Saturday, April 22, 2017

ButcherBox

We got a nice meaty package (pun intended)  in the mail the other day from www.butcherbox.com.


What's inside of the ButcherBox depends on your selection online. In this ButcherBox there were a variety of meats.

3 packs of chicken 
4 pork chops
2 10 oz strip steaks
1 16 oz beef tips
1 pack of bacon
3 packs pf chicken
2 1bs of ground beef

The ButcherBox stays cool for up to 12 hours, so you don't have to be home waiting for it to get to your door. It comes in a cooler tote and in a padded box for extra cooling protection.

The beef from ButcherBox is 100% grass-fed and free from antibiotics and hormones. They only consume other natural grasses like silage and hay when weather prevents grazing. Their cattle are humanely raised and spend their lives on the pasture and not caged. 

The chicken from ButcherBox is free range organic. The chicken is certified humane. The chickens have access to the outdoors and to a shelter, are naturally fed, have plenty of room to move and what chickens naturally do.

The pork from ButcherBox is heritage breed and free of antibiotics and hormones. The pigs are never fed ractopamine -- a groth promoter frequently given to pork. They source pork predominantly with Duro, Bershire and Red Wattle genetics. These pigs have not had the flavor bred out of them. Other breeders, in pursuit of rapid weight gain, cut out the marbling that gives pork its flavor. ButchBox's pork is different. It is rich in color and beautifully marbled. The pork is pastured and raised in open barns with space to engage in natural behaviors and given bedding. There are not physical alterations allowed to the pork that ButcherBox uses.

Check out www.butcherbox.com to learn more and to start ordering your Butcher Boxes!

Olivado Extra Virgin Avocado Oil

 Nutritional Facts:
Serving size: 1 TBS
Calories: 123
Total Fat: 13.7g

-Delicate flavor of Ripe Avocado
-Cold pressed from the world's healthiest fruit
-Use for all high heat cooking, baking, salads, and marinades
Product of New Zealand

Here it is! The best oil to cook with. Seriously. It tastes great. Olivado Avocado oil fries, flavors, dresses and marinades food to perfection. Yes, I'm a sucker for unhealthy food. I'm an even bigger sucker for "unhealthy" food that is tweaked to be healthy! Avocado oil turned these crab cakes into the perfect dinner. Not that all crab cakes are bad, but if you fry them, they can be. Well anyway, John made us dinner tonight using the avocado oil to fry the crab cakes, and they turned out better than ever. Not only because he is exceptional in the kitchen, but also because of the added flavor of avocado to the crab cakes.



They look like the best tasting fried food to me and taste better than a deep fried crab cake! Avocado oil is perfect for making fried "junk" food because it is good for cooking with high heat. So get frying and stop feeling guilty about your fried food. 

Olivado Avocado oil is high in Vitamin E, monounsaturated fats, beta sitosterol and lutein. It is the highest plant source of CoQ10 and contains no trans fats, additives, preservatives or artificial ingredients.

Check out www.olivado.com today and get your fry on.