• Eat - Food Storage & Preservation

    A Half of a Cow

    Well, we’ve gone and done it.  We’ve invested in a half of a cow. Holy moly. After last January’s purchase of a quarter of a cow, we decided to move forward and move up in the ordering department.  So, about 2 months ago, we placed our order with D&R Ranch again…

  • DIY

    Beef Jerky

    Well, we’ve made our first ever batch of beef jerky and it is delicious!!! We pulled a 2.24 pound beef round steak from the chest freezer and let it thaw out about half way before beginning to cut it into about 1/4 inch slices (partially frozen meat is much easier to…

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    A Quarter of a Cow

    Yep, we’ve just received our very first quarter of a cow!   After initially looking into another farm, we finally decided to go with D & R Ranch up in Mora.  They were nice, fast and fairly priced.  Turn around time was just a couple of weeks and I do believe…