From the New York Times' Dining Section...
So Many Tomatoes to Stuff in a Week: Melissa Clark swoons over the summer's tomato harvest and gives us eight(!!) recipes including Green Tomato and Lemon Marmalade, Red and Yellow Cherry Tomato Confit, and Instant Tomato-Ricotta Soup With Capers.
Of Church and Steak: Farming for the Soul: We've seen a growing intersection between faith and food too and are so glad the Times tried to take on "faith based farming." Anyone have more examples of faith and farming bringing people together where you live?
For the Best Cuts, Here Are the Rubs: The Minimalist says rubs will improve less expensive cuts of beef. "A rub is a dry spice or spice and herb mixture used to coat the meat before grilling, adding not only strong flavor but a bit more crunch, especially if you toast, mix and grind the spices yourself," he tells us.
PLUS...
Less expensive cut of beef being all relative, that is: the focus is on ribeye or top sirloin, which is rarely less than 11.99/lb at the regular supermarket. "Less expensive" means choice grade as opposed to prime.
I'd love to see a feature on all the truly cheaper cuts of beef (top round, etc.) and what to do with those. Surely they are good for something.
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Me too - I can't afford that "less expensive" piece of meat for one dinner. Of course, sometimes I wonder what someone in my income bracket is doing reading this site at all, given some of the prices listed on furniture, housing, etc...
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As a former veg - I get SO confused when I have to buy meat because I dont' know what cuts are which and the most appropriate way to cook them.
I found these guides the other day:
http://www.txbeef.org/shopping_smart.php3
http://www.beefretail.org/uDocs/bmezretailcutchart.pdf
Quite useful for a beef-ignoramus.
And, I also get bowled over about the price! Beans, lentils, eggs, dairy...good cheap protein thar!
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Hey Jen
Thanks for the links. I just may actually print that chart out for my wallet.
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