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Grassfed Gourmet

By Rita Calvert and Michael Heller
Foreword by Aliza Green, author of Field Guide to Meat

Today more and more top chefs, health-conscious consumers, and home cooks are embracing the humane, sustainable, and environmentally sound techniques of farmers who raise their animals on pasture. Following up on the groundbreaking Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook, the Grassfed Gourmet Fires It Up! is the ultimate guide to outdoor cooking with even more information about the value of supporting grassfed and pasture-raised meats and poultry.

Whether you’re a novice griller or an accomplished outdoor cook, chef Rita Calvert and farmer Michael Heller will satisfy your cravings for delicious and healthy meats from animals raised right.

Nearly 100 mouthwatering recipes for grilling, barbecuing, and smoking grassfed and pasture-raised beef, bison, goat, lamb, pork, and poultry:

  • Advice for finding grassfed meats
  • Everything you need to know to choose the right grill
  • Simple recipes for making your own outstanding rubs, marinades, and seasonings
  • An insider’s view on what it means to raise animals properly (and why you don’t have
    to give up meat to be healthy or to contribute to a healthier environment)

“All the conscientious carnivore will ever need: a slab of grassfed beef, a blazing hot grill, and this mouth-watering book.”

—Nina Planck, The Farmers’ Market Cookbook, Real Food: What to Eat and Why,
and Real Food for Mother and Baby