Guest Blogger and Proprietor at Abundant Kitchen, Becki Melvie, is Back Sharing How To Render Tallow!

Oh, how to find eloquent enough words to describe the slightly repugnant process of rendering tallow? First off, let’s begin with what tallow is. Tallow is the rendered fat that surrounds the kidneys, sometimes referred to as leaf lard, in an animal such as a cow or pig. Once rendered, the fat is very similar to lard in appearance and functionality in the kitchen and has a high smoke point.

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Cows and Skittles

Being Minnesotans, you might have missed this recent story about our neighboring state where the story starts off being about red skittles but ends up being about cattle feed. 

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Bacon

Bacon has been in the news a lot this past week!  Media is warning us that bacon (and pop) will likely kill us.  As always, it is important to understand where your bacon comes from, how it is raised and how it is processed. 

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Cheers to Thom!

Thom, who also happens to be co-founder of Burning Brothers Brewery in St. Paul, successfully completed his first Cow Pool! So let's raise our glass and give a cheers to Thom for inviting and encouraging folks to stock their freezers with our 100% grass fed beef. 

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Another Successful Cow Pool!

Congratulations to Jennifer and Tom who just tipped their first steer using our new Cow Pool web app!  Jennifer and Tom are no strangers to Cow Pooling, having organized Cow Pools with us since 2011!  

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Another Successful Cow Pool!

Congratulations to Erik and Jessica O. who just tipped their second steer using our new Cow Pool web app!  Nothing better than having a freezer full of our delicious and nutritious 100% grass fed beef.  

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Beef Stew Recipe

This is by far one of our favorites and perfect for a cool, fall night.  What I love about this recipe is that you can add more meat or more vegetables depending on what you have on hand or what you are in the mood for.  It's is a very flexible recipe!

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Beef Prices

Good news about beef prices! Here’s the short story about what’s been happening with beef prices. In 2010 beef prices began to shoot up because a severe drought occurred in Texas forcing many farmers out of the cattle business.

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Steak Butter!

Who doesn't love steak butter?  This recipe, courtesy of 100 Days of Real Food, would go great with any of our tender, 100% grass fed beef steaks - tenderloin, ribeye, sirloin or new york strip.  

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