I’m thankful for this restful/working vacation with good friends and good food here on…
Words cannot express how excited I am for this cookbook! Months ago, I reserved a place on my shelf for this book, and I fully plan on breaking it in (lovingly, of course) with sauce stains and water droplets. I am going to love this cookbook to pieces, so much so, that I literally want…
This is Chris Simpson. Chris runs Field of Dreams Farm iN Watertown, TN and is friends with my friend Brian Harville from KNB Jersey Farm. Together, they have provided us with the most wonderful raw milk, pastured chicken and eggs that I’ve ever had in my life. I started buying pastured beef and poultry a…
It’s funny the things your brain chooses to remember. Sometimes it’s even funnier WHEN your brain chooses to remember them. Like last week. I was at Lindsey’s house for Passover Seder on my Blogger Tour, and she asked me to peel the hard-boiled eggs for the Seder plate. And I just STRUGGLED. I mean struggled…