i don’t eat a ton of red meat. however when i do, i prefer it be as local, organic, and grass-fed as possible.
have you ever had grass-fed beef? you may think to yourself, “what do you mean, don’t all cows eat grass?” when you think of a cow, you picture a field or pasture and you see them eating grass, right?! well, you may be surprised to know that most cows are actually fed a grain or corn-based diet – that stuff is in everything!… again, i encourage you to do your own research.
there is lots of fresh, organic, local, grass-fed beef where i live. and that makes me so happy! i have mentioned before that i don’t really subscribe to any “diet” per se – but if i had to pick a category to fall into, i would say my diet is totally intuitive and mostly organic. and it varies all along that spectrum. this time last year, i was totally vegan and coming off a major 2-week cleanse of only veggies, fruit, kombucha, and water. i remember around christmas, trying some of the ham at whole foods one day and i actually spit it out. and now, i can’t seem to eat enough meat! so i’m just listening to my body and rolling with it.
i recently bought this adorable little crock-pot, which is perfect for the tiny home, and it fits about a 2-pound roast just perfectly! it only has one setting – ON. but it totally does the trick!
i truly believe that when you start with quality ingredients like local beef or organic produce, you don’t need to add a ton of flavour to your food. i feel like we live in a society that over-salts and over-flavours everything! its like we are trying to cover up what’s in the so-called “food.” i won’t get on my soapbox about that right now, but i have many opinions on the food industry and how it’s ruining our palates!
ANYWAY –
i cooked my beautiful and savory beef chuck roast for about 8 hours with carrots, potatoes, celery, onion, S&P, and a smidge of water…
and served it over a bed of creamy mashed potatoes… nom nom.
quite comforting, delicious, and simple.
food & foto 
this looks like one of my all time favorite dishes, I am going to try this over the weekend
thank you for sharing this with us
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let me know how you prepare yours, anthony! 😉
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Seriously you were MADE to take pictures my dear! It’s ridiculous.
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you make me feel so good about myself and my work – i’m so glad we met! 🙂
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I relate to EVERYTHING you posted today! Tomorrow, you’ll be enjoying an organic, veggie soup, made in my 25 year old Crock-Pot!
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i’m so excited!!!! 😀
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