Most of our recipes come for our homeboy, the Internet, but this round was taken from a couple magazines my mother passed on to us. Overall, the recipes were easy and all surpassed expectations. The avocado butter was the most complicated, necessitating a food processor, but the result was well worth the extra work.
Whenever possible we get our meat from local farms. This isn't too difficult but it often limits our choice of cuts due to the availability or certain meats. I think it's also important to note here that our main objection with the meats found at most local super markets is that they come from factory farms. In short, these factory farms are grotesque places that have no conscious on the treatment or health of their animals. We consider the purchase of factory farm meat a vote in confidence of the system and try to avoid it whenever possible. Our rule of thumb is that if the animal is from a farm we would enjoy visiting, we'll eat the meat. I believe most people would do the same if they were forced to see where their food actually came from but today we have such a disconnect with the sources of our food that the majority of us don't think twice about where our food is from. We always do our research though, even though I can't ask a waitress about where the chicken is from without thinking of this clip from Portlandia:
Our two favorite places to get "happy" meat are the Green Grocer and W Grocer. The Green Grocer has the wider selection of meats and the owner is an extremely nice and helpful lady who is more than happy to special order you cuts of meat, all you have to do is ask. This is where we picked up this beef for our burgers and all I can say is that it was delicious. Though it's the treatment of the animals that is the largest factor in our meat decision-making, I think it's also important to note that not only are we aiming to support other local grocers and farms, but the meat just plain tastes better.
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