Check out one of our favorite breakfast recipes, our bacon and Swiss quiche from Head ButcherBox Chef Yankel Polak, below. Quiche is the ideal brunch food. Yes, better than French toast, cinnamon rolls, and even any combination of fried eggs and cheeseburgers. It is a delicious, easy to make brunch […]
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For grilling season — the best beef cuts from the chuck
Winter is slowly receding here in the Northeast, and it seems as if we’ve — finally — come to the end of a period of strange, colder-than-usual weather across the country. The Masters Tournament has come and gone. The selection of foods at farmers markets is more robust. Scarves, beanies, and […]
For the Best, Perfectly-Cooked Chicken, the Key is Pounding Chicken Breast Thin
When I was a senior in high school, I had some free time on my hands. At this point in my life, I didn’t love school and had no college plans, so I got a job at a restaurant near my house. It was a tiny restaurant; it had ten […]
Chicken and Waffles: A History and Our Easy Recipe
Don’t miss our ButcherBox recipe for “Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Gluten-Free Waffles (Organic Free Range Chicken)” at the bottom of the page. Many of our favorite modern dishes are the product of culinary cultures colliding. “Pizza Margherita,” a flatbread that featured tomatoes and cheese, is believed first to have been […]
Sustainable farming: Spring forage planting by the birds
One of the strategies we use at Singing Prairie Farm to produce the most nutritious and sustainable pork on the market today is to grow some of our own feed. We aren’t just talking about corn here. On our home farm, we have four separate planting seasons. Every spring, I […]
London Broil: A Grilled Steak That Has Nothing To Do with England
Beef dish names can be so odd. London broil is just another example of the beef industry’s propensity for attaching names to cuts of meat that are confusing, don’t quite fit, or, sometimes, are quite unappetizing. The Delmonico steak, for instance, was supposedly “invented” at Delmonico’s in New York; but […]
How Long to Cook Steak in the Oven, and Other Tips for Becoming a Kitchen Steak Master
Craving a steak night dinner, but can’t fire up the grill? No problem. Grilling is our preferred method to prepare a steak. Browse through the Cut Library within BB Kitchen, and you’ll notice grill written more than any other cooking method. But what if grilling isn’t an option? While summertime […]
Ribeye roast – For special occasions, Sunday dinner, or anytime
Don’t miss a special Ribeye Roast recipe from ButcherBox Head Chef Yankel Polak at the bottom of this post. Here at ButcherBox, we believe the best way to bring friends together is over a delicious cut of grass-fed, grass-finished beef. Our favorite cut to share with others is the ribeye […]
A Bacon-Wrapped Filet is One of Life’s Simple Joys
Why bring bacon and filet mignon together? Of course, it makes sense. It seems like a question that does not need to be asked by any sane person. Crispy bacon and a delectable, tender steak together? But, have you ever paused, mid-savory bite, and just momentarily think, who thought of […]
How to braise beef and why it’s one of the best cooking methods
Whenever I come across braised short ribs on a restaurant menu, I have a hard time passing up the delectable dish. Just thinking about it, I can taste the melt-in-your-mouth, flavorful meat. In all my short rib adventures, I’ve never stopped to wonder how chefs create such divine creations. The […]
The Carnivore Diet: What Is It?
Imagine a diet consisting of meat and potatoes, sans the potatoes. While some of you are probably thinking, “Sign me up!” others are left wondering, “…You call this a diet?” The Carnivore Diet is exactly what the name implies — a diet consisting of only meat; no vegetables, fruit, nuts, […]
The Simple and Sacred Beauty of Raising Pigs Naturally
I’ve just walked back in from tending to our pastured pigs. Rotating them to new pasture is quite a process and usually takes about 30 minutes. But that work time allowed me to watch purple martins dip and roll through the sky. I listened to red-winged blackbirds and western meadowlarks […]