With so many different cuts of beef and even more ways to prepare it, sometimes buying and cooking beef can be overwhelming. The Beef 101 guide from Canadian Beef Producers is an excellent overview of the benefits beef can bring to your life (like I need another reason, other than it's delicious, juicy taste! Right?!), different preparation methods, cook times, cuts and their quality.
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As harvest is beginning in many parts of western Canada, it never hurts to freshen up on your farm safety skills. We all have the farm safety guidelines in the back of our minds somewhere, but all too many of us forget to bring them forward during this busy time of year. Visit the government of Alberta's farm safety section on their website by clicking here.
Image Source: Government of Alberta's website http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/aet13918 Whiskey Creek Ranch is a proud supporter of 4-H in Canada. Both myself and Clay were young 4-Her's and I continued to be a part of beef, horse and sheep 4-H until I graduated high school. If those 9 years of 4-H taught me anything (and it taught me A LOT!) it is to live by the 4-H Motto- LEARN TO DO BY DOING! Whether it's grooming a 4-H steer, picking out the perfect meat lamb, working hard to achieve that next level of horsemanship or speaking in front of a crowd confidently, strongly and eloquently, 4-H gives young people the opportunity to grow, develop and become valuable contributing members of their society. <- Blast from 4-H Past: Jesse & Clay get ready for the 2008 Brooks and Area Show & Sale / Achievement Day by scrubbing Jesse's 4-H Steer! I would highly encourage any parents looking for activities for their children, to look into the 4-H program. 4-H is offered across Canada (and the world) in big and small communities. It also offers a wide range of projects including livestock, small engines, sewing/home economics, photography, scrapbooking and the list goes on and on. Basically, if you can dream up a project, you can create a 4-H Club to suit it! Check out the alberta 4-H website at http://www.4h.ab.ca/ now! Image Sources: www.4h.ab.ca Besides supplying you with tasty, tender, mouth watering steaks, the beef industry and Canadian agriculture have some major impacts on our economy!
Check out the Ag More Than Ever movement! This organization focuses its efforts on enlightening individuals about the Agriculture Industry and all that it does for Canadians. By visiting their website http://www.agmorethanever.ca/ you can become an Agvocate and begin starting positive dialogue and improving perceptions about our unique, ever-growing, oh-so-important (and exciting!) industry. The website is full of resources to help you get started, with facebook cover photos, twitter backgrounds, informational photos, brochures, etc that let the world know how much you love agriculture and how beneficial it is globally. Check it out!!
Who doesn't love chocolate chip cookies?! This recipe makes melt-in-your-mouth cookies that won't dissapoint, and are a staple in our house! Recipe: 1 cup softened butter 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 Tbs vanilla 3 cups flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp baking pwder 1 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips Optional: Add 1/3 cup of Skor pieces! This addition gives the chocolate chip cookies we know and love, a sweet kick! I highly recommend adding Skor if you have a sweet tooth like mine!! Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream together butter, granulated and brown sugar, eggs and vanilla. Beat until smooth. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda. Mix dry ingredients well. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in 4 parts. This will ease the mixing. Blend well. Add the chocolate chips and Skor bits. Mix. Spoon cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet. Put in oven for 7-10 minutes. I like to keep it on the shorter end (7 mins) to make the cookies very soft and chewy. Recipe makes about 30 delicious cookies. Enjoy! -Jesse Not only does home grown Alberta Beef taste scrumpscious, it is also good for your health! Check out this info from the Alberta Beef Producers Raised Right site...
While cruising the Canadian Gelbvieh Association website I came across some fun cattle facts. Did you know?
From Jesse:
I thought I would share a blog by a friend of mine all the way from Canada's beautiful East coast. The Sailor's Wife blog features to-die-for recipes from Newfoundland's own Sara (Green) Cole- Miss Newfoundland & Labrador 2009. While there are many delicious recipes on her site, my absolute favorite and go-to dessert is her homemade 'deployment brownies' from scratch. I am drooling just thinking about them! Check out her site- she even has recipes for dogs! This is a must see site and definitely worth coming back to again and again! www.thesailorswife.ca Whiskey Creek Ranches is proud to raise Alberta beef and you should be too! Check out some Alberta Beef recipes on the Famous Taste portion of the Alberta Beef Producers website- http://famoustaste.albertabeef.org. Not only will you find tastey recipes but there is also a page devoted to explaining the different cuts of beef, where they come from and how best to use them in the kitchen. You will find the link to that page here. |
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