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Family-style pork carnitas

Family-style pork carnitas

This summer, I went to the lake with my wife and her family. I wanted to make a big dinner for them, so I decided to check out the big cuts the guys over at Black Boar Farm had, and sure enough, they had a 

Chorizo tacos with a blackberry-chipotle sauce

Chorizo tacos with a blackberry-chipotle sauce

This recipe started out with my wife and I wanting to create a berry-based hot sauce. He picked up some amazing blackberries from Agriberry Farm and decided to make a smokey-sweet heat sauce. We wanted to see how the sauce was on  taco, so we 

Steak tacos with chimichurri and pickled red onions

Steak tacos with chimichurri and pickled red onions

This meal started with a pack of grass-fed flank steak cut into strips for fajitas. I was originally going to make chili with it, but was in the mood for tacos. This is what I came up with. I served it mixed-green and mushroom salad 

Hot dogs with lemon-beet sauerkraut and giardinera relish

Hot dogs with lemon-beet sauerkraut and giardinera relish

My wife is a big fan of hot dogs, and we have a great vendor at the market that does natural, uncured hot dogs in Poly Face Farms. I try to change it up every once in a while with different toppings. This one included 

Buffalo chicken ravioli with a mushroom-celery sauce

Buffalo chicken ravioli with a mushroom-celery sauce

This was an interesting dish. It started with fresh buffalo chicken ravioli we picked up from the market from Bombolini. I wanted to simulate the usual sides you have with chicken wings; celery, carrots, and blue cheese. I didn’t have any celery on hand, so