I had my sisters and their families (13 people)to the farm for a long weekend. We had Sat. night dinner -- big ham roast and pork loin roast. Leftover roasts were left on the counter while we ate. After dinner I came into the kitchen to find the pork roast on the floor being gnawed on by the cat. I swiftly picked it up, checked it out and trimmed it up and washed it off. No one was the wiser when we had leftover the next day, except my nephew who admitted having seen the cat with it, but said " I thought you’d given it to her”. Right. A 4-lb roast!

The Grassfed Gourmet by Shannon Hayes. It’s the perfect companion to grassfed meats -- lots of handling tips, and the recipes for rubs are excellent.