MereLeighFood

This farmer-butcher-chef-mama is writing a book about meat, and the good food that goes with it.

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Barbecued dark meat, broccoli salad, cornbread. @eastforkfarmandcottages #realfood #frontporcheatin

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Just try. With every lil bit of you. #plants #coolerthanpeople

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Beef plate meat cured, smoked and portioned for my coworkers. #beefbacon #kosherbacon #ethicalmeathandbook #ethicalmeat

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YouTube launch today. Get ready for some adventures. Like meatballs, and salads you've never thought of, and butchery, and musings on the crazy world. #ethicalmeathandbook #cook #cut #farm #craft #DIY

[mereleighfood]

YouTube launch today. Get ready for some adventures. Like meatballs, and salads you've never thought of, and butchery, and musings on the crazy world. #ethicalmeathandbook #cook #cut #farm #craft #DIY

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Have you ever touched the inside of a fava pod? It's like wormsilk, or a lamb's nose. If I were a bean, I'd want to sleep there.

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When your favorite knifemaker @kearneyknives comes for dinner, and you ask him to grate the cheese.

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I can't stop checking you out. #charcuterie

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Y'all people been asking for videos and I want you to know we are working on it! This is gonna be fun 💥 #ethicalmeathandbook #diy #cook #cut #farm #craft #comingsoon

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Flaming meat.

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#meatcraft

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Great class today @fifthseasongardening and I got to meet @the.american.pig afterward! lucky butcher chick am I #realfood #ethicalmeathandbook

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If you're prepping a dry cure that calls for orange zest...just the zest...the proper thing to do w the leftover citrus is to float in a glass of bubbly. #friday

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Just a girl and a ham, going for a walk. This ham was set in cure during January's Charcuterie Intensive. It will now hang for a year to produce prosciutto. Next intensive is THIS SATURDAY @fifthseasongardening link to register in profile. #charcuterie #ethicalmeathandbook #prosciutto

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Crostini w collard flower and spinach pesto. Goat cheddar. mutton.

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skincare for changing seasons. #tallow #wholeanimal #ethicalmeathandbook

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If you have read the book, you might remember mention of an obstinate Charolais. My friend Rocco had a silent battle with this steer for three years. And today, well... #wholeanimal #butchery #ethicalmeathandbook #beef