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You found shoulder clod - bone-in? - in/near Hudson? Exactly what I am looking for but unable to find yet. Can you please share your butcher source? My weekend stew project and I would be so grateful!

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I'm a Meat Hook superfan! I should say that I thought the chuck was more flavorful. But I got them both there. Call and ask what braising cuts they have. They get a cow a week, so it'll depend where they are in their week. Let me know how it goes!

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I Meat Hook stan with you! And of course, the first place I tried. (Perhaps you bought the clod meant for me? It's forgiven...) Will try again tomorrow and see what I can score for my stew. Thanks for the tip on the chuck!

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In a similar situation, unwilling to cancel the weekly dinner for a 3rd time I served:

"Turf, Turf, Turf."

3 chix thighs that had been napping on preserved lemon since I cooked them more than several days ago. 2 lamb chops, and 1 denver steak. I doctored up whatever green sauce I had in the back of the refrigerator with a ripe avocado, and a few anchovies. Salad, as you correctly observed, takes energy. Roasted the chicories that had been ignored for at least a week lavished with evo, salt and best balsamic.

The people I love most were happy and I went back to bed.

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I am definitely serving turf, turf, turf soon. I love this.

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As I lay here stuck in bed with the flu, my town burned to the ground, I feel like you’re speaking directly to me… thank you for this

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What a great idea for a blog!

I've been making a list of guilty pleasures to enjoy during wildfires and fascism as well. Apparently climate extremes and the new regime will allow us to continue indulging in:

-- Peanut M&Ms

-- Downloaded music via Sonos

-- Birdbaths

-- Long walks

-- Frito pie

-- Sunrises & sunsets (tie)

-- Long drives (unless PCH is closed)

-- Criterion Channel

-- Bloody Marys

-- Church

I feel like I'm getting away with so much! it's almost enough to make me forget that perfect strangers, new immature ones, are in possession of my Social Security number.

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♥️ ♥️ ♥️

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Just marvelous <3

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An excellent and thoughtful piece, Tamar!

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Thank you for this.

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