LJF Livestock Program – An Overview

The Farm

Pork

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  Cooking

  Firehouse Meatloaf

  The story goes like this. I have a black moleskine book that I have been compiling recipes in since about 2005. The kids have asked for it when I die...Read More

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  Cooking

  Bean Dish

  My Gram (dad's mom) had a famous "bean dish." I honestly have no idea how she made it but the few times I had it, it was awesome. Don't know...Read More

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  Curing Meat, Preserving

  Homemade Pancetta – “Italian-Style Bacon”

  I have made “American-style” bacon, pastrami, guanciale, corned beef, jerky, and a few other items that now fill our freezer. In most cases I have found that you can definitely save money...Read More

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  Curing Meat, Preserving, Smoking Meat

  Home Cured Bacon

  I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll...Read More

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  Cooking

  Pork Braised in Milk

  The idea that mixing the meat of one animal with the milk of another sounds rather oft-putting.  It doesn't have to be, but it is. It sounds gross. So, as I...Read More

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  Cooking

  Mustardy-Apple Pork Chops – Dinner for a Monday

  I have been on a mission to cook new things, reduce waste, and be more economical. To that end I have been taking any food that has been "donated" for...Read More