I am a meat lover. Eating good quality meat makes me feel alive, healthy, and strong.  Our family has worked hard to find sources of meat that we can feel good about - pasture raised, organic feed, locally grown, etc. For a few years, we raised our own pigs and had them custom butchered for ourselves and a few friends.  This was an amazing experience, and I can't wait to raise pigs again. But circumstances prevented this last summer, so we went in on a hog with some friends and have been happily enjoying delicious pork all year. A large piece of leg in our freezer beckoned to be turned into sausage, so we spent an evening last week making Sweet Italian Sausage, and Mexican Chorizo … [Read more...]