The Valensbrae cooks like to source and share recipes that are not just tasty but work well with busy family schedules. Who doesn’t love a great pasta and ragù combo? This recipe, Strazzapreti with Lamb Ragu came from one of…
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Fusion? Mash-up? We aren’t sure which is the best word to describe the blending of different cultural cuisines, we’re just delighted that cooks such as Chicago chef Mike Sheerin are willing to take chances and then share their success stories….
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We’ve talked a lot about lamb in stews, but lamb works perfectly in soups as well. What’s the difference you say? Good question. According to TheKitchn, the difference between stew and soup is the amount of liquid, stews not only…
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Meet Valenbrae Sheep Farm’s newest family member. Found late April, he was in the paddock lying on his side and barely breathing. The family brought him into the house to be warmed and fed. Everyone in the family took turns…
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Leg of Lamb Accompanied by Potatoes Adapted for Instant Pot® We’re still talking about the Instant Pot®, and how it has introduced pressure cookery to a new generation of cooks. Seasoned cooks have many stores of pressure cookers exploding coating the…
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In case you missed it, February 9 was National Pizza Day in both the US and Canada. At Valensbrae Sheep Farm, pizza-anything rings true. But lamb on pizza? That was a new idea for us. But not for cooks from…
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The first we heard of Lamb baklava was at a recent Thanksgiving dinner. The hostess had scooped the recipe from the August Issue of Chatelaine. Baklava? Lamb? That was our first reaction as well. Our vision of baklava as sweet,…
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The holidays can be a really busy time of year. Between the extra visiting with friends and family, there’s still work, family outings and probably a few trips to the hockey arena. We searched for a recipe that could be…
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Meat Pies: Shepherd’s or Cottage ‘Shepherd’s pie or cottage pie is a meat pie with a crust or topping of mashed potatoes’. Thanks Wikipedia for that neat definition. But in reality, there are hundreds of recipes for the infamous pies…
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Do you believe that fall is around the corner? For those of us ‘fair-weather outdoor grillers’, fall means the end of outdoor cooking until next spring. In celebration of the last weekends of summer we decided to share this Paul…
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Let’s talk soup! In July? Sure, why not! If this is a recipe that suits your fancy – print it out for that cold wintery day when soup served with hot bread hits the spot! Soup. We all eat it,…
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We don’t often see leftover lamb at Valensbrae, but just the same, we like to keep a few recipes on hand, just in case. The same rules of food safety apply to leftover lamb as any other type of cooked…
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Instant Pot®, if you are unsure, is a versatile multi-cooker performing the tasks of pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer all in one pot. If you’re like us, a little skeptical, on how it can be so many appliances…
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Where better to find lamb recipes for busy families than from down under. This recipe however, doesn’t come from New Zealand but South Africa. Sarah Graham started her cooking career as a blogger in May 2010. It was a way…
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When customers pick-up their lamb cuts at the farm, they often excitedly share their favourite recipe or favourite way to cook a particular cut. These recipes are our favourite to share, because while loosely based on another recipe, they have…
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Are you looking for a tasty gluten-free option that pairs well with meat? Take your lead from Italian cooking and try incorporating polenta into your meals. What exactly is polenta? For North Americans, the best likeness to polenta would be…
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#1 Comfort Food: Meatloaf. Hands Down. If you combine the literary efforts of Wikipedia, Merriam Webster Dictionary and the insight of Anneli Rufus who dedicated an entire article to comfort food: ‘How comfort food works like Prozac’ you come up…
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