Farmer David's Beef Stew
Most beef stew is perfectly fine, and that is the problem. This one cooks low with the lid on all day, then gets the five minutes most cooks skip at...
I will consolidate here what I have learned with animals, the food system, and countless customer interactions over the past 14 years. Mostly through mistakes and reaching success only by being more stubborn than any of them.
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Farmer David's Pulled Pork
Pulled pork is comfort food, and almost every version of it is buried in sugar. Farmer David found the sauce was in the pot the whole time: carrots, apples, and...
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Farmer David’s Chicken Cassoulet
Every chicken comes with two drumsticks, and for thirteen years the drums have been the last thing left in Farmer David’s freezer. This cassoulet is his answer: one pot of...
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Farmer David's Braised Beef Chili
Farming does not leave time to cook three meals a day from scratch. This braised beef chili is how Farmer David eats well anyway: he has refined it over ten...
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What do your hens eat? The question nobody asks about the bird.
We ran a soy-free trial. The eggs got worse, and it was not bad luck. Here is what a hen actually needs, and what every label that removes something is...
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What does "pasture raised" mean? Nothing. Go look at the damn hens with your own eyes.
There is no legal definition of pasture raised, which is why the same word covers two square feet and two hundred. Here is how to tell which one you are...
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You can't have it both ways. Do you want vaccines or do you want unwashed eggs on the counter?
Vaccine free is a real choice and it comes with a real bill. Here is what we gave up when we made it, and what we do instead.
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How to tell if an egg is still good? What a simple test tells you and what the carton will not.
An egg dries out more than goes bad, exhaling water through seven thousand pores in the shell until the air pocket inside is big enough to make the egg float....
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Caesar Dressing
Wishbone yolks, fresh garlic, good mustard, fresh squeezed lemon juice, freshly grated parmesan, and freshly ground black pepper all make earnest contributions toward the best Caesar of your life.
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Put your eggs in the damn fridge. And not for the reason everyone says.
A hen holds her clutch at ninety-nine degrees for twenty-one days and gets a living bird out of it. So why does a carton on your counter go downhill? Not...
