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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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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There are a growing number of dog owners looking to making their own dog food. And that makes sense considering the commercial pet food industry is very loosely regulated and some brands even questionable. While time consuming, making your own…
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Who better to ask about barbecuing lamb than the Australians. They’ve certainly eat lots of lamb and barbecue all year round to boot. So, we went down under to get their secrets Best lamb cuts for on-the-Barbie? Our friends recommended,…
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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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It’s a well-known fact, that not everyone likes turkey! Just kidding. Even we shepherd’s agree that turkey is a pretty big favourite, particularly around celebrations such as Thanksgiving when you have a large ‘gobble’ to feed. But what if this…
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The Almighty Hamburger – Always great, no matter what’s inside! When it comes to summer cooking, the hamburger has to be one of the most versatile options. A bevy of fillings from ground beef to buffalo, venison, lamb, kangaroo, turkey,…
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