Joe Beef's Favorite Beef Jerky
The recipe for beef jerky in the latest Joe Beef cookbook is Josh Applestone's simple method using eye round and a special marinade.
Cooking With Maple Water
Maple water AKA maple sap is having a trendy moment (though people have been drinking it for centuries). If you live near maple trees, tap them and try cooking in the water to impart subtle sweetness to stews and braises. If you want sticky sweet flavor, use maple syrup.
Lamb Sirloin Steak Is so Good
If you haven’t tried a lamb sirloin steak yet, you’re in for a treat. There's nothing like them. They're delicate and small, which makes for quicker prep and cook time than a traditional sirloin roast. Here's our favorite method for cooking them, plus a few recipes. Enjoy!
Finger Foods for a Party
If you’re hosting a party, finger foods are just the thing to eat with bubbles or cocktails or anything in between. Call them appetizers or tapas, call them hors d'oeuvres or nibbles, call them whatever you want -- here are a bunch of ideas for small, festive, and meaty bites.
Sarah Copeland's Steak + Chocolate Lover’s Dinner
Local cookbook author Sarah Copeland shares her recipes for a romantic special meal: a favorite steak and a bittersweet chocolate cake.
Is It Done? Grab a Meat Thermometer
The best way to test meat for doneness is with a meat thermometer. Here's which kind of meat thermometer to use and what temperatures to look for -- plus how to test by hand.
Barbara Lynch's Rigatoni with Spicy Sausage
Chef Barbara Lynch recently made a whole grain rigatoni with spicy sausage for a dinner at Pasta Flyer in New York City, using our hot Italian sausage. It's an easy mid-week meal, but delicious enough for a last minute weekend dinner with friends.
Full Flavor Beef Tenderloin
Beef tenderloin doesn't only need to be slow roasted once a year for the holidays with minimal flavor. Make it for any meal -- buy medallions to bring the cost down -- and play around with sauces and rubs.
Rub Your Chicken
This sage-filled dry rub recipe is just the thing for chicken -- or steak, chops, roasts, and more. It's also better than a marinade. Get rubbing.
Why and How to Cook Frozen Meat
If it's time for dinner but you forgot to defrost meat, no worries. Just cook it frozen. Here's how to cook frozen meat, plus tips for defrosting if you plan ahead.
Remarkable Roast Chicken
Chicken is considered humble, but, roasted right, it can be anything but. Here are tips and recipes for the kind of roast chicken you want to serve guests, including how to cut up a whole chicken into parts.
Season's Greetings: Holiday Recipes
As we cut and tie your holiday rib roasts, your whole tenderloins, your racks of lamb, we're thinking about recipes and traditions -- old and new.
Community Cookbook: Lamb Shoulder Chops
The latest installation of our Community Cookbook: Chef Emmet Moeller's recipe for lamb shoulder chops with toasted caraway seeds and red cabbage. Inexpensive and flavorful shoulder chops are great for a week day or if you're having people over.
How to Spatchcock Chicken
Want to learn how to spatchcock? It means the same thing as butterfly, but is a far better word. Just remove the spine and splay a chicken, turkey, or any bird open like a book. Then cook. We suggest brick chicken.
Japanese Fried Chicken (Karaage)
We love fried chicken. This recipe from our book, The Butcher's Guide to Well-Raised Meat, is made with flavorful boneless skinless chicken thighs and cooked in lard for a crispy, crunchy crust without burning.
Chef Barbara Lynch Butcher Shop Bolognese
Chef Barbara Lynch recently made a lasagne with bolognese for a dinner at Pasta Flyer in New York City. She made it with our ground beef, pork, and lamb -- and a secret ingredient. Here's the recipe.
How to Braise Meat
If you're curious about how to braise meat, here's our simple primer of this foundational cooking method for great results. Enjoy!
Meat on a Budget: Ten Recipes Under $10
Well-raised meat is for everyone! If you're concerned about budget, no matter. We have tips and recipes for you. Start by not eating meat daily and reducing portion size. Next, try these 10 meals for under $10.
An Ode to Meatball Sandwiches
Meatballs are a thing of beauty, especially in a sandwich. Make your own or use our meatballs to make a wedge, hoagie, sub, grinder, or whatever you want to call it!
How to Cook Pork Neck Bones
If you see pork neck bones in our retail freezer, here are five great ways to make them -- from Soul Food-style to Sunday "gravy."